Panchang · Dārjiling
Dārjiling Panchang Saturday, 31 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Krishna Shashthi · Hemant ritu · solar month Kartik, day 14.
षष्ठी · Ardra
Dārjiling · sunrise 05:46 · sunset 16:55
CHOGHADIYA
Kaal
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:46
Rahu kaal
08:33
to 09:57
Abhijit
10:58
to 11:43
Nakshatra ends
07:12
Ardra → Punarvasu
Yamaganda
12:44
to 14:08
The day, at a glance
| Karana turns to Vanija | 06:09 |
| Nakshatra turns to Punarvasu | 07:12 |
| Tithi turns to Krishna Saptami | 16:58 |
| Yoga turns to Sadhya | 17:32 |
| Rahu kaal | 08:33 → 09:57 |
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 | Krishna Shashthi | 16:58 | Krishna Saptami |
| Nakshatra | Ardra · pada 4 | 07:12 | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Siddha | 17:32 | Sadhya |
| Karana | Gara | 06:09 | Vanija |
| Vāra | Shanivara | Sun 05:47 | Sunday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:46
Dārjiling
Sunset
16:55
day 11h 9m
Moonrise
21:45
waning Moon
Moonset
11:08
Moon in Ardra
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
05:46 → 16:55| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | loss | 05:46–07:10 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 07:10–08:33 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 08:33–09:57 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 09:57–11:20 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 11:20–12:44 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 12:44–14:08 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 14:08–15:31 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 15:31–16:55 | AVOID |
Night
16:55 → 05:47| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 16:55–18:31 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 18:31–20:08 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 20:08–21:44 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 21:44–23:21 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 23:21–00:57 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:57–02:34 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 02:34–04:10 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 04:10–05:47 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
08:33–09:57
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:44–14:08
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
05:46–07:10
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
10:58–11:43
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4608:4611:4614:4617:4620:4623:4602:4705:47
Regional panji
Day 14 of the solar month Kartik. 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.