Panchang · Khair
Khair Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Khair · sunrise 06:21 · sunset 17:47
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:21
Rahu kaal
16:21
to 17:47
Abhijit
11:41
to 12:27
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:04
to 13:29
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Ashtami | 08:29 |
| Karana turns to Vishti | 08:29 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Ashadha | 12:49 |
| Yoga turns to Dhriti | 23:56 |
| Rahu kaal | 16:21 → 17:47 |
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 Saptami | 08:29 | Shukla Ashtami |
| Nakshatra | Purva Ashadha · pada 4 | 12:49 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Sukarma | 23:56 | Dhriti |
| Karana | Vanija | 08:29 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 06:21 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:21
Khair
Sunset
17:47
day 11h 26m
Moonrise
13:02
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:31
Moon in Purva 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
06:21 → 17:47| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:21–07:46 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:46–09:12 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:12–10:38 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:38–12:04 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:04–13:29 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:29–14:55 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:55–16:21 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:21–17:47 | AVOID |
Night
17:47 → 06:21| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:47–19:21 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:21–20:55 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:55–22:30 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:30–00:04 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:04–01:38 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:38–03:13 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:13–04:47 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:47–06:21 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:21–17:47
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:04–13:29
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:55–16:21
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:41–12:27
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2109:2112:2115:2118:2121:2100:2103:2106:21
Regional panji
Day 2 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Khair, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Khair, Uttar Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.