Panchang · Fālākāta
Fālākāta Panchang Saturday, 3 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Bhadrapada Krishna Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Ashshin, day 16.
सप्तमी · Ardra
Fālākāta · sunrise 05:26 · sunset 17:18
CHOGHADIYA
Kaal
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:26
Rahu kaal
08:24
to 09:53
Abhijit
10:58
to 11:46
Nakshatra ends
01:30
Ardra → Punarvasu
Yamaganda
12:51
to 14:20
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Krishna Ashtami | Sat 08:00 |
| Karana turns to Balava | Sat 08:00 |
| Yoga turns to Parigha | Sat 15:22 |
| Nakshatra turns to Punarvasu | Sun 01:30 |
| Rahu kaal | 08:24 → 09:53 |
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 | Krishna Saptami | Sat 08:00 | Krishna Ashtami |
| Nakshatra | Ardra · pada 1 | Sun 01:30 | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Variyana | Sat 15:22 | Parigha |
| Karana | Bava | Sat 08:00 | Balava |
| Vāra | Shanivara | Sun 05:27 | Sunday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:26
Fālākāta
Sunset
17:18
day 11h 51m
Moonrise
22:43
waning Moon
Moonset
12:13
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
05:26 → 17:18| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | loss | 05:26–06:55 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 06:55–08:24 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 08:24–09:53 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 09:53–11:22 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 11:22–12:51 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 12:51–14:20 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 14:20–15:49 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 15:49–17:18 | AVOID |
Night
17:18 → 05:27| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 17:18–18:49 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 18:49–20:20 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 20:20–21:51 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 21:51–23:22 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 23:22–00:53 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:53–02:25 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 02:25–03:56 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 03:56–05:27 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
08:24–09:53
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:51–14:20
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
05:26–06:55
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
10:58–11:46
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:2608:2611:2714:2717:2720:2723:2702:2705:27
Regional panji
Day 16 of the solar month Ashshin. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Fālākāta, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Fālākāta, West Bengal (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.