Panchang · Kottayam
Kottayam Panchang Saturday, 3 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Bhadrapada Krishna Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kanni, day 16.
सप्तमी · Ardra
Kottayam · sunrise 06:12 · sunset 18:14
CHOGHADIYA
Kaal
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:12
Rahu kaal
09:13
to 10:43
Abhijit
11:49
to 12:37
Nakshatra ends
01:30
Ardra → Punarvasu
Yamaganda
13:43
to 15:13
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Krishna Ashtami | 08:00 |
| Karana turns to Balava | 08:00 |
| Yoga turns to Parigha | 15:22 |
| Nakshatra turns to Punarvasu | 01:30 |
| Rahu kaal | 09:13 → 10:43 |
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 | Krishna Saptami | 08:00 | Krishna Ashtami |
| Nakshatra | Ardra · pada 1 | 01:30 | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Variyana | 15:22 | Parigha |
| Karana | Bava | 08:00 | Balava |
| Vāra | Shanivara | Sun 06:12 | Sunday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:12
Kottayam
Sunset
18:14
day 12h 1m
Moonrise
00:16
waning Moon
Moonset
12:25
Moon in Ardra
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 → 18:14| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | loss | 06:12–07:42 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 07:42–09:13 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 09:13–10:43 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 10:43–12:13 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 12:13–13:43 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 13:43–15:13 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 15:13–16:43 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 16:43–18:14 | AVOID |
Night
18:14 → 06:12| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 18:14–19:43 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 19:43–21:13 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 21:13–22:43 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 22:43–00:13 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 00:13–01:43 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 01:43–03:13 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 03:13–04:42 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 04:42–06:12 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
09:13–10:43
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
13:43–15:13
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
06:12–07:42
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:49–12:37
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1209:1212:1215:1218:1221:1200:1203:1206:12
Regional panji
Day 16 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.