Panchang · Bhandāra
Bhandāra Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Bhandāra · sunrise 06:08 · sunset 17:45
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:08
Rahu kaal
16:18
to 17:45
Abhijit
11:33
to 12:20
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:56
to 13:24
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 | 16:18 → 17:45 |
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 06:08 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:08
Bhandāra
Sunset
17:45
day 11h 37m
Moonrise
12:38
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:38
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
06:08 → 17:45| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:08–07:35 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:35–09:02 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:02–10:29 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:29–11:56 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:56–13:24 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:24–14:51 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:51–16:18 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:18–17:45 | AVOID |
Night
17:45 → 06:08| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:45–19:18 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:18–20:51 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:51–22:24 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:24–23:57 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:57–01:30 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:30–03:03 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:03–04:35 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:35–06:08 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:18–17:45
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:56–13:24
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:51–16:18
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:33–12:20
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:0809:0812:0815:0818:0821:0800:0803:0806:08
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 Bhandāra, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Bhandāra, Maharashtra (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.