Panchang · Idar
Idar Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Idar · sunrise 06:37 · sunset 18:09
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:37
Rahu kaal
16:43
to 18:09
Abhijit
12:00
to 12:46
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:23
to 13:50
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 | 16:43 → 18:09 |
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 06:37 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:37
Idar
Sunset
18:09
day 11h 33m
Moonrise
13:12
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:00
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
06:37 → 18:09| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:37–08:03 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 08:03–09:30 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:30–10:56 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:56–12:23 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:23–13:50 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:50–15:16 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:16–16:43 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:43–18:09 | AVOID |
Night
18:09 → 06:37| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:09–19:43 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:43–21:16 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:16–22:50 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:50–00:23 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:23–01:57 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:57–03:30 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:30–05:04 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 05:04–06:37 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:43–18:09
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:23–13:50
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:16–16:43
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
12:00–12:46
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3709:3712:3715:3718:3721:3700:3703:3706:37
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 Idar, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Idar, Gujarat (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.