Panchang · Contai
Contai Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartik, day 1.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Contai · sunrise 05:36 · sunset 17:12
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:36
Rahu kaal
15:45
to 17:12
Abhijit
11:01
to 11:47
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:24
to 12:51
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 | 15:45 → 17:12 |
Lunar month Ashwina (amanta), solar month Kartik 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 3 | 12:49 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Sukarma | 23:56 | Dhriti |
| Karana | Vanija | 08:29 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 05:36 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:36
Contai
Sunset
17:12
day 11h 36m
Moonrise
12:06
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:03
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
05:36 → 17:12| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:36–07:03 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:03–08:30 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:30–09:57 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 09:57–11:24 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:24–12:51 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:51–14:18 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:18–15:45 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 15:45–17:12 | AVOID |
Night
17:12 → 05:36| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:12–18:45 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 18:45–20:18 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:18–21:51 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 21:51–23:24 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:24–00:57 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 00:57–02:30 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:30–04:03 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:03–05:36 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
15:45–17:12
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:24–12:51
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:18–15:45
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:01–11:47
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:3608:3611:3614:3617:3620:3623:3602:3605:36
Regional panji
Day 1 of the solar month Kartik. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Contai, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Contai, West Bengal (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.