Panchang · Lahār
Lahār Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Lahār · sunrise 06:15 · sunset 17:44
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:15
Rahu kaal
16:18
to 17:44
Abhijit
11:36
to 12:22
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:59
to 13:25
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 | 16:18 → 17:44 |
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 06:15 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:15
Lahār
Sunset
17:44
day 11h 29m
Moonrise
12:53
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:30
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
06:15 → 17:44| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:15–07:41 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:41–09:07 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:07–10:33 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:33–11:59 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:59–13:25 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:25–14:52 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:52–16:18 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:18–17:44 | AVOID |
Night
17:44 → 06:15| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:44–19:18 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:18–20:52 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:52–22:26 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:26–00:00 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:00–01:33 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:33–03:07 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:07–04:41 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:41–06:15 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:18–17:44
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:59–13:25
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:52–16:18
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:36–12:22
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1509:1512:1515:1518:1521:1500:1503:1506:15
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 Lahār, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Lahār, Madhya Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.