Panchang · Kattivākkam
Kattivākkam Panchang Monday, 12 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dvitiya · Sharad ritu · solar month Purattasi, day 26.
द्वितीया · Swati
Kattivākkam · sunrise 05:59 · sunset 17:52
CHOGHADIYA
Char
neutral
1h 30m left
Rahu kaal
07:28
to 08:57 · over for today
Abhijit
11:31
to 12:19 · over for today
Nakshatra ends
23:52
Swati → Vishakha
Yamaganda
10:26
to 11:55 · over for today
Today, at a glance
| Karana turns to Kaulava | 09:49 |
| Yoga turns to Priti | 20:32 |
| Tithi turns to Shukla Tritiya | 22:14 |
| Nakshatra turns to Vishakha | 23:52 |
| Rahu kaal | 07:28 → 08:57 |
Lunar month Ashwina (amanta), solar month Purattasi with the Sun in Kanya. Dakshinayana.
01
The five limbs
What held at sunrise, when it changed, and what took its place.
| Limb | At sunrise | Changes | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Dvitiya | 22:14 | Shukla Tritiya |
| Nakshatra | Swati · pada 2 | 23:52 | Vishakha |
| Yoga | Vishkambha | 20:32 | Priti |
| Karana | Balava | 09:49 | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 05:59 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:59
Kattivākkam
Sunset
17:52
day 11h 53m
Moonrise
07:10
waxing Moon
Moonset
18:55
Moon in Swati
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
05:59 → 17:52| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 05:59–07:28 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:28–08:57 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 08:57–10:26 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:26–11:55 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 11:55–13:24 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:24–14:53 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:53–16:22 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:22–17:52 | GOOD |
Night
17:52 → 05:59| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:52–19:22 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:22–20:53 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:53–22:24 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:24–23:55 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 23:55–01:26 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:26–02:57 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 02:57–04:28 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:28–05:59 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:28–08:57
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:26–11:55
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:24–14:53
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:31–12:19
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
17:53
05:5908:5911:5914:5917:5920:5923:5902:5905:59Regional panji
Day 26 of the solar month Purattasi. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Kattivākkam, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Kattivākkam, Tamil Nadu (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.