Panchang · Lohāra
Lohāra Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Lohāra · sunrise 06:14 · sunset 17:52
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:14
Rahu kaal
16:25
to 17:52
Abhijit
11:39
to 12:26
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:03
to 13:30
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 | 16:25 → 17:52 |
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 06:14 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:14
Lohāra
Sunset
17:52
day 11h 38m
Moonrise
12:43
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:47
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
06:14 → 17:52| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:14–07:41 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:41–09:08 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:08–10:35 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:35–12:03 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:03–13:30 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:30–14:57 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:57–16:25 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:25–17:52 | AVOID |
Night
17:52 → 06:14| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:52–19:25 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:25–20:57 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:57–22:30 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:30–00:03 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:03–01:36 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:36–03:08 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:08–04:41 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:41–06:14 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:25–17:52
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:03–13:30
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:57–16:25
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:39–12:26
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1409:1412:1415:1418:1421:1400:1403:1406:14
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 Lohāra, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Lohāra, Maharashtra (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.