
Panchang · Ashta
Ashta Panchang Thursday, 22 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ekadashi · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 6.
एकादशी · Shatabhisha
Ashta · sunrise 06:23 · sunset 17:52
CHOGHADIYA
Shubh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:23
Rahu kaal
13:34
to 15:00
Abhijit
11:45
to 12:30
Nakshatra ends
20:49
Shatabhisha → Purva Bhadrapada
Yamaganda
06:23
to 07:49
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Dvadashi | 14:49 |
| Karana turns to Bava | 14:49 |
| Nakshatra turns to Purva Bhadrapada | 20:49 |
| Yoga turns to Dhruva | 23:40 |
| Rahu kaal | 13:34 → 15:00 |
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 Ekadashi | 14:49 | Shukla Dvadashi |
| Nakshatra | Shatabhisha · pada 2 | 20:49 | Purva Bhadrapada |
| Yoga | Vriddhi | 23:40 | Dhruva |
| Karana | Vishti | 14:49 | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvara | Fri 06:23 | Friday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:23
Ashta
Sunset
17:52
day 11h 29m
Moonrise
15:20
waxing Moon
Moonset
03:24
Moon in Shatabhisha
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
06:23 → 17:52| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 06:23–07:49 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 07:49–09:15 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 09:15–10:41 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 10:41–12:07 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 12:07–13:34 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 13:34–15:00 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 15:00–16:26 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 16:26–17:52 | GOOD |
Night
17:52 → 06:23| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 17:52–19:26 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 19:26–21:00 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 21:00–22:34 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 22:34–00:08 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 00:08–01:42 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 01:42–03:16 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 03:16–04:49 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 04:49–06:23 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
13:34–15:00
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
06:23–07:49
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
09:15–10:41
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:45–12:30
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2309:2312:2315:2318:2321:2300:2303:2306:23
Regional panji
Day 6 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.