Panchang · Ashta
Ashta Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Ashta · sunrise 06:21 · sunset 17:55
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:21
Rahu kaal
16:28
to 17:55
Abhijit
11:45
to 12:31
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:08
to 13:35
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 | 16:28 → 17:55 |
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 06:22 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:21
Ashta
Sunset
17:55
day 11h 34m
Moonrise
12:54
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:47
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
06:21 → 17:55| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:21–07:48 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:48–09:15 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:15–10:41 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:41–12:08 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:08–13:35 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:35–15:02 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:02–16:28 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:28–17:55 | AVOID |
Night
17:55 → 06:22| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:55–19:29 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:29–21:02 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:02–22:35 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:35–00:08 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:08–01:42 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:42–03:15 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:15–04:48 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:48–06:22 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:28–17:55
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:08–13:35
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:02–16:28
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:45–12:31
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2109:2112:2115:2118:2121:2100:2103:2106:22
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 Ashta, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Ashta, Madhya Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.