Choghadiya Today — Perth

Thursday, 2026-08-20 · Perth, Western Australia · UTC+8

Sunrise

06:49

Sunset

17:51

Each day slot

83 min

Computed from Perth'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 83 minutes rather than a flat 90.

Day choghadiya

Sunrise 06:49 to sunset 17:51, divided into eight.

SlotFromToLengthUse it for
ShubhJupiter06:4908:1283 minAuspicious. Traditionally chosen for marriage and ceremony.
RogMars08:1209:3583 minAvoid. Associated with illness and conflict.
UdvegSun09:3510:5783 minAvoid. Associated with anxiety and obstruction. Ruled by the Sun, as Rahu Kaal is not.
CharVenus10:5712:2083 minMovable. Neutral in itself, and the traditional slot for travel.
LabhMercury12:2013:4383 minGain. Chosen for business, trade and anything started for profit.
AmritMoon13:4315:0583 minThe best slot of the day. Anything may be begun in it.
KaalSaturn15:0516:2883 minAvoid. Associated with loss.
ShubhJupiter16:2817:5183 minAuspicious. Traditionally chosen for marriage and ceremony.

Night choghadiya

Sunset 17:51 to tomorrow's sunrise. The sequence starts five positions further on — it is not a repeat of the day.

SlotFromToLengthUse it for
AmritMoon17:5119:2897 minThe best slot of the day. Anything may be begun in it.
KaalSaturn19:2821:0597 minAvoid. Associated with loss.
ShubhJupiter21:0522:4297 minAuspicious. Traditionally chosen for marriage and ceremony.
RogMars22:4200:1997 minAvoid. Associated with illness and conflict.
UdvegSun00:1901:5797 minAvoid. Associated with anxiety and obstruction. Ruled by the Sun, as Rahu Kaal is not.
CharVenus01:5703:3497 minMovable. Neutral in itself, and the traditional slot for travel.
LabhMercury03:3405:1197 minGain. Chosen for business, trade and anything started for profit.
AmritMoon05:1106:4897 minThe best slot of the day. Anything may be begun in it.

Why Perth needs its own table

Summer against winter

In Perth a day choghadiya runs 75 min at the June solstice and 106 min at the December one, because the day arc itself changes length. Night runs the other way: 105 min against 74 min. Any table quoting a fixed 90 is wrong in both seasons.

Against the nearest city

Adelaide is only 2131 km from Perth, and its sunrise today is 05:22 against Perth's 06:49. 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, Perth's solar arc moves enough to swing an eighth of the day by 31 minutes end to end.

Frequently asked

What is the shubh choghadiya today in Perth?

Today's auspicious day slots in Perth are Shubh (06:49–08:12), Labh (12:20–13:43), Amrit (13:43–15:05), Shubh (16:28–17:51). 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 Perth today the day slots run 83 minutes each and the night slots 97 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 Perth. 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.