Panchang · Kālka
Kālka Panchang Monday, 2 November 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Kartika Krishna Ashtami · Hemant ritu · solar month Kartika, day 17.
अष्टमी · Ashlesha
Kālka · sunrise 06:38 · sunset 17:33
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:38
Rahu kaal
08:00
to 09:22
Abhijit
11:44
to 12:27
Nakshatra ends
03:47
Ashlesha → Magha
Yamaganda
10:44
to 12:06
The day, at a glance
| Yoga turns to Shukla | 12:07 |
| Tithi turns to Krishna Navami | 13:11 |
| Karana turns to Taitila | 13:11 |
| Nakshatra turns to Magha | 03:47 |
| Rahu kaal | 08:00 → 09:22 |
Lunar month Kartika (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 | Krishna Ashtami | 13:11 | Krishna Navami |
| Nakshatra | Ashlesha · pada 1 | 03:47 | Magha |
| Yoga | Shubha | 12:07 | Shukla |
| Karana | Kaulava | 13:11 | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 06:39 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:38
Kālka
Sunset
17:33
day 10h 56m
Moonrise
00:39
waning Moon
Moonset
13:32
Moon in Ashlesha
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
06:38 → 17:33| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:38–08:00 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 08:00–09:22 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:22–10:44 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:44–12:06 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:06–13:28 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:28–14:50 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:50–16:11 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:11–17:33 | GOOD |
Night
17:33 → 06:39| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:33–19:12 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:12–20:50 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:50–22:28 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:28–00:06 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 00:06–01:44 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:44–03:22 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 03:22–05:00 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 05:00–06:39 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
08:00–09:22
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:44–12:06
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:28–14:50
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:44–12:27
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3809:3812:3815:3818:3821:3800:3803:3806:39
Regional panji
Day 17 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.