Panchang · Lanka
Lanka Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Lanka · sunrise 05:18 · sunset 16:48
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:18
Rahu kaal
15:22
to 16:48
Abhijit
10:40
to 11:26
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:03
to 12:29
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Ashtami | Sun 08:29 |
| Karana turns to Vishti | Sun 08:29 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Ashadha | Sun 12:49 |
| Yoga turns to Dhriti | Sun 23:56 |
| Rahu kaal | 15:22 → 16:48 |
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 | Sun 08:29 | Shukla Ashtami |
| Nakshatra | Purva Ashadha · pada 3 | Sun 12:49 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Sukarma | Sun 23:56 | Dhriti |
| Karana | Vanija | Sun 08:29 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 05:19 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:18
Lanka
Sunset
16:48
day 11h 30m
Moonrise
11:54
waxing Moon
Moonset
22:33
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
05:18 → 16:48| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:18–06:45 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 06:45–08:11 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:11–09:37 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 09:37–11:03 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:03–12:29 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:29–13:56 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 13:56–15:22 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 15:22–16:48 | AVOID |
Night
16:48 → 05:19| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 16:48–18:22 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 18:22–19:56 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 19:56–21:30 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 21:30–23:04 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:04–00:37 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 00:37–02:11 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:11–03:45 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 03:45–05:19 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
15:22–16:48
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:03–12:29
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:56–15:22
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
10:40–11:26
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:1808:1911:1914:1917:1920:1923:1902:1905:19
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 Lanka, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Lanka, Assam (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.