Panchang · Chengam
Chengam Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Aippasi, day 2.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Chengam · sunrise 06:05 · sunset 17:54
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:05
Rahu kaal
07:34
to 09:02
Abhijit
11:36
to 12:23
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
10:31
to 12:00
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Navami | 10:52 |
| Karana turns to Balava | 10:52 |
| Nakshatra turns to Shravana | 15:39 |
| Yoga turns to Shula | 00:35 |
| Rahu kaal | 07:34 → 09:02 |
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 Ashtami | 10:52 | Shukla Navami |
| Nakshatra | Uttara Ashadha · pada 3 | 15:39 | Shravana |
| Yoga | Dhriti | 00:35 | Shula |
| Karana | Bava | 10:52 | Balava |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 06:05 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:05
Chengam
Sunset
17:54
day 11h 49m
Moonrise
13:07
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:50
Moon in Uttara 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 → 17:54| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:05–07:34 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:34–09:02 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:02–10:31 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:31–12:00 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:00–13:28 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:28–14:57 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:57–16:26 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:26–17:54 | GOOD |
Night
17:54 → 06:05| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:54–19:26 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:26–20:57 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:57–22:28 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:28–00:00 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 00:00–01:31 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:31–03:03 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 03:03–04:34 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:34–06:05 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:34–09:02
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:31–12:00
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:28–14:57
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:36–12:23
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:0509:0512:0515:0518:0521:0500:0503:0506:05
Regional panji
Day 2 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.