Panchang · Kottayam
Kottayam Panchang Friday, 18 September 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Bhadrapada Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kanni, day 1.
सप्तमी · Jyeshtha
Kottayam · sunrise 06:14 · sunset 18:23
CHOGHADIYA
Char
neutral
from sunrise 06:14
Rahu kaal
10:47
to 12:18
Abhijit
11:54
to 12:42
Nakshatra ends
22:45
Jyeshtha → Mula
Yamaganda
15:20
to 16:51
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Ashtami | 13:02 |
| Karana turns to Vishti | 13:02 |
| Yoga turns to Ayushman | 13:35 |
| Nakshatra turns to Mula | 22:45 |
| Rahu kaal | 10:47 → 12:18 |
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 Saptami | 13:02 | Shukla Ashtami |
| Nakshatra | Jyeshtha · pada 2 | 22:45 | Mula |
| Yoga | Priti | 13:35 | Ayushman |
| Karana | Vanija | 13:02 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Shukravara | Sat 06:13 | Saturday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:14
Kottayam
Sunset
18:23
day 12h 9m
Moonrise
12:06
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:48
Moon in Jyeshtha
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
06:14 → 18:23| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 06:14–07:45 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 07:45–09:16 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 09:16–10:47 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 10:47–12:18 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:18–13:49 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 13:49–15:20 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 15:20–16:51 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 16:51–18:23 | NEUTRAL |
Night
18:23 → 06:13| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 18:23–19:51 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 19:51–21:20 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 21:20–22:49 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 22:49–00:18 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 00:18–01:47 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 01:47–03:16 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 03:16–04:45 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 04:45–06:13 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
10:47–12:18
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
15:20–16:51
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
07:45–09:16
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:54–12:42
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1409:1412:1415:1418:1321:1300:1303:1306:13
Regional panji
Day 1 of the solar month Kanni. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Kottayam, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Kottayam, Kerala (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.