Panchang · Chhāta
Chhāta Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Chhāta · sunrise 06:22 · sunset 17:48
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:22
Rahu kaal
16:22
to 17:48
Abhijit
11:42
to 12:28
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:05
to 13:31
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 | 16:22 → 17:48 |
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 06:22 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:22
Chhāta
Sunset
17:48
day 11h 27m
Moonrise
13:02
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:33
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
06:22 → 17:48| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:22–07:48 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:48–09:13 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:13–10:39 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:39–12:05 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:05–13:31 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:31–14:57 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:57–16:22 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:22–17:48 | AVOID |
Night
17:48 → 06:22| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:48–19:23 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:23–20:57 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:57–22:31 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:31–00:05 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:05–01:40 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:40–03:14 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:14–04:48 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:48–06:22 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:22–17:48
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:05–13:31
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:57–16:22
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:42–12:28
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2209:2212:2215:2218:2221:2200:2203:2206:22
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 Chhāta, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Chhāta, Uttar Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.