Panchang · Bhādra
Bhādra Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Bhādra · sunrise 06:32 · sunset 17:56
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:32
Rahu kaal
16:31
to 17:56
Abhijit
11:52
to 12:37
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:14
to 13:40
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 | 16:31 → 17:56 |
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 06:33 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:32
Bhādra
Sunset
17:56
day 11h 24m
Moonrise
13:16
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:39
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
06:32 → 17:56| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:32–07:58 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:58–09:23 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:23–10:49 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:49–12:14 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:14–13:40 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:40–15:05 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:05–16:31 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:31–17:56 | AVOID |
Night
17:56 → 06:33| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:56–19:31 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:31–21:06 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:06–22:40 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:40–00:15 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:15–01:49 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:49–03:24 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:24–04:58 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:58–06:33 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:31–17:56
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:14–13:40
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:05–16:31
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:52–12:37
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3209:3212:3215:3218:3321:3300:3303:3306:33
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 Bhādra, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Bhādra, Rajasthan (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.