Panchang · Kotma
Kotma Panchang Thursday, 8 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Krishna Trayodashi · Sharad ritu · solar month Aswina, day 22.
त्रयोदशी · Purva Phalguni
Kotma · sunrise 05:56 · sunset 17:43
CHOGHADIYA
Shubh
auspicious
from sunrise 05:56
Rahu kaal
13:18
to 14:46
Abhijit
11:26
to 12:13
Nakshatra ends
21:20
Purva Phalguni → Uttara Phalguni
Yamaganda
05:56
to 07:24
The day, at a glance
| Karana turns to Vanija | 10:44 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Phalguni | 21:20 |
| Tithi turns to Krishna Chaturdashi | 22:16 |
| Yoga turns to Brahma | 00:58 |
| Rahu kaal | 13:18 → 14:46 |
Lunar month Ashwina (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 | Krishna Trayodashi | 22:16 | Krishna Chaturdashi |
| Nakshatra | Purva Phalguni · pada 2 | 21:20 | Uttara Phalguni |
| Yoga | Shukla | 00:58 | Brahma |
| Karana | Gara | 10:44 | Vanija |
| Vāra | Guruvara | Fri 05:56 | Friday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:56
Kotma
Sunset
17:43
day 11h 47m
Moonrise
04:30
waning Moon
Moonset
16:12
Moon in Purva Phalguni
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 → 17:43| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 05:56–07:24 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 07:24–08:53 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 08:53–10:21 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 10:21–11:50 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 11:50–13:18 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 13:18–14:46 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 14:46–16:15 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 16:15–17:43 | GOOD |
Night
17:43 → 05:56| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 17:43–19:15 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 19:15–20:46 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 20:46–22:18 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 22:18–23:50 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 23:50–01:21 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 01:21–02:53 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 02:53–04:25 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 04:25–05:56 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
13:18–14:46
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
05:56–07:24
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
08:53–10:21
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:26–12:13
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:5608:5611:5614:5617:5620:5623:5602:5605:56
Regional panji
Day 22 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.