Panchang · Gothara
Gothara Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Gothara · sunrise 06:29 · sunset 17:55
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:29
Rahu kaal
16:29
to 17:55
Abhijit
11:49
to 12:35
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:12
to 13:37
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 | 16:29 → 17:55 |
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 06:29 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:29
Gothara
Sunset
17:55
day 11h 26m
Moonrise
13:10
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:39
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
06:29 → 17:55| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:29–07:54 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:54–09:20 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:20–10:46 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:46–12:12 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:12–13:37 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:37–15:03 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:03–16:29 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:29–17:55 | AVOID |
Night
17:55 → 06:29| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:55–19:29 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:29–21:03 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:03–22:38 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:38–00:12 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:12–01:46 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:46–03:21 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:21–04:55 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:55–06:29 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:29–17:55
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:12–13:37
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:03–16:29
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:49–12:35
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2909:2912:2915:2918:2921:2900:2903:2906:29
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 Gothara, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Gothara, Rajasthan (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.