Panchang · Loha
Loha Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Loha · sunrise 06:16 · sunset 17:57
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:16
Rahu kaal
16:29
to 17:57
Abhijit
11:43
to 12:30
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:07
to 13:34
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 | 16:29 → 17:57 |
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 06:17 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:16
Loha
Sunset
17:57
day 11h 40m
Moonrise
12:44
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:54
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
06:16 → 17:57| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:16–07:44 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:44–09:12 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:12–10:39 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:39–12:07 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:07–13:34 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:34–15:02 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:02–16:29 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:29–17:57 | AVOID |
Night
17:57 → 06:17| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:57–19:29 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:29–21:02 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:02–22:34 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:34–00:07 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:07–01:39 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:39–03:12 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:12–04:44 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:44–06:17 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:29–17:57
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:07–13:34
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:02–16:29
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:43–12:30
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1609:1712:1715:1718:1721:1700:1703:1706:17
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 Loha, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Loha, Maharashtra (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.