
Panchang · Kotma
Kotma Panchang Sunday, 20 September 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Bhadrapada Shukla Navami · Sharad ritu · solar month Aswina, day 4.
नवमी · Purva Ashadha
Kotma · sunrise 05:50 · sunset 18:01
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:50
Rahu kaal
16:29
to 18:01
Abhijit
11:31
to 12:20
Nakshatra ends
04:35
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:55
to 13:27
The day, at a glance
| Yoga turns to Shobhana | 15:23 |
| Tithi turns to Shukla Dashami | 17:52 |
| Karana turns to Taitila | 17:52 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Ashadha | 04:35 |
| Rahu kaal | 16:29 → 18:01 |
Lunar month Bhadrapada (purnimanta), solar month Aswina 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 Navami | 17:52 | Shukla Dashami |
| Nakshatra | Purva Ashadha · pada 1 | 04:35 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Saubhagya | 15:23 | Shobhana |
| Karana | Kaulava | 17:52 | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 05:50 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:50
Kotma
Sunset
18:01
day 12h 11m
Moonrise
13:56
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:40
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
05:50 → 18:01| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:50–07:21 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:21–08:53 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:53–10:24 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:24–11:55 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:55–13:27 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:27–14:58 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:58–16:29 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:29–18:01 | AVOID |
Night
18:01 → 05:50| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:01–19:29 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:29–20:58 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:58–22:27 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:27–23:56 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:56–01:24 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:24–02:53 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:53–04:22 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:22–05:50 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:29–18:01
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:55–13:27
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:58–16:29
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:31–12:20
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:5008:5011:5014:5017:5020:5023:5002:5005:50
Month calendar
Every day of this month on one page, ready to print.
Regional panji
Day 4 of the solar month Aswina. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Kotma, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Kotma, Madhya Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.