Panchang · Papanasam
Papanasam Panchang Sunday, 11 October 2026
Ashwina Shukla Pratipada · Sharad ritu · solar month Purattasi, day 24.
प्रतिपदा · Chitra
Papanasam · sunrise 06:01 · sunset 17:57
CHOGHADIYA
Kaal
inauspicious
32 min left
NEXT
Rahu kaal
16:28
to 17:57 · in 3h 31m
Abhijit
11:35
to 12:23 · over for today
Nakshatra ends
22:32
Chitra → Swati
NOW
Yamaganda
11:59
to 13:29 · 32 min left
Today, at a glance
| Karana turns to Bava | 09:22 |
| Yoga turns to Vishkambha | 21:05 |
| Tithi turns to Shukla Dvitiya | 21:31 |
| Nakshatra turns to Swati | 22:32 |
| Rahu kaal | 16:28 → 17:57 |
Lunar month Ashwina (amanta), solar month Purattasi with the Sun in Kanya. Dakshinayana.
Caution. Samvatsara (Vikram, Shaka, Kali) is not computed yet; the era is being confirmed.
01
The five limbs
What held at sunrise, when it changed, and what took its place.
| Limb | At sunrise | Changes | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Pratipada | 21:31 | Shukla Dvitiya |
| Nakshatra | Chitra · pada 2 | 22:32 | Swati |
| Yoga | Vaidhriti | 21:05 | Vishkambha |
| Karana | Kimstughna | 09:22 | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 06:01 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:01
Papanasam
Sunset
17:57
day 11h 56m
Moonrise
06:20
waxing Moon
Moonset
18:19
Moon in Chitra
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
06:01 → 17:57| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:01–07:31 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:31–09:00 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:00–10:30 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:30–11:59 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:59–13:29 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:29–14:58 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:58–16:28 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:28–17:57 | AVOID |
Night
17:57 → 06:01| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:57–19:28 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:28–20:58 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:58–22:29 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:29–23:59 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:59–01:30 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:30–03:00 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:00–04:31 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:31–06:01 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:28–17:57
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:59–13:29
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:58–16:28
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:35–12:23
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
12:57
06:0109:0112:0115:0118:0121:0100:0103:0106:01Regional panji
Day 24 of the solar month Purattasi. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Papanasam, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Papanasam, Tamil Nadu (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.