Panchang · Kāranja
Kāranja Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 3.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Kāranja · sunrise 06:16 · sunset 17:53
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:16
Rahu kaal
07:44
to 09:11
Abhijit
11:42
to 12:28
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
10:38
to 12:05
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Navami | 10:52 |
| Karana turns to Balava | 10:52 |
| Nakshatra turns to Shravana | 15:39 |
| Yoga turns to Shula | 00:35 |
| Rahu kaal | 07:44 → 09:11 |
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 Ashtami | 10:52 | Shukla Navami |
| Nakshatra | Uttara Ashadha · pada 3 | 15:39 | Shravana |
| Yoga | Dhriti | 00:35 | Shula |
| Karana | Bava | 10:52 | Balava |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 06:17 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:16
Kāranja
Sunset
17:53
day 11h 37m
Moonrise
13:27
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:42
Moon in Uttara 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
06:16 → 17:53| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:16–07:44 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:44–09:11 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:11–10:38 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:38–12:05 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:05–13:32 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:32–14:59 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:59–16:26 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:26–17:53 | GOOD |
Night
17:53 → 06:17| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:53–19:26 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:26–20:59 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:59–22:32 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:32–00:05 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 00:05–01:38 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:38–03:11 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 03:11–04:44 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:44–06:17 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:44–09:11
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:38–12:05
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:32–14:59
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:42–12:28
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1609:1712:1715:1718:1721:1700:1703:1706:17
Regional panji
Day 3 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Kāranja, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Kāranja, Maharashtra (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.