Panchang · Howli
Howli Panchang Saturday, 17 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Shashthi · Sharad ritu · solar month Aswina, day 31.
षष्ठी · Mula
Howli · sunrise 05:26 · sunset 16:56
CHOGHADIYA
Kaal
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:26
Rahu kaal
08:19
to 09:45
Abhijit
10:48
to 11:34
Nakshatra ends
09:47
Mula → Purva Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:38
to 14:04
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Saptami | Sat 05:55 |
| Karana turns to Gara | Sat 05:55 |
| Nakshatra turns to Purva Ashadha | Sat 09:47 |
| Yoga turns to Sukarma | Sat 23:03 |
| Rahu kaal | 08:19 → 09:45 |
Lunar month Ashwina (purnimanta), solar month Aswina 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 | Shukla Saptami |
| Nakshatra | Mula · pada 4 | Sat 09:47 | Purva Ashadha |
| Yoga | Atiganda | Sat 23:03 | Sukarma |
| Karana | Taitila | Sat 05:55 | Gara |
| Vāra | Shanivara | Sun 05:27 | Sunday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:26
Howli
Sunset
16:56
day 11h 30m
Moonrise
11:20
waxing Moon
Moonset
21:44
Moon in Mula
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
05:26 → 16:56| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | loss | 05:26–06:52 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 06:52–08:19 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 08:19–09:45 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 09:45–11:11 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 11:11–12:38 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 12:38–14:04 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 14:04–15:30 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 15:30–16:56 | AVOID |
Night
16:56 → 05:27| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 16:56–18:30 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 18:30–20:04 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 20:04–21:38 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 21:38–23:12 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 23:12–00:45 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:45–02:19 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 02:19–03:53 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 03:53–05:27 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
08:19–09:45
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:38–14:04
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
05:26–06:52
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
10:48–11:34
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:2608:2611:2614:2617:2620:2723:2702:2705:27
Regional panji
Day 31 of the solar month Aswina. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Howli, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Howli, Assam (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.