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Saturday, 19 September 2026
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| Choghadiya | Quality | Recommended Activities |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit (अमृत) | Nectar / Highest Good | All auspicious tasks, holy puja, travel, medical treatments |
| Shubh (शुभ) | Auspicious / Sacred | Ceremonies, marriage talks, purchasing property, study |
| Labh (लाभ) | Profit / Gain | New business ventures, opening accounts, trade, investments |
| Char (चल) | Movement / Dynamic | Journeys, vehicle driving, commuting, short-term tasks |
| Rog (रोग) | Affliction / Disease | Inauspicious — avoid starting major projects or medicines |
| Kaal (काल) | Loss / Inauspicious | Inauspicious — strictly avoid financial risks or new journeys |
| Udveg (उद्वेग) | Anxiety / Stress | Inauspicious — avoid official disputes or government work |
Day Choghadiya
दिन का चौघड़ियाNight Choghadiya
रात का चौघड़ियाInauspicious Periodsवार वेला · काल वेला · काल रात्रि
Avoid starting new work during these periods. Tradition considers them unfavourable for auspicious activities.
Vaar Vela
वार वेला
13:55 – 15:26
Kaal Vela
काल वेला
06:20 – 07:51
Kaal Ratri
काल रात्रि
18:28 – 19:57
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Choghadiya for Katra divides the day, sunrise to sunset, and the night into 8 windows each, timed by the city's own sun times. Seven names rotate through them: Amrit, Shubh and Labh are auspicious, Char is neutral, while Rog, Kaal and Udveg are traditionally avoided for new beginnings.
Katra Choghadiya — कटरा चौघड़िया
State
Jammu & Kashmir
Sunrise Range
5:26–7:38 AM
Coordinates
32.99°N, 74.93°E
Katra is the base camp for the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage — India's second most visited religious site after Tirupati with 8–10 million annual pilgrims. The 13km trek to the cave shrine is begun at an auspicious muhurta (Panchang-computed, available at the yatra registration counter). The cave houses the sacred Pindies (natural rock formations) of Mata Vaishno Devi.
Local Choghadiya Context in Katra
If festival preparation, a vrat, puja sankalp, travel, a shop opening, document signing, or a family decision starts inside Katra, use this city's table. No local observance is inferred without subject-bound evidence.
Katra coordinate facts for Choghadiya: 32.9920 degrees north; 74.9318 degrees east; state Jammu & Kashmir; timezone Asia/Kolkata; sunrise range 5:26–7:38 AM. These facts define the city's daylight envelope, so do not copy a Shubh, Labh, Amrit, Char, Kaal, Rog, or Udveg slot from another city into Katra.
Katra Choghadiya belongs to the place where the first irreversible step begins. Living elsewhere in Jammu & Kashmir, or dealing with someone in another city, does not change that starting location.
Katra's periods are derived from 32.9920 degrees north, 74.9318 degrees east, Asia/Kolkata, and the local sunrise range 5:26–7:38 AM. A table calculated for another city is therefore not interchangeable with this one.
Name the physical action first — payment, signature, journey, delivery, shop opening, or puja sankalp — then check that Katra period against Panchang and Rahu Kaal. This page makes no local landmark, custom, or observance claim without subject-bound evidence.
Which places near Katra can read these Choghadiya timings
Udhampur lies 21 km east of Katra and sees sunrise −1m to 0m against it, so the first Choghadiya boundary in the table above moves by that much there. Across every place listed below the shift runs −5m to +3m and at some of them each daylight period changes length by up to a minute.
| Nearby place | Distance | Direction | Sunrise vs here | Period length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udhampur | 21 km | east | −1m to 0m | same |
| Akhnur | 21 km | south-west | 0m to +1m | same |
| Raipur Domana | 26 km | south-west | 0m to +1m | same |
| Jammu | 29 km | south | −1m to +1m | same |
| Jammu Cantonment | 33 km | south | −1m to +1m | same |
| Samba | 51 km | south | −2m to +1m | same |
| Doda | 60 km | east | −3m to −2m | same |
| Dooru Verinag | 69 km | north-east | −3m to 0m | same |
| Rajaori | 72 km | north-west | +1m to +3m | same |
| Kulgam | 73 km | north | −2m to +1m | same |
| Anantnag | 85 km | north | −3m to +1m | same |
| Kishtwar | 86 km | north-east | −4m to −3m | same |
| Kathua | 89 km | south-east | −4m to −1m | same |
| Bijbehara | 91 km | north | −3m to +1m | −1m to 0m |
| Pulwama | 98 km | north | −2m to +2m | −1m to +1m |
| Sujanpur | 98 km | south-east | −5m to −1m | same |
| Pathankot | 105 km | south-east | −5m to −1m | same |
| Mamun | 107 km | south-east | −5m to −1m | same |
| Dinanagar | 108 km | south-east | −4m to 0m | same |
| Pampur | 114 km | north | −3m to +3m | −1m to +1m |
How Katra Residents Use Choghadiya Today
Use the Katra table for the place where the first physical action begins. If the person lives in Jammu & Kashmir but the journey, delivery, meeting, griha pravesh, or sankalp starts elsewhere, switch to that city's page before choosing the muhurat.
For Katra, read the table with the daylight span 5:26–7:38 AM, and the coordinates 32.9920 degrees north, 74.9318 degrees east. Those governed inputs separate a Katra Choghadiya decision from a generic all-India timing rule.
For expensive or irreversible work in Katra, treat Choghadiya as the quick filter and then verify the same date with Katra's Panchang, Rahu Kaal, and Shubh Muhurat pages. All three use the same local coordinate set.
Compare the selected Choghadiya with the day's Panchang and Rahu Kaal before fixing the final muhurat.
Nearby timing pages for Jammu, Pathankot, Srinagar, Amritsar, Kedarnath, Karnal are linked below because sunrise, sunset, and period boundaries can move even across short regional distances. Use those pages when the work starts outside Katra.
Other Jammu & Kashmir city pages here include Srinagar, Jammu. Compare them only for route planning or family coordination; choose the final muhurat from the exact city where the first action begins.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time does Amrit Choghadiya start today in Katra?
Use the live Amrit row on this Katra page. It is calculated from कटरा / Katra, Jammu & Kashmir, 32.9920 degrees north, 74.9318 degrees east, and the local sunrise range 5:26–7:38 AM, so the start shown here belongs to Katra only.
Is Katra Choghadiya different from nearby cities?
Yes. The table divides Katra's daylight and night into local periods. Another city in Jammu & Kashmir can shift a boundary, so keep Katra's row only for work that starts in Katra.
How should I use Katra Choghadiya around a festival or vrat?
Use a supportive Katra period for the first step of the plan, then confirm the full day with Katra's Panchang when the ritual, vrat, shop opening, or journey has higher stakes. The page does not label an observance local without subject-bound sources.
Should I use Katra Choghadiya or Rahu Kaal first?
Use both for Katra. First choose a supportive Choghadiya period for the work, then check that the same Katra slot does not overlap Rahu Kaal.
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