Panchang · Kotapārh
Kotapārh Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Kotapārh · sunrise 05:56 · sunset 17:36
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:56
Rahu kaal
16:08
to 17:36
Abhijit
11:22
to 12:09
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:46
to 13:13
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 | 16:08 → 17:36 |
Lunar month Ashwina (purnimanta), solar month Kartika 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 3 | 12:49 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Sukarma | 23:56 | Dhriti |
| Karana | Vanija | 08:29 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 05:56 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:56
Kotapārh
Sunset
17:36
day 11h 40m
Moonrise
12:23
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:32
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
05:56 → 17:36| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:56–07:23 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:23–08:51 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:51–10:18 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:18–11:46 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:46–13:13 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:13–14:41 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:41–16:08 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:08–17:36 | AVOID |
Night
17:36 → 05:56| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:36–19:08 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:08–20:41 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:41–22:13 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:13–23:46 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:46–01:18 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:18–02:51 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:51–04:24 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:24–05:56 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:08–17:36
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:46–13:13
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:41–16:08
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:22–12:09
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:5608:5611:5614:5617:5620:5623:5602:5605:56
Regional panji
Day 2 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Kotapārh, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Kotapārh, Chhattisgarh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.