Panchang · Dharamsala
Dharamsala Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 3.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Dharamsala · sunrise 06:31 · sunset 17:48
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:31
Rahu kaal
07:56
to 09:20
Abhijit
11:47
to 12:32
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
10:45
to 12:10
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Navami | 10:52 |
| Karana turns to Balava | 10:52 |
| Nakshatra turns to Shravana | 15:39 |
| Yoga turns to Shula | 00:35 |
| Rahu kaal | 07:56 → 09:20 |
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 Ashtami | 10:52 | Shukla Navami |
| Nakshatra | Uttara Ashadha · pada 3 | 15:39 | Shravana |
| Yoga | Dhriti | 00:35 | Shula |
| Karana | Bava | 10:52 | Balava |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 06:32 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:31
Dharamsala
Sunset
17:48
day 11h 17m
Moonrise
13:56
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:25
Moon in Uttara 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
06:31 → 17:48| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:31–07:56 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:56–09:20 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:20–10:45 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:45–12:10 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:10–13:34 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:34–14:59 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:59–16:23 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:23–17:48 | GOOD |
Night
17:48 → 06:32| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:48–19:23 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:23–20:59 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:59–22:34 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:34–00:10 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 00:10–01:45 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:45–03:21 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 03:21–04:56 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:56–06:32 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:56–09:20
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:45–12:10
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:34–14:59
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:47–12:32
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3109:3112:3115:3118:3121:3200:3203:3206:32
Regional panji
Day 3 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Dharamsala, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.