Panchang · Kālka
Kālka Panchang Friday, 23 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dvadashi · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 7.
द्वादशी · Purva Bhadrapada
Kālka · sunrise 06:30 · sunset 17:43
CHOGHADIYA
Char
neutral
from sunrise 06:30
Rahu kaal
10:42
to 12:06
Abhijit
11:44
to 12:29
Nakshatra ends
21:03
Purva Bhadrapada → Uttara Bhadrapada
Yamaganda
14:55
to 16:19
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Trayodashi | 14:36 |
| Karana turns to Kaulava | 14:36 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Bhadrapada | 21:03 |
| Yoga turns to Vyaghata | 22:09 |
| Rahu kaal | 10:42 → 12:06 |
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 Dvadashi | 14:36 | Shukla Trayodashi |
| Nakshatra | Purva Bhadrapada · pada 2 | 21:03 | Uttara Bhadrapada |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 22:09 | Vyaghata |
| Karana | Balava | 14:36 | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Shukravara | Sat 06:31 | Saturday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:30
Kālka
Sunset
17:43
day 11h 12m
Moonrise
15:52
waxing Moon
Moonset
04:22
Moon in Purva Bhadrapada
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
06:30 → 17:43| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 06:30–07:54 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 07:54–09:18 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 09:18–10:42 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 10:42–12:06 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:06–13:30 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 13:30–14:55 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 14:55–16:19 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 16:19–17:43 | NEUTRAL |
Night
17:43 → 06:31| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 17:43–19:19 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 19:19–20:55 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 20:55–22:31 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 22:31–00:07 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 00:07–01:43 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 01:43–03:19 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 03:19–04:55 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 04:55–06:31 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
10:42–12:06
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
14:55–16:19
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
07:54–09:18
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:44–12:29
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3009:3012:3015:3018:3121:3100:3103:3106:31
Regional panji
Day 7 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.