Panchang · Alot
Alot Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Alot · sunrise 06:26 · sunset 17:59
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:26
Rahu kaal
16:33
to 17:59
Abhijit
11:50
to 12:36
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:13
to 13:39
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 | 16:33 → 17:59 |
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 06:27 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:26
Alot
Sunset
17:59
day 11h 33m
Moonrise
13:01
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:50
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
06:26 → 17:59| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:26–07:53 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:53–09:20 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:20–10:46 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:46–12:13 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:13–13:39 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:39–15:06 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:06–16:33 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:33–17:59 | AVOID |
Night
17:59 → 06:27| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:59–19:33 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:33–21:06 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:06–22:40 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:40–00:13 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:13–01:46 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:46–03:20 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:20–04:53 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:53–06:27 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:33–17:59
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:13–13:39
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:06–16:33
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:50–12:36
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2609:2612:2615:2718:2721:2700:2703:2706:27
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 Alot, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Alot, Madhya Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.