Panchang · Chīka
Chīka Panchang Friday, 23 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dvadashi · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 7.
द्वादशी · Purva Bhadrapada
Chīka · sunrise 06:32 · sunset 17:46
CHOGHADIYA
Char
neutral
from sunrise 06:32
Rahu kaal
10:45
to 12:09
Abhijit
11:46
to 12:31
Nakshatra ends
21:03
Purva Bhadrapada → Uttara Bhadrapada
Yamaganda
14:57
to 16:22
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Trayodashi | 14:36 |
| Karana turns to Kaulava | 14:36 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Bhadrapada | 21:03 |
| Yoga turns to Vyaghata | 22:09 |
| Rahu kaal | 10:45 → 12:09 |
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 Dvadashi | 14:36 | Shukla Trayodashi |
| Nakshatra | Purva Bhadrapada · pada 2 | 21:03 | Uttara Bhadrapada |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 22:09 | Vyaghata |
| Karana | Balava | 14:36 | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Shukravara | Sat 06:32 | Saturday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:32
Chīka
Sunset
17:46
day 11h 14m
Moonrise
15:55
waxing Moon
Moonset
04:24
Moon in Purva Bhadrapada
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 → 17:46| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 06:32–07:56 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 07:56–09:20 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 09:20–10:45 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 10:45–12:09 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:09–13:33 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 13:33–14:57 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 14:57–16:22 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 16:22–17:46 | NEUTRAL |
Night
17:46 → 06:32| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 17:46–19:22 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 19:22–20:57 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 20:57–22:33 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 22:33–00:09 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 00:09–01:45 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 01:45–03:21 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 03:21–04:57 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 04:57–06:32 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
10:45–12:09
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
14:57–16:22
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
07:56–09:20
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:46–12:31
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3209:3212:3215:3218:3221:3200:3203:3206:32
Regional panji
Day 7 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Chīka, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Chīka, Haryana (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.