Panchang · Kottayam
Kottayam Panchang Sunday, 20 September 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Bhadrapada Shukla Navami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kanni, day 3.
नवमी · Purva Ashadha
Kottayam · sunrise 06:13 · sunset 18:21
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:13
Rahu kaal
16:50
to 18:21
Abhijit
11:53
to 12:42
Nakshatra ends
04:35
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:17
to 13:48
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 | 16:50 → 18:21 |
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 06:13 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:13
Kottayam
Sunset
18:21
day 12h 8m
Moonrise
13:47
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
06:13 → 18:21| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:13–07:44 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:44–09:15 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:15–10:46 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:46–12:17 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:17–13:48 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:48–15:19 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:19–16:50 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:50–18:21 | AVOID |
Night
18:21 → 06:13| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:21–19:50 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:50–21:19 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:19–22:48 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:48–00:17 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:17–01:46 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:46–03:15 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:15–04:44 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:44–06:13 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:50–18:21
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:17–13:48
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:19–16:50
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 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 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.