Panchang · Kotma
Kotma Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Kotma · sunrise 06:00 · sunset 17:34
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:00
Rahu kaal
16:07
to 17:34
Abhijit
11:24
to 12:10
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:47
to 13:14
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 | 16:07 → 17:34 |
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 06:01 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:00
Kotma
Sunset
17:34
day 11h 34m
Moonrise
12:33
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:24
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
06:00 → 17:34| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:00–07:27 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:27–08:54 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:54–10:20 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:20–11:47 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:47–13:14 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:14–14:41 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:41–16:07 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:07–17:34 | AVOID |
Night
17:34 → 06:01| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:34–19:07 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:07–20:41 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:41–22:14 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:14–23:47 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:47–01:21 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:21–02:54 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:54–04:27 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:27–06:01 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:07–17:34
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:47–13:14
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:41–16:07
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:24–12:10
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:0103:0106:01
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 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.