Panchang · Kotma
Sunday, 11 October 2026
Ashwina Shukla Pratipada · Sharad ritu · solar month Aswina, day 25.
प्रतिपदा · Chitra
Kotma · sunrise 05:57 · sunset 17:40
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:57
Rahu kaal
16:12
to 17:40
Abhijit
11:25
to 12:12
Nakshatra ends
22:32
Chitra → Swati
Yamaganda
11:48
to 13:16
The day, at a glance
| Karana turns to Bava | 09:22 |
| Yoga turns to Vishkambha | 21:05 |
| Tithi turns to Shukla Dvitiya | 21:31 |
| Nakshatra turns to Swati | 22:32 |
| Rahu kaal | 16:12 → 17:40 |
Lunar month Ashwina (purnimanta), solar month Aswina with the Sun in Kanya. Dakshinayana.
Caution. Samvatsara (Vikram, Shaka, Kali) is not computed yet; the era is being confirmed.
01
The five limbs
What held at sunrise, when it changed, and what took its place.
| Limb | At sunrise | Changes | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Pratipada | 21:31 | Shukla Dvitiya |
| Nakshatra | Chitra · pada 2 | 22:32 | Swati |
| Yoga | Vaidhriti | 21:05 | Vishkambha |
| Karana | Kimstughna | 09:22 | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 05:57 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:57
Kotma
Sunset
17:40
day 11h 43m
Moonrise
06:21
waxing Moon
Moonset
17:53
Moon in Chitra
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
05:57 → 17:40| Period | Meaning | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:57–07:25 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:25–08:52 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:52–10:20 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:20–11:48 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:48–13:16 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:16–14:44 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:44–16:12 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:12–17:40 | AVOID |
Night
17:40 → 05:57| Period | Meaning | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:40–19:12 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:12–20:44 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:44–22:16 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:16–23:48 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:48–01:21 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:21–02:53 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:53–04:25 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:25–05:57 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:12–17:40
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:48–13:16
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:44–16:12
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:25–12:12
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:5708:5711:5714:5717:5720:5723:5702:5705:57
Regional panji
Day 25 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.