Panchang · Losal
Losal Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Losal · sunrise 06:32 · sunset 17:59
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:32
Rahu kaal
16:33
to 17:59
Abhijit
11:52
to 12:38
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:15
to 13:41
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 | 16:33 → 17:59 |
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 06:32 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:32
Losal
Sunset
17:59
day 11h 27m
Moonrise
13:12
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:44
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
06:32 → 17:59| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:32–07:58 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:58–09:24 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:24–10:49 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:49–12:15 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:15–13:41 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:41–15:07 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:07–16:33 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:33–17:59 | AVOID |
Night
17:59 → 06:32| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:59–19:33 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:33–21:07 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:07–22:41 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:41–00:16 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:16–01:50 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:50–03:24 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:24–04:58 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:58–06:32 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:33–17:59
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:15–13:41
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:07–16:33
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:52–12:38
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3209:3212:3215:3218:3221:3200:3203:3206:32
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 Losal, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Losal, Rajasthan (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.