Panchang · Badi
Badi Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Badi · sunrise 06:16 · sunset 17:50
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:16
Rahu kaal
16:23
to 17:50
Abhijit
11:40
to 12:26
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:03
to 13:29
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 | 16:23 → 17:50 |
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 06:16 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:16
Badi
Sunset
17:50
day 11h 34m
Moonrise
12:49
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:41
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
06:16 → 17:50| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:16–07:42 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:42–09:09 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:09–10:36 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:36–12:03 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:03–13:29 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:29–14:56 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:56–16:23 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:23–17:50 | AVOID |
Night
17:50 → 06:16| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:50–19:23 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:23–20:56 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:56–22:30 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:30–00:03 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:03–01:36 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:36–03:10 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:10–04:43 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:43–06:16 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:23–17:50
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:03–13:29
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:56–16:23
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:40–12:26
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1609:1612:1615:1618:1621:1600:1603:1606:16
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 Badi, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Badi, Madhya Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.