Choghadiya Today — Nanded

Thursday, 2026-08-20 · Nanded, Maharashtra · UTC+5:30

Sunrise

05:53

Sunset

18:36

Each day slot

95 min

Computed from Nanded'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 95 minutes rather than a flat 90.

Day choghadiya

Sunrise 05:53 to sunset 18:36, divided into eight.

SlotFromToLengthUse it for
ShubhJupiter05:5307:2895 minAuspicious. Traditionally chosen for marriage and ceremony.
RogMars07:2809:0495 minAvoid. Associated with illness and conflict.
UdvegSun09:0410:3995 minAvoid. Associated with anxiety and obstruction. Ruled by the Sun, as Rahu Kaal is not.
CharVenus10:3912:1595 minMovable. Neutral in itself, and the traditional slot for travel.
LabhMercury12:1513:5095 minGain. Chosen for business, trade and anything started for profit.
AmritMoon13:5015:2695 minThe best slot of the day. Anything may be begun in it.
KaalSaturn15:2617:0195 minAvoid. Associated with loss.
ShubhJupiter17:0118:3695 minAuspicious. Traditionally chosen for marriage and ceremony.

Night choghadiya

Sunset 18:36 to tomorrow's sunrise. The sequence starts five positions further on — it is not a repeat of the day.

SlotFromToLengthUse it for
AmritMoon18:3620:0185 minThe best slot of the day. Anything may be begun in it.
KaalSaturn20:0121:2685 minAvoid. Associated with loss.
ShubhJupiter21:2622:5085 minAuspicious. Traditionally chosen for marriage and ceremony.
RogMars22:5000:1585 minAvoid. Associated with illness and conflict.
UdvegSun00:1501:3985 minAvoid. Associated with anxiety and obstruction. Ruled by the Sun, as Rahu Kaal is not.
CharVenus01:3903:0485 minMovable. Neutral in itself, and the traditional slot for travel.
LabhMercury03:0404:2885 minGain. Chosen for business, trade and anything started for profit.
AmritMoon04:2805:5385 minThe best slot of the day. Anything may be begun in it.

Why Nanded needs its own table

Summer against winter

In Nanded a day choghadiya runs 100 min at the June solstice and 81 min at the December one, because the day arc itself changes length. Night runs the other way: 80 min against 99 min. Any table quoting a fixed 90 is wrong in both seasons.

Against the nearest city

Nagpur is only 85 km from Nanded, and its sunrise today is 05:55 against Nanded's 05:53. 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, Nanded's solar arc moves enough to swing an eighth of the day by 19 minutes end to end.

Frequently asked

What is the shubh choghadiya today in Nanded?

Today's auspicious day slots in Nanded are Shubh (05:53–07:28), Labh (12:15–13:50), Amrit (13:50–15:26), Shubh (17:01–18:36). 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 Nanded today the day slots run 95 minutes each and the night slots 85 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 Nanded. 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.