Panchang · Kosamba
Kosamba Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Kosamba · sunrise 06:35 · sunset 18:11
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:35
Rahu kaal
16:44
to 18:11
Abhijit
12:00
to 12:46
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:23
to 13:50
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 | 16:44 → 18:11 |
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 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 06:35 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:35
Kosamba
Sunset
18:11
day 11h 37m
Moonrise
13:06
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:06
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
06:35 → 18:11| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:35–08:02 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 08:02–09:29 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:29–10:56 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:56–12:23 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:23–13:50 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:50–15:17 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:17–16:44 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:44–18:11 | AVOID |
Night
18:11 → 06:35| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:11–19:44 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:44–21:17 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:17–22:50 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:50–00:23 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:23–01:56 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:56–03:29 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:29–05:02 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 05:02–06:35 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:44–18:11
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:23–13:50
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:17–16:44
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
12:00–12:46
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3509:3512:3515:3518:3521:3500:3503:3506:35
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 Kosamba, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Kosamba, Gujarat (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.