Panchang · Kālka
Kālka Panchang Thursday, 22 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ekadashi · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 6.
एकादशी · Shatabhisha
Kālka · sunrise 06:29 · sunset 17:44
CHOGHADIYA
Shubh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:29
Rahu kaal
13:31
to 14:55
Abhijit
11:44
to 12:29
Nakshatra ends
20:49
Shatabhisha → Purva Bhadrapada
Yamaganda
06:29
to 07:54
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Dvadashi | 14:49 |
| Karana turns to Bava | 14:49 |
| Nakshatra turns to Purva Bhadrapada | 20:49 |
| Yoga turns to Dhruva | 23:40 |
| Rahu kaal | 13:31 → 14:55 |
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 Ekadashi | 14:49 | Shukla Dvadashi |
| Nakshatra | Shatabhisha · pada 2 | 20:49 | Purva Bhadrapada |
| Yoga | Vriddhi | 23:40 | Dhruva |
| Karana | Vishti | 14:49 | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvara | Fri 06:30 | Friday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:29
Kālka
Sunset
17:44
day 11h 14m
Moonrise
15:24
waxing Moon
Moonset
03:21
Moon in Shatabhisha
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 → 17:44| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 06:29–07:54 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 07:54–09:18 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 09:18–10:42 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 10:42–12:07 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 12:07–13:31 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 13:31–14:55 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 14:55–16:19 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 16:19–17:44 | GOOD |
Night
17:44 → 06:30| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 17:44–19:19 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 19:19–20:55 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 20:55–22:31 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 22:31–00:07 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 00:07–01:43 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 01:43–03:19 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 03:19–04:54 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 04:54–06:30 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
13:31–14:55
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
06:29–07:54
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
09:18–10:42
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:44–12:29
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2909:3012:3015:3018:3021:3000:3003:3006:30
Regional panji
Day 6 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Kālka, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Kālka, Himachal Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.