Panchang · Dārjiling
Dārjiling Panchang Saturday, 19 September 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Ashshin, day 2.
अष्टमी · Mula
Dārjiling · sunrise 05:24 · sunset 17:37
CHOGHADIYA
Kaal
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:24
Rahu kaal
08:27
to 09:59
Abhijit
11:06
to 11:55
Nakshatra ends
01:43
Mula → Purva Ashadha
Yamaganda
13:02
to 14:34
The day, at a glance
| Yoga turns to Saubhagya | Sat 14:29 |
| Tithi turns to Shukla Navami | Sat 15:27 |
| Karana turns to Balava | Sat 15:27 |
| Nakshatra turns to Purva Ashadha | Sun 01:43 |
| Rahu kaal | 08:27 → 09:59 |
Lunar month Bhadrapada (amanta), solar month Ashshin with the Sun in Kanya. 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 | Sat 15:27 | Shukla Navami |
| Nakshatra | Mula · pada 1 | Sun 01:43 | Purva Ashadha |
| Yoga | Ayushman | Sat 14:29 | Saubhagya |
| Karana | Bava | Sat 15:27 | Balava |
| Vāra | Shanivara | Sun 05:24 | Sunday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:24
Dārjiling
Sunset
17:37
day 12h 13m
Moonrise
12:53
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:09
Moon in Mula
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
05:24 → 17:37| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | loss | 05:24–06:56 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 06:56–08:27 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 08:27–09:59 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 09:59–11:31 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 11:31–13:02 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 13:02–14:34 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 14:34–16:06 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 16:06–17:37 | AVOID |
Night
17:37 → 05:24| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 17:37–19:06 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 19:06–20:34 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 20:34–22:02 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 22:02–23:31 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 23:31–00:59 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:59–02:28 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 02:28–03:56 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 03:56–05:24 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
08:27–09:59
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
13:02–14:34
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
05:24–06:56
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:06–11:55
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:2408:2411:2414:2417:2420:2423:2402:2405:24
Regional panji
Day 2 of the solar month Ashshin. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Dārjiling, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Dārjiling, West Bengal (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.