Panchang · Fālākāta
Fālākāta Panchang Friday, 16 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Shashthi · Sharad ritu · solar month Ashshin, day 29.
षष्ठी · Jyeshtha
Fālākāta · sunrise 05:33 · sunset 17:04
CHOGHADIYA
Char
neutral
from sunrise 05:33
Rahu kaal
09:52
to 11:19
Abhijit
10:56
to 11:42
Nakshatra ends
06:48
Jyeshtha → Mula
Yamaganda
14:12
to 15:38
The day, at a glance
| Nakshatra turns to Mula | 06:48 |
| Karana turns to Taitila | 16:39 |
| Yoga turns to Atiganda | 22:06 |
| Tithi turns to — | Sat 05:55 |
| Rahu kaal | 09:52 → 11:19 |
Lunar month Ashwina (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 Shashthi | Sat 05:55 | — |
| Nakshatra | Jyeshtha · pada 4 | 06:48 | Mula |
| Yoga | Shobhana | 22:06 | Atiganda |
| Karana | Kaulava | 16:39 | Taitila |
| Vāra | Shukravara | Sat 05:33 | Saturday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:33
Fālākāta
Sunset
17:04
day 11h 32m
Moonrise
10:39
waxing Moon
Moonset
20:57
Moon in Jyeshtha
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
05:33 → 17:04| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 05:33–06:59 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 06:59–08:26 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 08:26–09:52 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 09:52–11:19 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 11:19–12:45 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 12:45–14:12 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 14:12–15:38 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 15:38–17:04 | NEUTRAL |
Night
17:04 → 05:33| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 17:04–18:38 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 18:38–20:12 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 20:12–21:45 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 21:45–23:19 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 23:19–00:53 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 00:53–02:26 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 02:26–04:00 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 04:00–05:33 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
09:52–11:19
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
14:12–15:38
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
06:59–08:26
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
10:56–11:42
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:3308:3311:3314:3317:3320:3323:3302:3305:33
Regional panji
Day 29 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.