Panchang · Balotra
Balotra Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 3.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Balotra · sunrise 06:42 · sunset 18:10
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:42
Rahu kaal
08:08
to 09:34
Abhijit
12:03
to 12:49
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
11:00
to 12:26
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 | 08:08 → 09:34 |
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 06:42 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:42
Balotra
Sunset
18:10
day 11h 28m
Moonrise
13:59
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:55
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
06:42 → 18:10| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:42–08:08 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 08:08–09:34 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:34–11:00 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 11:00–12:26 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:26–13:52 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:52–15:18 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:18–16:44 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:44–18:10 | GOOD |
Night
18:10 → 06:42| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 18:10–19:44 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:44–21:18 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 21:18–22:52 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:52–00:26 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 00:26–02:00 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 02:00–03:34 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 03:34–05:08 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 05:08–06:42 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
08:08–09:34
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:00–12:26
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:52–15:18
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
12:03–12:49
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:4209:4212:4215:4218:4221:4200:4203:4206:42
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 Balotra, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Balotra, Rajasthan (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.