Panchang · Mandapam
Mandapam Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Aippasi, day 2.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Mandapam · sunrise 06:02 · sunset 17:55
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:02
Rahu kaal
07:31
to 09:00
Abhijit
11:35
to 12:22
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
10:29
to 11:58
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Navami | 10:52 |
| Karana turns to Balava | 10:52 |
| Nakshatra turns to Shravana | 15:39 |
| Yoga turns to Shula | 00:35 |
| Rahu kaal | 07:31 → 09:00 |
Lunar month Ashwina (amanta), solar month Aippasi with the Sun in Tula. 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 | 10:52 | Shukla Navami |
| Nakshatra | Uttara Ashadha · pada 3 | 15:39 | Shravana |
| Yoga | Dhriti | 00:35 | Shula |
| Karana | Bava | 10:52 | Balava |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 06:02 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:02
Mandapam
Sunset
17:55
day 11h 54m
Moonrise
13:01
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:54
Moon in Uttara 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
06:02 → 17:55| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:02–07:31 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:31–09:00 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:00–10:29 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:29–11:58 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 11:58–13:28 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:28–14:57 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:57–16:26 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:26–17:55 | GOOD |
Night
17:55 → 06:02| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:55–19:26 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:26–20:57 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:57–22:28 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:28–23:58 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 23:58–01:29 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:29–03:00 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 03:00–04:31 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:31–06:02 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:31–09:00
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:29–11:58
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:28–14:57
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:35–12:22
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:0209:0212:0215:0218:0221:0200:0203:0206:02
Regional panji
Day 2 of the solar month Aippasi. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Mandapam, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Mandapam, Tamil Nadu (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.