Panchang · Mēppādam
Mēppādam Panchang Monday, 5 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Bhadrapada Krishna Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kanni, day 18.
दशमी · Pushya
Mēppādam · sunrise 06:12 · sunset 18:13
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:12
Rahu kaal
07:42
to 09:12
Abhijit
11:48
to 12:36
Nakshatra ends
23:09
Pushya → Ashlesha
Yamaganda
10:42
to 12:12
The day, at a glance
| Yoga turns to Siddha | 09:52 |
| Karana turns to Vishti | 15:00 |
| Nakshatra turns to Ashlesha | 23:09 |
| Tithi turns to Krishna Ekadashi | 02:08 |
| Rahu kaal | 07:42 → 09:12 |
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 Dashami | 02:08 | Krishna Ekadashi |
| Nakshatra | Pushya · pada 2 | 23:09 | Ashlesha |
| Yoga | Shiva | 09:52 | Siddha |
| Karana | Vanija | 15:00 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 06:12 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:12
Mēppādam
Sunset
18:13
day 12h
Moonrise
02:16
waning Moon
Moonset
14:16
Moon in Pushya
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 → 18:13| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:12–07:42 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:42–09:12 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:12–10:42 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:42–12:12 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:12–13:42 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:42–15:13 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:13–16:43 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:43–18:13 | GOOD |
Night
18:13 → 06:12| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 18:13–19:43 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:43–21:13 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 21:13–22:42 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:42–00:12 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 00:12–01:42 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:42–03:12 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 03:12–04:42 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:42–06:12 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:42–09:12
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:42–12:12
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:42–15:13
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:48–12:36
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1209:1212:1215:1218:1221:1200:1203:1206:12
Regional panji
Day 18 of the solar month Kanni. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Mēppādam, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Mēppādam, Kerala (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.