Panchang · Vazhapadi
Vazhapadi Panchang Sunday, 20 September 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Bhadrapada Shukla Navami · Sharad ritu · solar month Purattasi, day 3.
नवमी · Purva Ashadha
Vazhapadi · sunrise 06:06 · sunset 18:14
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:06
Rahu kaal
16:43
to 18:14
Abhijit
11:46
to 12:34
Nakshatra ends
04:35
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:10
to 13:41
The day, at a glance
| Yoga turns to Shobhana | 15:23 |
| Tithi turns to Shukla Dashami | 17:52 |
| Karana turns to Taitila | 17:52 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Ashadha | 04:35 |
| Rahu kaal | 16:43 → 18:14 |
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 | Shukla Navami | 17:52 | Shukla Dashami |
| Nakshatra | Purva Ashadha · pada 1 | 04:35 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Saubhagya | 15:23 | Shobhana |
| Karana | Kaulava | 17:52 | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 06:06 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:06
Vazhapadi
Sunset
18:14
day 12h 8m
Moonrise
13:44
waxing Moon
Moonset
01:20
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
06:06 → 18:14| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:06–07:37 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:37–09:08 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:08–10:39 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:39–12:10 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:10–13:41 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:41–15:12 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:12–16:43 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:43–18:14 | AVOID |
Night
18:14 → 06:06| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:14–19:43 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:43–21:12 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:12–22:41 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:41–00:10 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:10–01:39 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:39–03:08 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:08–04:37 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:37–06:06 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:43–18:14
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:10–13:41
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:12–16:43
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:46–12:34
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:0609:0612:0615:0618:0621:0600:0603:0606:06
Regional panji
Day 3 of the solar month Purattasi. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Vazhapadi, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Vazhapadi, Tamil Nadu (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.