Panchang · Ghantapada
Ghantapada Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 3.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Ghantapada · sunrise 05:46 · sunset 17:22
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 05:46
Rahu kaal
07:13
to 08:40
Abhijit
11:11
to 11:57
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
10:07
to 11:34
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 | 07:13 → 08:40 |
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 05:46 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:46
Ghantapada
Sunset
17:22
day 11h 36m
Moonrise
12:56
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:10
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
05:46 → 17:22| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 05:46–07:13 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:13–08:40 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 08:40–10:07 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:07–11:34 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 11:34–13:01 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:01–14:28 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:28–15:55 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 15:55–17:22 | GOOD |
Night
17:22 → 05:46| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:22–18:55 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 18:55–20:28 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:28–22:01 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:01–23:34 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 23:34–01:07 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:07–02:40 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 02:40–04:13 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:13–05:46 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:13–08:40
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:07–11:34
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:01–14:28
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:11–11:57
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4608:4611:4614:4617:4620:4623:4602:4605:46
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 Ghantapada, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Ghantapada, Odisha (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.