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Choghadiya now · चौघड़िया

Choghadiya

Eight parts of the day and eight of the night, used to pick a time to begin.

Times are for the city you choose. Change it and the page recalculates on its own.

The seven kinds and their use

  • AmritaNectar. The best of the seven, good for any work.
  • ShubhaAuspicious. Favoured for ceremonies and good beginnings.
  • LabhaGain. Favoured for business, learning and new ventures.
  • CharaMovement. Suited to travel and things that should keep moving.
  • UdvegaAnxiety. New and important work is avoided.
  • KaalaTime, loss. Avoided for auspicious work.
  • RogaIllness. Avoided for auspicious work.

What Choghadiya is

Choghadiya ("four ghadis") divides the day from sunrise to sunset into eight equal parts, and the night from sunset to the next sunrise into eight more. Each part is one of seven kinds, and it is traditionally consulted before beginning an important task.