Panchang · Chennai
Chennai Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Aippasi, day 2.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Chennai · sunrise 06:00 · sunset 17:48
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:00
Rahu kaal
07:28
to 08:57
Abhijit
11:30
to 12:17
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
10:25
to 11:54
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 | 07:28 → 08:57 |
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 06:00 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:00
Chennai
Sunset
17:48
day 11h 48m
Moonrise
13:02
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:43
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
06:00 → 17:48| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:00–07:28 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:28–08:57 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 08:57–10:25 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:25–11:54 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 11:54–13:22 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:22–14:51 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:51–16:19 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:19–17:48 | GOOD |
Night
17:48 → 06:00| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:48–19:19 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:19–20:51 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:51–22:22 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:22–23:54 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 23:54–01:25 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:25–02:57 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 02:57–04:28 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:28–06:00 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:28–08:57
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:25–11:54
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:22–14:51
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:30–12:17
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:0006:00
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 Chennai, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Chennai, Tamil Nadu (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.