Panchang · Kātrās
Kātrās Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 3.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Kātrās · sunrise 05:44 · sunset 17:16
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 05:44
Rahu kaal
07:10
to 08:37
Abhijit
11:07
to 11:53
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
10:03
to 11:30
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 | 07:10 → 08:37 |
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 05:44 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:44
Kātrās
Sunset
17:16
day 11h 32m
Moonrise
12:57
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:00
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
05:44 → 17:16| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 05:44–07:10 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:10–08:37 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 08:37–10:03 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:03–11:30 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 11:30–12:56 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 12:56–14:23 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:23–15:49 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 15:49–17:16 | GOOD |
Night
17:16 → 05:44| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:16–18:49 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 18:49–20:23 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:23–21:56 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 21:56–23:30 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 23:30–01:04 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:04–02:37 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 02:37–04:11 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:11–05:44 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:10–08:37
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:03–11:30
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
12:56–14:23
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:07–11:53
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4408:4411:4414:4417:4420:4423:4402:4405:44
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 Kātrās, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Kātrās, Jharkhand (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.