Panchang · Bodhan
Bodhan Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 3.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Bodhan · sunrise 06:13 · sunset 17:53
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:13
Rahu kaal
07:41
to 09:08
Abhijit
11:40
to 12:27
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
10:36
to 12:03
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 | 07:41 → 09:08 |
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 06:14 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:13
Bodhan
Sunset
17:53
day 11h 40m
Moonrise
13:22
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:44
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
06:13 → 17:53| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:13–07:41 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:41–09:08 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:08–10:36 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:36–12:03 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:03–13:31 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:31–14:58 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:58–16:26 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:26–17:53 | GOOD |
Night
17:53 → 06:14| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:53–19:26 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:26–20:58 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:58–22:31 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:31–00:04 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 00:04–01:36 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:36–03:09 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 03:09–04:41 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:41–06:14 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:41–09:08
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:36–12:03
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:31–14:58
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:40–12:27
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1309:1412:1415:1418:1421:1400:1403:1406:14
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 Bodhan, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Bodhan, Telangana (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.