Panchang · Kāraikāl
Kāraikāl Panchang Monday, 12 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dvitiya · Sharad ritu · solar month Aswina, day 25.
द्वितीया · Swati
Kāraikāl · sunrise 06:00 · sunset 17:55
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:00
Rahu kaal
07:29
to 08:58
Abhijit
11:33
to 12:21
Nakshatra ends
23:52
Swati → Vishakha
Yamaganda
10:28
to 11:57
The day, at a glance
| Karana turns to Kaulava | 09:49 |
| Yoga turns to Priti | 20:32 |
| Tithi turns to Shukla Tritiya | 22:14 |
| Nakshatra turns to Vishakha | 23:52 |
| Rahu kaal | 07:29 → 08:58 |
Lunar month Ashwina (purnimanta), solar month Aswina with the Sun in Kanya. Dakshinayana.
01
The five limbs
What held at sunrise, when it changed, and what took its place.
| Limb | At sunrise | Changes | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Dvitiya | 22:14 | Shukla Tritiya |
| Nakshatra | Swati · pada 2 | 23:52 | Vishakha |
| Yoga | Vishkambha | 20:32 | Priti |
| Karana | Balava | 09:49 | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 06:00 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:00
Kāraikāl
Sunset
17:55
day 11h 55m
Moonrise
07:09
waxing Moon
Moonset
19:00
Moon in Swati
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
06:00 → 17:55| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:00–07:29 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:29–08:58 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 08:58–10:28 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:28–11:57 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 11:57–13:27 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:27–14:56 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:56–16:25 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:25–17:55 | GOOD |
Night
17:55 → 06:00| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:55–19:25 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:25–20:56 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:56–22:27 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:27–23:57 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 23:57–01:28 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:28–02:58 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 02:58–04:29 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:29–06:00 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:29–08:58
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:28–11:57
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:27–14:56
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:33–12:21
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:0006:00
Regional panji
Day 25 of the solar month Aswina. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Kāraikāl, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Kāraikāl, Puducherry (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.