Kochi — Sunday, 18 October 2026
Kochi. Sunrise 6:13 am, sunset 6:06 pm — the day runs to sunrise at 6:13 am tomorrow.
The five limbs
Tithi · Shukla Saptami
until 8:28 am
Nakshatra · Purva Ashadha
until 12:49 pm
Yoga · Sukarma
until 11:56 pm
Karana · Vanija
until 8:28 am
Windows
Rahu kalam
4:37 pm – 6:06 pm
Avoid beginning something new. Work already under way is not affected.
Yamagandam
12:10 pm – 1:39 pm
Not taken for starting a journey or a new undertaking.
Gulikai
3:08 pm – 4:37 pm
Generally avoided for beginnings; some households treat it as unrestricted.
About this day
Daylight runs 11 hours 53 minutes — 7 minutes shorter than an even twelve, so every window below is stretched narrower than at the equinox.
The first change today is the karana, at 8:28 am.
Rahu kalam takes the eighth of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday, which puts it at 4:37 pm here.
Rahu kalam, yamagandam and gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Swiss Ephemeris, Lahiri ayanamsha, at Bengaluru's own horizon. The day runs sunrise to sunrise, so the limb named here is the one running at sunrise. Windows are eighths of the daylight.