Panchang · Chengam
Chengam Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Aippasi, day 1.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Chengam · sunrise 06:05 · sunset 17:55
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:05
Rahu kaal
16:26
to 17:55
Abhijit
11:36
to 12:24
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:00
to 13:29
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Ashtami | 08:29 |
| Karana turns to Vishti | 08:29 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Ashadha | 12:49 |
| Yoga turns to Dhriti | 23:56 |
| Rahu kaal | 16:26 → 17:55 |
Lunar month Ashwina (amanta), solar month Aippasi with the Sun in Tula. Dakshinayana.
01
The five limbs
What held at sunrise, when it changed, and what took its place.
| Limb | At sunrise | Changes | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Saptami | 08:29 | Shukla Ashtami |
| Nakshatra | Purva Ashadha · pada 4 | 12:49 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Sukarma | 23:56 | Dhriti |
| Karana | Vanija | 08:29 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 06:05 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:05
Chengam
Sunset
17:55
day 11h 50m
Moonrise
12:23
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:00
Moon in Purva Ashadha
03
Choghadiya
Eight periods of the day and eight of the night, each an eighth of the time between sunrise and sunset — or sunset and the next sunrise.
Day
06:05 → 17:55| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:05–07:34 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:34–09:03 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:03–10:31 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:31–12:00 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:00–13:29 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:29–14:57 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:57–16:26 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:26–17:55 | AVOID |
Night
17:55 → 06:05| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:55–19:26 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:26–20:57 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:57–22:29 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:29–00:00 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:00–01:31 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:31–03:03 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:03–04:34 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:34–06:05 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:26–17:55
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:00–13:29
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:57–16:26
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:36–12:24
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:0509:0512:0515:0518:0521:0500:0503:0506:05
Regional panji
Day 1 of the solar month Aippasi. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Chengam, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Chengam, Tamil Nadu (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.