Panchang · Bālāchor
Bālāchor Panchang Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Navami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 4.
नवमी · Shravana
Bālāchor · sunrise 06:31 · sunset 17:48
CHOGHADIYA
Rog
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:31
Rahu kaal
14:59
to 16:23
Abhijit
11:47
to 12:32
Nakshatra ends
18:02
Shravana → Dhanishta
Yamaganda
09:20
to 10:45
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Dashami | 12:51 |
| Karana turns to Taitila | 12:51 |
| Nakshatra turns to Dhanishta | 18:02 |
| Yoga turns to Ganda | 00:50 |
| Rahu kaal | 14:59 → 16:23 |
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 Navami | 12:51 | Shukla Dashami |
| Nakshatra | Shravana · pada 3 | 18:02 | Dhanishta |
| Yoga | Shula | 00:50 | Ganda |
| Karana | Kaulava | 12:51 | Taitila |
| Vāra | Mangalavara | Wed 06:32 | Wednesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:31
Bālāchor
Sunset
17:48
day 11h 17m
Moonrise
14:27
waxing Moon
Moonset
01:26
Moon in Shravana
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
06:31 → 17:48| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 06:31–07:55 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 07:55–09:20 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 09:20–10:45 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 10:45–12:09 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 12:09–13:34 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 13:34–14:59 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 14:59–16:23 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 16:23–17:48 | AVOID |
Night
17:48 → 06:32| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | loss | 17:48–19:23 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 19:23–20:59 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 20:59–22:34 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 22:34–00:10 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 00:10–01:45 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 01:45–03:21 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 03:21–04:56 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 04:56–06:32 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
14:59–16:23
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
09:20–10:45
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
12:09–13:34
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:47–12:32
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3109:3112:3115:3118:3121:3100:3103:3106:32
Regional panji
Day 4 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Bālāchor, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Bālāchor, Punjab (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.