Panchang · Melmadai
Melmadai Panchang Sunday, 4 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Bhadrapada Krishna Navami · Sharad ritu · solar month Purattasi, day 17.
नवमी · Punarvasu
Melmadai · sunrise 06:06 · sunset 18:06
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:06
Rahu kaal
16:36
to 18:06
Abhijit
11:42
to 12:30
Nakshatra ends
00:14
Punarvasu → Pushya
Yamaganda
12:06
to 13:36
The day, at a glance
| Yoga turns to Shiva | 12:32 |
| Karana turns to Gara | 16:52 |
| Nakshatra turns to Pushya | 00:14 |
| Tithi turns to Krishna Dashami | 03:54 |
| Rahu kaal | 16:36 → 18:06 |
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 Navami | 03:54 | Krishna Dashami |
| Nakshatra | Punarvasu · pada 1 | 00:14 | Pushya |
| Yoga | Parigha | 12:32 | Shiva |
| Karana | Taitila | 16:52 | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 06:06 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:06
Melmadai
Sunset
18:06
day 12h
Moonrise
01:10
waning Moon
Moonset
13:17
Moon in Punarvasu
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
06:06 → 18:06| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:06–07:36 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:36–09:06 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:06–10:36 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:36–12:06 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:06–13:36 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:36–15:06 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:06–16:36 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:36–18:06 | AVOID |
Night
18:06 → 06:06| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:06–19:36 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:36–21:06 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:06–22:36 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:36–00:06 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:06–01:36 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:36–03:06 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:06–04:36 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:36–06:06 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:36–18:06
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:06–13:36
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:06–16:36
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:42–12:30
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:0609:0612:0615:0618:0621:0600:0603:0606:06
Regional panji
Day 17 of the solar month Purattasi. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Melmadai, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Melmadai, Tamil Nadu (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.