Panchang · Dharmadam
Dharmadam Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Thulam, day 2.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Dharmadam · sunrise 06:18 · sunset 18:08
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:18
Rahu kaal
07:47
to 09:16
Abhijit
11:49
to 12:37
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
10:44
to 12:13
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 | 07:47 → 09:16 |
Lunar month Ashwina (amanta), solar month Thulam 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 06:18 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:18
Dharmadam
Sunset
18:08
day 11h 50m
Moonrise
13:20
waxing Moon
Moonset
01:05
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
06:18 → 18:08| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:18–07:47 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:47–09:16 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:16–10:44 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:44–12:13 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:13–13:42 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:42–15:11 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:11–16:39 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:39–18:08 | GOOD |
Night
18:08 → 06:18| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 18:08–19:39 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:39–21:11 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 21:11–22:42 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:42–00:13 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 00:13–01:44 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:44–03:16 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 03:16–04:47 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:47–06:18 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:47–09:16
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:44–12:13
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:42–15:11
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:49–12:37
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1809:1812:1815:1818:1821:1800:1803:1806:18
Regional panji
Day 2 of the solar month Thulam. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Dharmadam, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Dharmadam, Kerala (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.