Panchang · Bārān
Bārān Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Bārān · sunrise 06:24 · sunset 17:54
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:24
Rahu kaal
16:28
to 17:54
Abhijit
11:46
to 12:32
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:09
to 13:35
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 | 16:28 → 17:54 |
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 06:24 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:24
Bārān
Sunset
17:54
day 11h 31m
Moonrise
13:00
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:43
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
06:24 → 17:54| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:24–07:50 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:50–09:16 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:16–10:43 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:43–12:09 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:09–13:35 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:35–15:02 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:02–16:28 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:28–17:54 | AVOID |
Night
17:54 → 06:24| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:54–19:28 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:28–21:02 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:02–22:36 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:36–00:09 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:09–01:43 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:43–03:17 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:17–04:50 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:50–06:24 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:28–17:54
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:09–13:35
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:02–16:28
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:46–12:32
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2409:2412:2415:2418:2421:2400:2403:2406:24
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 Bārān, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Bārān, Rajasthan (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.