Panchang · Howli
Howli Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 3.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Howli · sunrise 05:27 · sunset 16:55
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 05:27
Rahu kaal
06:53
to 08:19
Abhijit
10:48
to 11:34
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
09:45
to 11:11
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Navami | Mon 10:52 |
| Karana turns to Balava | Mon 10:52 |
| Nakshatra turns to Shravana | Mon 15:39 |
| Yoga turns to Shula | Tue 00:35 |
| Rahu kaal | 06:53 → 08:19 |
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 | Mon 10:52 | Shukla Navami |
| Nakshatra | Uttara Ashadha · pada 3 | Mon 15:39 | Shravana |
| Yoga | Dhriti | Tue 00:35 | Shula |
| Karana | Bava | Mon 10:52 | Balava |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 05:28 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:27
Howli
Sunset
16:55
day 11h 27m
Moonrise
12:43
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:36
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
05:27 → 16:55| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 05:27–06:53 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 06:53–08:19 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 08:19–09:45 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 09:45–11:11 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 11:11–12:37 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 12:37–14:03 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:03–15:29 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 15:29–16:55 | GOOD |
Night
16:55 → 05:28| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 16:55–18:29 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 18:29–20:03 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:03–21:37 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 21:37–23:11 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 23:11–00:45 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 00:45–02:20 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 02:20–03:54 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 03:54–05:28 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
06:53–08:19
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
09:45–11:11
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
12:37–14:03
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
10:48–11:34
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:2708:2711:2714:2717:2820:2823:2802:2805:28
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 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.