Eight parts of the day and eight of the night — sixteen in all. Amrit, Shubh, Labh and Char are held auspicious; Kaal, Rog and Udveg are not.
Day choghadiya
Time
Name
Nature
Good for
6:42 AM – 8:07 AM
Rog
avoid
obstacles tend to come of it
8:07 AM – 9:32 AM
Udveg
avoid
do not begin anything that matters
9:32 AM – 10:57 AM
Char
fair
for travel and anything that moves
10:57 AM – 12:22 PM
Labh
gain
for trade and anything meant to profit
12:22 PM – 1:47 PM
Amrit
best
the best time of the day for anything auspicious
1:47 PM – 3:12 PM
Kaal
bad
nothing important should be started
3:12 PM – 4:37 PM
Shubh
good
for auspicious and ceremonial work
4:37 PM – 6:02 PM
Rog
avoid
obstacles tend to come of it
Night choghadiya
Time
Name
Nature
Good for
6:02 PM – 7:37 PM
Kaal
bad
nothing important should be started
7:37 PM – 9:12 PM
Labh
gain
for trade and anything meant to profit
9:12 PM – 10:47 PM
Udveg
avoid
do not begin anything that matters
10:47 PM – 12:22 AM
Shubh
good
for auspicious and ceremonial work
12:22 AM – 1:57 AM
Amrit
best
the best time of the day for anything auspicious
1:57 AM – 3:33 AM
Char
fair
for travel and anything that moves
3:33 AM – 5:08 AM
Rog
avoid
obstacles tend to come of it
5:08 AM – 6:43 AM
Kaal
bad
Through the year in Surat
The day in Surat changes a great deal across the year. One part is 1h 22m at its shortest and 1h 41m at its longest — so the same slot on the same weekday is not the same length in June as in December.