Choghadiya Today — Dublin

Thursday, 2026-08-20 · Dublin, Ireland · UTC+1

Sunrise

06:16

Sunset

20:42

Each day slot

108 min

Computed from Dublin's own sunrise and sunset with the Swiss Ephemeris — not a national table with the city name changed. That is why the slot length above is 108 minutes rather than a flat 90.

Day choghadiya

Sunrise 06:16 to sunset 20:42, divided into eight.

SlotFromToLengthUse it for
ShubhJupiter06:1608:04108 minAuspicious. Traditionally chosen for marriage and ceremony.
RogMars08:0409:52108 minAvoid. Associated with illness and conflict.
UdvegSun09:5211:41108 minAvoid. Associated with anxiety and obstruction. Ruled by the Sun, as Rahu Kaal is not.
CharVenus11:4113:29108 minMovable. Neutral in itself, and the traditional slot for travel.
LabhMercury13:2915:17108 minGain. Chosen for business, trade and anything started for profit.
AmritMoon15:1717:06108 minThe best slot of the day. Anything may be begun in it.
KaalSaturn17:0618:54108 minAvoid. Associated with loss.
ShubhJupiter18:5420:42108 minAuspicious. Traditionally chosen for marriage and ceremony.

Night choghadiya

Sunset 20:42 to tomorrow's sunrise. The sequence starts five positions further on — it is not a repeat of the day.

SlotFromToLengthUse it for
AmritMoon20:4221:5472 minThe best slot of the day. Anything may be begun in it.
KaalSaturn21:5423:0672 minAvoid. Associated with loss.
ShubhJupiter23:0600:1872 minAuspicious. Traditionally chosen for marriage and ceremony.
RogMars00:1801:3072 minAvoid. Associated with illness and conflict.
UdvegSun01:3002:4272 minAvoid. Associated with anxiety and obstruction. Ruled by the Sun, as Rahu Kaal is not.
CharVenus02:4203:5472 minMovable. Neutral in itself, and the traditional slot for travel.
LabhMercury03:5405:0572 minGain. Chosen for business, trade and anything started for profit.
AmritMoon05:0506:1772 minThe best slot of the day. Anything may be begun in it.

Why Dublin needs its own table

Summer against winter

In Dublin a day choghadiya runs 127 min at the June solstice and 56 min at the December one, because the day arc itself changes length. Night runs the other way: 53 min against 124 min. Any table quoting a fixed 90 is wrong in both seasons.

Over the year, Dublin's solar arc moves enough to swing an eighth of the day by 71 minutes end to end.

Frequently asked

What is the shubh choghadiya today in Dublin?

Today's auspicious day slots in Dublin are Shubh (06:16–08:04), Labh (13:29–15:17), Amrit (15:17–17:06), Shubh (18:54–20:42). Amrit is the strongest, then Shubh, then Labh.

Is a choghadiya always 90 minutes?

No, and this is where most printed tables go wrong. A choghadiya is one-eighth of the day arc, so it stretches and shrinks with sunrise and sunset. In Dublin today the day slots run 108 minutes each and the night slots 72 minutes. Only at the equinox, at the equator, would both be 90.

Which choghadiya should I avoid?

Rog, Kaal and Udveg. Rog is associated with illness and conflict, Kaal with loss, Udveg with anxiety and obstruction. Char is neutral and is the traditional slot for travel. Note that Udveg is ruled by the Sun and is a separate thing from Rahu Kaal, which is ruled by Rahu — they often overlap but are not the same window.

Why does night choghadiya not repeat the day sequence?

Because it begins five positions further into the same cycle, and it runs from sunset to the following sunrise rather than for a fixed twelve hours. Tables that simply repeat the day order are wrong for both reasons.

Choghadiya in other cities

Choghadiya is the same for everyone in Dublin. Your chart is not.

These sixteen slots come from the Sun alone, so the whole city shares them. The timing that is actually yours comes from your own dasha and transits — which is a different calculation, and it needs your birth details.