Panchang · Kotma
Kotma Panchang Monday, 12 October 2026
Ashwina Shukla Dvitiya · Sharad ritu · solar month Aswina, day 26.
द्वितीया · Swati
Kotma · sunrise 05:57 · sunset 17:39
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 05:57
Rahu kaal
07:25
to 08:53
Abhijit
11:25
to 12:11
Nakshatra ends
23:52
Swati → Vishakha
Yamaganda
10:20
to 11:48
The day, at a glance
| Karana turns to Kaulava | 09:48 |
| Yoga turns to Priti | 20:32 |
| Tithi turns to Shukla Tritiya | 22:13 |
| Nakshatra turns to Vishakha | 23:52 |
| Rahu kaal | 07:25 → 08:53 |
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 Dvitiya | 22:13 | Shukla Tritiya |
| Nakshatra | Swati · pada 2 | 23:52 | Vishakha |
| Yoga | Vishkambha | 20:32 | Priti |
| Karana | Balava | 09:48 | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 05:58 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:57
Kotma
Sunset
17:39
day 11h 42m
Moonrise
07:17
waxing Moon
Moonset
18:31
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
05:57 → 17:39| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 05:57–07:25 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:25–08:53 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 08:53–10:20 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:20–11:48 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 11:48–13:16 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:16–14:43 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:43–16:11 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:11–17:39 | GOOD |
Night
17:39 → 05:58| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:39–19:11 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:11–20:43 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:43–22:16 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:16–23:48 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 23:48–01:21 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:21–02:53 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 02:53–04:25 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:25–05:58 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:25–08:53
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:20–11:48
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:16–14:43
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:25–12:11
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:5708:5711:5714:5717:5720:5723:5702:5805:58
Regional panji
Day 26 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.