Panchang · Marakkanam
Marakkanam Panchang Friday, 2 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Bhadrapada Krishna Shashthi · Sharad ritu · solar month Purattasi, day 15.
षष्ठी · Mrigashira
Marakkanam · sunrise 05:59 · sunset 18:00
CHOGHADIYA
Char
neutral
from sunrise 05:59
Rahu kaal
10:30
to 12:00
Abhijit
11:36
to 12:24
Nakshatra ends
02:55
Mrigashira → Ardra
Yamaganda
15:00
to 16:30
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Krishna Saptami | 10:16 |
| Karana turns to Vishti | 10:16 |
| Yoga turns to Variyana | 18:18 |
| Nakshatra turns to Ardra | 02:55 |
| Rahu kaal | 10:30 → 12:00 |
Lunar month Bhadrapada (amanta), solar month Purattasi 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 Shashthi | 10:16 | Krishna Saptami |
| Nakshatra | Mrigashira · pada 1 | 02:55 | Ardra |
| Yoga | Vyatipata | 18:18 | Variyana |
| Karana | Vanija | 10:16 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Shukravara | Sat 05:59 | Saturday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:59
Marakkanam
Sunset
18:00
day 12h
Moonrise
22:52
waning Moon
Moonset
11:14
Moon in Mrigashira
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
05:59 → 18:00| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 05:59–07:29 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 07:29–08:59 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 08:59–10:30 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 10:30–12:00 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:00–13:30 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 13:30–15:00 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 15:00–16:30 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 16:30–18:00 | NEUTRAL |
Night
18:00 → 05:59| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 18:00–19:30 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 19:30–21:00 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 21:00–22:30 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 22:30–00:00 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 00:00–01:30 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 01:30–02:59 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 02:59–04:29 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 04:29–05:59 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
10:30–12:00
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
15:00–16:30
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
07:29–08:59
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:36–12:24
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:5908:5911:5914:5917:5920:5923:5902:5905:59
Regional panji
Day 15 of the solar month Purattasi. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Marakkanam, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.