Panchang · Kātoya
Kātoya Panchang Monday, 2 November 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Krishna Ashtami · Hemant ritu · solar month Kartik, day 16.
अष्टमी · Ashlesha
Kātoya · sunrise 05:44 · sunset 16:58
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 05:44
Rahu kaal
07:08
to 08:32
Abhijit
10:58
to 11:43
Nakshatra ends
03:47
Ashlesha → Magha
Yamaganda
09:57
to 11:21
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 | 07:08 → 08:32 |
Lunar month Ashwina (amanta), solar month Kartik 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 05:44 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:44
Kātoya
Sunset
16:58
day 11h 15m
Moonrise
00:02
waning Moon
Moonset
12:35
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
05:44 → 16:58| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 05:44–07:08 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:08–08:32 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 08:32–09:57 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 09:57–11:21 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 11:21–12:45 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 12:45–14:10 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:10–15:34 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 15:34–16:58 | GOOD |
Night
16:58 → 05:44| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 16:58–18:34 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 18:34–20:10 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:10–21:45 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 21:45–23:21 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 23:21–00:57 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 00:57–02:33 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 02:33–04:08 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:08–05:44 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:08–08:32
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
09:57–11:21
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
12:45–14:10
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
10:58–11:43
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4408:4411:4414:4417:4420:4423:4402:4405:44
Regional panji
Day 16 of the solar month Kartik. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Kātoya, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Kātoya, West Bengal (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.