Panchang · Akalkuva
Akalkuva Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Akalkuva · sunrise 06:31 · sunset 18:07
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:31
Rahu kaal
16:40
to 18:07
Abhijit
11:56
to 12:42
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:19
to 13:46
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 | 16:40 → 18:07 |
Lunar month Ashwina (purnimanta), solar month Kartika 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 4 | 12:49 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Sukarma | 23:56 | Dhriti |
| Karana | Vanija | 08:29 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 06:31 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:31
Akalkuva
Sunset
18:07
day 11h 36m
Moonrise
13:02
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:01
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
06:31 → 18:07| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:31–07:58 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:58–09:25 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:25–10:52 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:52–12:19 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:19–13:46 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:46–15:13 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:13–16:40 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:40–18:07 | AVOID |
Night
18:07 → 06:31| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:07–19:40 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:40–21:13 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:13–22:46 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:46–00:19 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:19–01:52 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:52–03:25 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:25–04:58 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:58–06:31 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:40–18:07
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:19–13:46
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:13–16:40
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:56–12:42
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3109:3112:3115:3118:3121:3100:3103:3106:31
Regional panji
Day 2 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Akalkuva, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Akalkuva, Maharashtra (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.