Choghadiya Today — Itanagar

Thursday, 2026-08-20 · Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh · UTC+5:30

Sunrise

04:50

Sunset

17:48

Each day slot

97 min

Computed from Itanagar'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 97 minutes rather than a flat 90.

Day choghadiya

Sunrise 04:50 to sunset 17:48, divided into eight.

SlotFromToLengthUse it for
ShubhJupiter04:5006:2897 minAuspicious. Traditionally chosen for marriage and ceremony.
RogMars06:2808:0597 minAvoid. Associated with illness and conflict.
UdvegSun08:0509:4297 minAvoid. Associated with anxiety and obstruction. Ruled by the Sun, as Rahu Kaal is not.
CharVenus09:4211:1997 minMovable. Neutral in itself, and the traditional slot for travel.
LabhMercury11:1912:5697 minGain. Chosen for business, trade and anything started for profit.
AmritMoon12:5614:3497 minThe best slot of the day. Anything may be begun in it.
KaalSaturn14:3416:1197 minAvoid. Associated with loss.
ShubhJupiter16:1117:4897 minAuspicious. Traditionally chosen for marriage and ceremony.

Night choghadiya

Sunset 17:48 to tomorrow's sunrise. The sequence starts five positions further on — it is not a repeat of the day.

SlotFromToLengthUse it for
AmritMoon17:4819:1183 minThe best slot of the day. Anything may be begun in it.
KaalSaturn19:1120:3483 minAvoid. Associated with loss.
ShubhJupiter20:3421:5783 minAuspicious. Traditionally chosen for marriage and ceremony.
RogMars21:5723:1983 minAvoid. Associated with illness and conflict.
UdvegSun23:1900:4283 minAvoid. Associated with anxiety and obstruction. Ruled by the Sun, as Rahu Kaal is not.
CharVenus00:4202:0583 minMovable. Neutral in itself, and the traditional slot for travel.
LabhMercury02:0503:2883 minGain. Chosen for business, trade and anything started for profit.
AmritMoon03:2804:5183 minThe best slot of the day. Anything may be begun in it.

Why Itanagar needs its own table

Summer against winter

In Itanagar a day choghadiya runs 104 min at the June solstice and 78 min at the December one, because the day arc itself changes length. Night runs the other way: 77 min against 102 min. Any table quoting a fixed 90 is wrong in both seasons.

Against the nearest city

Dibrugarh is only 133 km from Itanagar, and its sunrise today is 04:45 against Itanagar's 04:50. Every one of the sixteen slots below shifts with it, which is why this is computed per city rather than per region.

Over the year, Itanagar's solar arc moves enough to swing an eighth of the day by 26 minutes end to end.

Frequently asked

What is the shubh choghadiya today in Itanagar?

Today's auspicious day slots in Itanagar are Shubh (04:50–06:28), Labh (11:19–12:56), Amrit (12:56–14:34), Shubh (16:11–17:48). 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 Itanagar today the day slots run 97 minutes each and the night slots 83 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 Itanagar. 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.