Panchang · Bālurghāt
Bālurghāt Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartik, day 1.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Bālurghāt · sunrise 05:35 · sunset 17:05
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:35
Rahu kaal
15:39
to 17:05
Abhijit
10:57
to 11:43
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:20
to 12:46
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 | 15:39 → 17:05 |
Lunar month Ashwina (amanta), solar month Kartik 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 3 | 12:49 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Sukarma | 23:56 | Dhriti |
| Karana | Vanija | 08:29 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 05:35 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:35
Bālurghāt
Sunset
17:05
day 11h 31m
Moonrise
12:10
waxing Moon
Moonset
22:52
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
05:35 → 17:05| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:35–07:01 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:01–08:27 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:27–09:54 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 09:54–11:20 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:20–12:46 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:46–14:13 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:13–15:39 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 15:39–17:05 | AVOID |
Night
17:05 → 05:35| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:05–18:39 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 18:39–20:13 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:13–21:46 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 21:46–23:20 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:20–00:54 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 00:54–02:28 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:28–04:01 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:01–05:35 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
15:39–17:05
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:20–12:46
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:13–15:39
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
10:57–11:43
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:3508:3511:3514:3517:3520:3523:3502:3505:35
Regional panji
Day 1 of the solar month Kartik. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Bālurghāt, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Bālurghāt, West Bengal (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.