Panchang · Kottayam
Kottayam Panchang Saturday, 19 September 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kanni, day 2.
अष्टमी · Mula
Kottayam · sunrise 06:13 · sunset 18:22
CHOGHADIYA
Kaal
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:13
Rahu kaal
09:16
to 10:47
Abhijit
11:53
to 12:42
Nakshatra ends
01:43
Mula → Purva Ashadha
Yamaganda
13:49
to 15:20
The day, at a glance
| Yoga turns to Saubhagya | 14:29 |
| Tithi turns to Shukla Navami | 15:27 |
| Karana turns to Balava | 15:27 |
| Nakshatra turns to Purva Ashadha | 01:43 |
| Rahu kaal | 09:16 → 10:47 |
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 Ashtami | 15:27 | Shukla Navami |
| Nakshatra | Mula · pada 2 | 01:43 | Purva Ashadha |
| Yoga | Ayushman | 14:29 | Saubhagya |
| Karana | Bava | 15:27 | Balava |
| Vāra | Shanivara | Sun 06:13 | Sunday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:13
Kottayam
Sunset
18:22
day 12h 9m
Moonrise
12:58
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:40
Moon in Mula
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
06:13 → 18:22| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | loss | 06:13–07:45 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 07:45–09:16 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 09:16–10:47 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 10:47–12:18 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 12:18–13:49 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 13:49–15:20 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 15:20–16:51 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 16:51–18:22 | AVOID |
Night
18:22 → 06:13| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 18:22–19:51 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 19:51–21:20 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 21:20–22:49 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 22:49–00:18 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 00:18–01:47 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 01:47–03:16 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 03:16–04:44 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 04:44–06:13 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
09:16–10:47
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
13:49–15:20
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
06:13–07:45
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:53–12:42
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1309:1312:1315:1318:1321:1300:1303:1306:13
Regional panji
Day 2 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.