Panchang · Marakkanam
Marakkanam Panchang Friday, 9 October 2026
Bhadrapada Krishna Chaturdashi · Sharad ritu · solar month Purattasi, day 23.
चतुर्दशी · Uttara Phalguni
Marakkanam · sunrise 06:00 · sunset 17:55
CHOGHADIYA
Char
neutral
from sunrise 06:00
Rahu kaal
10:28
to 11:57
Abhijit
11:34
to 12:21
Nakshatra ends
21:20
Uttara Phalguni → Hasta
Yamaganda
14:56
to 16:26
The day, at a glance
| Karana turns to Shakuni | 09:54 |
| Nakshatra turns to Hasta | 21:20 |
| Tithi turns to Amavasya | 21:36 |
| Yoga turns to Indra | 23:21 |
| Rahu kaal | 10:28 → 11:57 |
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 Chaturdashi | 21:36 | Amavasya |
| Nakshatra | Uttara Phalguni · pada 2 | 21:20 | Hasta |
| Yoga | Brahma | 23:21 | Indra |
| Karana | Vishti | 09:54 | Shakuni |
| Vāra | Shukravara | Sat 06:00 | Saturday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:00
Marakkanam
Sunset
17:55
day 11h 56m
Moonrise
05:29
waning Moon
Moonset
16:57
Moon in Uttara Phalguni
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
06:00 → 17:55| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 06:00–07:29 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 07:29–08:59 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 08:59–10:28 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 10:28–11:57 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 11:57–13:27 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 13:27–14:56 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 14:56–16:26 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 16:26–17:55 | NEUTRAL |
Night
17:55 → 06:00| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 17:55–19:26 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 19:26–20:56 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 20:56–22:27 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 22:27–23:58 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 23:58–01:28 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 01:28–02:59 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 02:59–04:29 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 04:29–06:00 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
10:28–11:57
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
14:56–16:26
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
07:29–08:59
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:34–12:21
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:0006:00
Regional panji
Day 23 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.