Panchang · Giddarbāha
Giddarbāha Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Giddarbāha · sunrise 06:35 · sunset 17:58
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:35
Rahu kaal
16:32
to 17:58
Abhijit
11:54
to 12:39
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:16
to 13:42
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Ashtami | 08:29 |
| Karana turns to Vishti | 08:29 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Ashadha | 12:49 |
| Yoga turns to Dhriti | 23:56 |
| Rahu kaal | 16:32 → 17:58 |
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 Saptami | 08:29 | Shukla Ashtami |
| Nakshatra | Purva Ashadha · pada 4 | 12:49 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Sukarma | 23:56 | Dhriti |
| Karana | Vanija | 08:29 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 06:36 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:35
Giddarbāha
Sunset
17:58
day 11h 22m
Moonrise
13:21
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:38
Moon in Purva 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
06:35 → 17:58| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:35–08:00 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 08:00–09:26 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:26–10:51 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:51–12:16 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:16–13:42 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:42–15:07 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:07–16:32 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:32–17:58 | AVOID |
Night
17:58 → 06:36| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:58–19:32 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:32–21:07 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:07–22:42 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:42–00:17 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:17–01:51 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:51–03:26 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:26–05:01 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 05:01–06:36 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:32–17:58
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:16–13:42
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:07–16:32
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:54–12:39
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3509:3512:3515:3518:3521:3600:3603:3606:36
Regional panji
Day 2 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Giddarbāha, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Giddarbāha, Punjab (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.