Panchang · Ashta
Ashta Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 3.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Ashta · sunrise 06:22 · sunset 17:54
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:22
Rahu kaal
07:48
to 09:15
Abhijit
11:45
to 12:31
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
10:41
to 12:08
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Navami | 10:52 |
| Karana turns to Balava | 10:52 |
| Nakshatra turns to Shravana | 15:39 |
| Yoga turns to Shula | 00:35 |
| Rahu kaal | 07:48 → 09:15 |
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 Ashtami | 10:52 | Shukla Navami |
| Nakshatra | Uttara Ashadha · pada 3 | 15:39 | Shravana |
| Yoga | Dhriti | 00:35 | Shula |
| Karana | Bava | 10:52 | Balava |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 06:22 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:22
Ashta
Sunset
17:54
day 11h 33m
Moonrise
13:35
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:41
Moon in Uttara 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
06:22 → 17:54| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:22–07:48 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:48–09:15 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:15–10:41 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:41–12:08 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:08–13:35 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:35–15:01 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:01–16:28 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:28–17:54 | GOOD |
Night
17:54 → 06:22| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:54–19:28 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:28–21:01 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 21:01–22:35 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:35–00:08 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 00:08–01:42 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:42–03:15 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 03:15–04:49 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:49–06:22 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:48–09:15
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:41–12:08
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:35–15:01
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:45–12:31
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2209:2212:2215:2218:2221:2200:2203:2206:22
Regional panji
Day 3 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.