Panchang · Chengala
Chengala Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Thulam, day 1.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Chengala · sunrise 06:20 · sunset 18:10
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:20
Rahu kaal
16:41
to 18:10
Abhijit
11:51
to 12:39
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:15
to 13:44
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 | 16:41 → 18:10 |
Lunar month Ashwina (amanta), solar month Thulam 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 06:20 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:20
Chengala
Sunset
18:10
day 11h 50m
Moonrise
12:39
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:15
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
06:20 → 18:10| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:20–07:49 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:49–09:18 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:18–10:46 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:46–12:15 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:15–13:44 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:44–15:12 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:12–16:41 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:41–18:10 | AVOID |
Night
18:10 → 06:20| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:10–19:41 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:41–21:12 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:12–22:44 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:44–00:15 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:15–01:46 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:46–03:18 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:18–04:49 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:49–06:20 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:41–18:10
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:15–13:44
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:12–16:41
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:51–12:39
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2009:2012:2015:2018:2021:2000:2003:2006:20
Regional panji
Day 1 of the solar month Thulam. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Chengala, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Chengala, Kerala (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.