Panchang · Gotan
Gotan Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Gotan · sunrise 06:36 · sunset 18:04
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:36
Rahu kaal
16:38
to 18:04
Abhijit
11:57
to 12:43
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:20
to 13:46
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 | 16:38 → 18:04 |
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
06:36
Gotan
Sunset
18:04
day 11h 28m
Moonrise
13:15
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:51
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
06:36 → 18:04| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:36–08:02 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 08:02–09:28 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:28–10:54 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:54–12:20 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:20–13:46 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:46–15:12 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:12–16:38 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:38–18:04 | AVOID |
Night
18:04 → 06:36| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:04–19:38 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:38–21:12 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:12–22:46 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:46–00:20 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:20–01:54 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:54–03:28 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:28–05:02 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 05:02–06:36 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:38–18:04
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:20–13:46
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:12–16:38
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:57–12:43
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3609:3612:3615:3618:3621:3600:3603:3606:36
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 Gotan, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Gotan, Rajasthan (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.