Choghadiya Today: Aaj Ka Choghadiya, Day & Night Timings Explained
How to read today's Choghadiya (चौघड़िया) — Amrit, Shubh, Labh, Chal, Rog, Kaal and Udveg — and calculate day and night windows from your city's sunrise.
By Astrophysics & Muhurat Panel ·
Find Choghadiya today (aaj ka choghadiya). Learn Amrit, Shubh, Labh and Chal meanings, day and night weekday sequences, and how to calculate timings from your city's sunrise.
What is Choghadiya today (aaj ka choghadiya)?
Choghadiya (Hindi: चौघड़िया; also searched as choghadiya today, aaj ka choghadiya, and din ka choghadiya) is a practical Vedic timing system used across North and West India to choose a good window for everyday work. The name comes from chaughadiya — four ghatis. One ghati is 24 minutes, so a single Choghadiya lasts about 96 minutes on an equinox day, then stretches or shrinks with the length of daylight. Unlike a wedding muhurat, which needs Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana, and planetary strength, Choghadiya answers a simpler daily question: is this hour good enough to start travel, a purchase, a meeting, or a small puja? That is why “choghadiya today” is one of the highest-demand Panchang searches in India, checked every morning the same way people check Rahu Kalam. There are sixteen Choghadiya slots in a civil day: eight from local sunrise to sunset (day / din ka choghadiya) and eight from sunset to the next sunrise (night / raat ka choghadiya).
- Choghadiya today is city-specific: Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Kolkata never share the same clock times.
- Seven names cycle through eight daytime slots; the eighth slot always repeats the first.
- Amrit, Shubh and Labh are auspicious; Chal (Char) is favoured for travel; Rog, Kaal and Udveg are generally avoided for new starts.
The seven Choghadiya types and what each is used for
Each Choghadiya is ruled by a planet and classified as auspicious, mixed, or inauspicious. Households in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Maharashtra still use this chart for travel, shop opening, and same-day decisions.
| Choghadiya | Planet | Quality | Best used for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit (अमृत) | Moon | Highly auspicious | Any new work, puja, medicine, important decisions |
| Shubh (शुभ) | Jupiter | Auspicious | Ceremonies, education, buying auspicious items |
| Labh (लाभ) | Mercury | Auspicious | Business, trade, accounts, learning, deals |
| Chal / Char (चल) | Venus | Good for movement | Travel, commuting, shifting, short journeys |
| Udveg (उद्वेग) | Sun | Generally inauspicious | Avoid new starts; some allow government paperwork |
| Kaal (काल) | Saturn | Inauspicious | Avoid fresh undertakings and purchases |
| Rog (रोग) | Mars | Inauspicious | Avoid; associated with conflict and illness |
How Choghadiya today is calculated from sunrise
To compute today's Choghadiya for any city: 1. Take local sunrise and sunset from a city-aware Panchang (not a single national clock). 2. Day Choghadiya length = (sunset − sunrise) ÷ 8. 3. Night Choghadiya length = (next sunrise − sunset) ÷ 8. 4. The weekday decides which name starts the first daytime slot. Then the fixed cycle Udveg → Chal → Labh → Amrit → Kaal → Shubh → Rog fills the remaining seven slots. The eighth slot repeats the first name. On a 12-hour day (sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 6:00 PM) each daytime slot is 90 minutes. In June in North India a slot can exceed 100 minutes; in December it can drop below 80. That is why copied WhatsApp charts for “India” are often wrong for your city. Night Choghadiya uses a different starting name per weekday and a different cycle: Shubh → Amrit → Chal → Rog → Kaal → Labh → Udveg.
- Always start from your city's sunrise, not IST midnight.
- Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda and Gulika are separate weekday-segment windows; a Shubh Choghadiya can still overlap Rahu Kalam.
Day Choghadiya sequence by weekday
Use this table to know which Choghadiya falls first after sunrise. Clock times must still be computed from local sunrise and sunset. Approximate hours below assume a 6:00 AM–6:00 PM reference day.
| Weekday | 1st (sunrise) | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th (sunset) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Udveg | Chal | Labh | Amrit | Kaal | Shubh | Rog | Udveg |
| Monday | Amrit | Kaal | Shubh | Rog | Udveg | Chal | Labh | Amrit |
| Tuesday | Rog | Udveg | Chal | Labh | Amrit | Kaal | Shubh | Rog |
| Wednesday | Labh | Amrit | Kaal | Shubh | Rog | Udveg | Chal | Labh |
| Thursday | Shubh | Rog | Udveg | Chal | Labh | Amrit | Kaal | Shubh |
| Friday | Chal | Labh | Amrit | Kaal | Shubh | Rog | Udveg | Chal |
| Saturday | Kaal | Shubh | Rog | Udveg | Chal | Labh | Amrit | Kaal |
Night Choghadiya sequence by weekday
Night (raat ka choghadiya) starts at local sunset. The first night slot is ruled by the fifth planet from the weekday lord in weekday order (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn). That is why Sunday night opens with Shubh (Jupiter) and Saturday night opens with Labh (Mercury).
| Weekday | Night starts with | Full night sequence (8 slots) |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Shubh | Shubh, Amrit, Chal, Rog, Kaal, Labh, Udveg, Shubh |
| Monday | Chal | Chal, Rog, Kaal, Labh, Udveg, Shubh, Amrit, Chal |
| Tuesday | Kaal | Kaal, Labh, Udveg, Shubh, Amrit, Chal, Rog, Kaal |
| Wednesday | Udveg | Udveg, Shubh, Amrit, Chal, Rog, Kaal, Labh, Udveg |
| Thursday | Amrit | Amrit, Chal, Rog, Kaal, Labh, Udveg, Shubh, Amrit |
| Friday | Rog | Rog, Kaal, Labh, Udveg, Shubh, Amrit, Chal, Rog |
| Saturday | Labh | Labh, Udveg, Shubh, Amrit, Chal, Rog, Kaal, Labh |
How to choose a Shubh Choghadiya without conflicting with Rahu Kalam
A practical order many families follow: 1. Prefer Amrit, Shubh or Labh for new work, purchases and puja. 2. Use Chal / Char when the task is travel or movement. 3. Skip Rog, Kaal and Udveg for fresh starts (ongoing work need not stop). 4. Cross-check Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda and Gulika on the same day's Panchang. If a Labh window overlaps Rahu Kalam, wait for the next clean Amrit/Shubh/Labh slot. 5. For weddings, griha pravesh or namkaran, Choghadiya is only a first filter. Confirm Tithi, Nakshatra and a full Shubh Muhurat. Abhijit Muhurat (about 48 minutes around local midday) can still be used as a daily auspicious backup, including on days when early Choghadiya slots are mixed. Check today's Panchang on Indian Date Today after selecting your city for sunrise, sunset, Rahu Kalam and Abhijit timings, then apply the weekday tables above.
- “Choghadiya today” and “Rahu Kalam today” answer different layers of the same Panchang.
- Copied national charts fail because sunrise in Chennai is not sunrise in Chandigarh.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is Choghadiya today?
Choghadiya today is the set of eight daytime and eight night-time muhurat slots for your city, named Amrit, Shubh, Labh, Chal, Udveg, Kaal or Rog. The sequence depends on the weekday; the clock times depend on local sunrise and sunset.
Q: Which Choghadiya is best for travel?
Chal (Char) Choghadiya is traditionally preferred for travel and movement. Amrit, Shubh and Labh are also considered good. Avoid starting a journey in Rog, Kaal or Udveg when you have a choice.
Q: Is Chal Choghadiya good or bad?
Chal is mixed-to-positive: it is the travel Choghadiya. It is not as strong as Amrit or Shubh for ceremonies, but it is widely used for journeys, commuting and shifting goods.
Q: Does Choghadiya change by city?
Yes. Because each slot is one-eighth of local daylight or night, Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata have different Choghadiya today timings even on the same weekday.
Q: What is the difference between Choghadiya and Rahu Kalam?
Choghadiya rates every ~90-minute slot as auspicious or inauspicious. Rahu Kalam is a single weekday-based daytime window many people avoid for new starts. Check both: a Shubh Choghadiya can still fall inside Rahu Kalam.
Q: How do I find aaj ka choghadiya for my city?
Note today's weekday and your city's sunrise and sunset from the Indian Date Today Panchang. Divide daylight into eight equal parts, start the day sequence from the weekday's first Choghadiya (for example Labh on Wednesday), then read the matching slot for the current clock time.