Panchang · Saint Thomas Mount
Saint Thomas Mount Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Aippasi, day 1.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Saint Thomas Mount · sunrise 06:00 · sunset 17:49
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:00
Rahu kaal
16:20
to 17:49
Abhijit
11:31
to 12:18
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:54
to 13:23
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Ashtami | 08:29 |
| Karana turns to Vishti | 08:29 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Ashadha | 12:49 |
| Yoga turns to Dhriti | 23:56 |
| Rahu kaal | 16:20 → 17:49 |
Lunar month Ashwina (amanta), solar month Aippasi with the Sun in Tula. Dakshinayana.
01
The five limbs
What held at sunrise, when it changed, and what took its place.
| Limb | At sunrise | Changes | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Saptami | 08:29 | Shukla Ashtami |
| Nakshatra | Purva Ashadha · pada 3 | 12:49 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Sukarma | 23:56 | Dhriti |
| Karana | Vanija | 08:29 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 06:00 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:00
Saint Thomas Mount
Sunset
17:49
day 11h 49m
Moonrise
12:19
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:52
Moon in Purva Ashadha
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 → 17:49| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:00–07:29 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:29–08:57 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:57–10:26 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:26–11:54 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:54–13:23 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:23–14:52 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:52–16:20 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:20–17:49 | AVOID |
Night
17:49 → 06:00| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:49–19:20 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:20–20:52 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:52–22:23 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:23–23:54 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:54–01:26 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:26–02:57 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:57–04:29 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:29–06:00 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:20–17:49
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:54–13:23
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:52–16:20
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:31–12:18
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:0006:00
Regional panji
Day 1 of the solar month Aippasi. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Saint Thomas Mount, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Saint Thomas Mount, Tamil Nadu (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.