Choghadiya — चौघड़िया
Day & night 8-part division from sunrise to next sunrise. Auspicious (शुभ) for new work, mixed (चर) for travel, inauspicious (उद्वेग/काल/रोग) to avoid.
Auspicious — Shubh / Labh / Amrit Mixed — Chal Inauspicious — Udveg / Kaal / Rog
Daytime Choghadiya — दिन के चौघड़िया 05:53 – 18:53
1KaalकालSaturn05:53 – 07:31Loss — postpone if you can
2ShubhशुभJupiter07:31 – 09:08Auspicious — marriage, ritual
3RogरोगMars09:08 – 10:46Illness — avoid conflict
4Udvegउद्वेगSun10:46 – 12:23Anxiety — government work only
5ChalचलVenus12:23 – 14:01Movement — good for travel
6LabhलाभMercury14:01 – 15:38Gain — trade, new ventures
7AmritअमृतMoon15:38 – 17:16Nectar — all good work
8KaalकालSaturn17:16 – 18:53Loss — postpone if you can
Night Choghadiya — रात के चौघड़िया 18:53 – 05:54 (+1d)
1LabhलाभMercury18:53 – 20:16Gain — trade, new ventures
2Udvegउद्वेगSun20:16 – 21:38Anxiety — government work only
3ShubhशुभJupiter21:38 – 23:01Auspicious — marriage, ritual
4AmritअमृतMoon23:01 – 00:24 (+1d)Nectar — all good work
5ChalचलVenus00:24 (+1d) – 01:46 (+1d)Movement — good for travel
6RogरोगMars01:46 (+1d) – 03:09 (+1d)Illness — avoid conflict
7KaalकालSaturn03:09 (+1d) – 04:31 (+1d)Loss — postpone if you can
8LabhलाभMercury04:31 (+1d) – 05:54 (+1d)Gain — trade, new ventures
How Choghadiya works
- Udveg (उद्वेग) — Ruled by Sun, inauspicious. Only government work.
- Chal (चल) — Ruled by Venus, mixed. Good for travel.
- Labh (लाभ) — Mercury, auspicious. Trade, new ventures.
- Amrit (अमृत) — Moon, most auspicious. All good work.
- Kaal (काल) — Saturn, inauspicious. Postpone.
- Shubh (शुभ) — Jupiter, auspicious. Marriage, ritual.
- Rog (रोग) — Mars, inauspicious. Avoid conflict.
Day Choghadiya runs sunrise → sunset, Night → next sunrise, divided in 8 equal parts. First day lord depends on weekday (Sunday starts Udveg, Monday Amrit, etc.). Night sequence is offset by 5 lords.