Panchang · Kotma
Kotma Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 3.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Kotma · sunrise 06:01 · sunset 17:33
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:01
Rahu kaal
07:27
to 08:54
Abhijit
11:24
to 12:10
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
10:20
to 11:47
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Navami | 10:52 |
| Karana turns to Balava | 10:52 |
| Nakshatra turns to Shravana | 15:39 |
| Yoga turns to Shula | 00:35 |
| Rahu kaal | 07:27 → 08:54 |
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 Ashtami | 10:52 | Shukla Navami |
| Nakshatra | Uttara Ashadha · pada 3 | 15:39 | Shravana |
| Yoga | Dhriti | 00:35 | Shula |
| Karana | Bava | 10:52 | Balava |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 06:01 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:01
Kotma
Sunset
17:33
day 11h 33m
Moonrise
13:14
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:19
Moon in Uttara 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
06:01 → 17:33| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:01–07:27 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:27–08:54 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 08:54–10:20 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:20–11:47 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 11:47–13:14 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:14–14:40 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:40–16:07 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:07–17:33 | GOOD |
Night
17:33 → 06:01| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:33–19:07 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:07–20:40 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:40–22:14 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:14–23:47 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 23:47–01:21 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:21–02:54 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 02:54–04:28 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:28–06:01 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:27–08:54
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:20–11:47
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:14–14:40
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:24–12:10
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:0109:0112:0115:0118:0121:0100:0103:0106:01
Regional panji
Day 3 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.