Panchang · Khapat
Khapat Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Khapat · sunrise 06:48 · sunset 18:25
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:48
Rahu kaal
16:58
to 18:25
Abhijit
12:13
to 13:00
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:37
to 14:04
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 | 16:58 → 18:25 |
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 06:49 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:48
Khapat
Sunset
18:25
day 11h 36m
Moonrise
13:21
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:19
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
06:48 → 18:25| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:48–08:16 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 08:16–09:43 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:43–11:10 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 11:10–12:37 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:37–14:04 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 14:04–15:31 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:31–16:58 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:58–18:25 | AVOID |
Night
18:25 → 06:49| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:25–19:58 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:58–21:31 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:31–23:04 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 23:04–00:37 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:37–02:10 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 02:10–03:43 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:43–05:16 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 05:16–06:49 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:58–18:25
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:37–14:04
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:31–16:58
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
12:13–13:00
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:4809:4912:4915:4918:4921:4900:4903:4906:49
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 Khapat, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Khapat, Gujarat (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.