About the choghadiya finder
The choghadiya system is one of the simplest and most-used muhurat methods in Vedic timekeeping. The day is split into eight equal slots from sunrise to sunset, and the night into eight more from sunset to the next sunrise. Each slot carries a fixed label — Amrit, Shubh, Labh, Char, Udveg, Kaal, Rog — that tells you whether it is auspicious, neutral, or inauspicious for activity.
The seven choghadiya types
- Amrit — very auspicious. Best for anything important.
- Shubh — auspicious. Good for ceremonies, weddings, housewarming.
- Labh — beneficial. Best for business, finance, education.
- Char — neutral. Suited for travel, movement.
- Udveg — inauspicious. Used only for government / official work.
- Kaal — inauspicious. Avoid.
- Rog — inauspicious (health). Avoid.
Why a slot is ~90 minutes — but never exactly
Each slot is 1/8 of the daytime or nighttime. Daytime length varies with the season and your latitude — in Kolkata, day slots in May are nearly 100 minutes long, while in December they shrink to about 80. The tool uses the day\'s actual sunrise and sunset (per city) to compute exact slot boundaries.
Reading the table
The result shows two tables: the eight day slots and the eight night slots. Each row gives the slot type (Amrit, Shubh, etc.), its quality (auspicious / inauspicious / neutral), and the exact start–end time. If you load the tool for today, the slot currently active is marked with (now) and highlighted.
City matters
Choghadiya is anchored to local sunrise and sunset, so the same activity at the same clock time will fall in different slots in different cities. For an event in Mumbai, pick Mumbai — not Kolkata — even if you are organising it from elsewhere.