Panchang · Kottārakara
Kottārakara Panchang Sunday, 20 September 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Bhadrapada Shukla Navami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kanni, day 3.
नवमी · Purva Ashadha
Kottārakara · sunrise 06:12 · sunset 18:20
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:12
Rahu kaal
16:49
to 18:20
Abhijit
11:52
to 12:41
Nakshatra ends
04:35
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:16
to 13:47
The day, at a glance
| Yoga turns to Shobhana | 15:23 |
| Tithi turns to Shukla Dashami | 17:52 |
| Karana turns to Taitila | 17:52 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Ashadha | 04:35 |
| Rahu kaal | 16:49 → 18:20 |
Lunar month Bhadrapada (amanta), solar month Kanni 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 | Shukla Navami | 17:52 | Shukla Dashami |
| Nakshatra | Purva Ashadha · pada 1 | 04:35 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Saubhagya | 15:23 | Shobhana |
| Karana | Kaulava | 17:52 | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 06:12 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:12
Kottārakara
Sunset
18:20
day 12h 8m
Moonrise
13:45
waxing Moon
Moonset
01:32
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
06:12 → 18:20| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:12–07:43 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:43–09:14 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:14–10:45 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:45–12:16 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:16–13:47 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:47–15:18 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:18–16:49 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:49–18:20 | AVOID |
Night
18:20 → 06:12| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:20–19:49 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:49–21:18 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:18–22:47 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:47–00:16 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:16–01:45 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:45–03:14 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:14–04:43 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:43–06:12 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:49–18:20
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:16–13:47
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:18–16:49
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:52–12:41
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1209:1212:1215:1218:1221:1200:1203:1206:12
Regional panji
Day 3 of the solar month Kanni. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Kottārakara, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Kottārakara, Kerala (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.