Panchang · Lochapada
Lochapada Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Lochapada · sunrise 05:46 · sunset 17:26
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:46
Rahu kaal
15:58
to 17:26
Abhijit
11:13
to 11:59
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:36
to 13:03
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 | 15:58 → 17:26 |
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 3 | 12:49 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Sukarma | 23:56 | Dhriti |
| Karana | Vanija | 08:29 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 05:46 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:46
Lochapada
Sunset
17:26
day 11h 40m
Moonrise
12:13
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:21
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
05:46 → 17:26| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:46–07:13 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:13–08:41 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:41–10:08 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:08–11:36 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:36–13:03 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:03–14:31 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:31–15:58 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 15:58–17:26 | AVOID |
Night
17:26 → 05:46| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:26–18:58 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 18:58–20:31 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:31–22:03 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:03–23:36 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:36–01:09 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:09–02:41 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:41–04:14 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:14–05:46 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
15:58–17:26
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:36–13:03
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:31–15:58
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:13–11:59
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4608:4611:4614:4617:4620:4623:4602:4605:46
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 Lochapada, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Lochapada, Odisha (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.