Panchang · Maheshtala
Maheshtala Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartik, day 2.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Maheshtala · sunrise 05:35 · sunset 17:09
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 05:35
Rahu kaal
07:02
to 08:28
Abhijit
10:59
to 11:45
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
09:55
to 11:22
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Navami | 10:52 |
| Karana turns to Balava | 10:52 |
| Nakshatra turns to Shravana | 15:39 |
| Yoga turns to Shula | 00:35 |
| Rahu kaal | 07:02 → 08:28 |
Lunar month Ashwina (amanta), solar month Kartik 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 Ashtami | 10:52 | Shukla Navami |
| Nakshatra | Uttara Ashadha · pada 3 | 15:39 | Shravana |
| Yoga | Dhriti | 00:35 | Shula |
| Karana | Bava | 10:52 | Balava |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 05:35 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:35
Maheshtala
Sunset
17:09
day 11h 34m
Moonrise
12:47
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:54
Moon in Uttara 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
05:35 → 17:09| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 05:35–07:02 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:02–08:28 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 08:28–09:55 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 09:55–11:22 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 11:22–12:49 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 12:49–14:15 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:15–15:42 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 15:42–17:09 | GOOD |
Night
17:09 → 05:35| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:09–18:42 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 18:42–20:15 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:15–21:49 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 21:49–23:22 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 23:22–00:55 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 00:55–02:29 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 02:29–04:02 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:02–05:35 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:02–08:28
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
09:55–11:22
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
12:49–14:15
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
10:59–11:45
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:3508:3511:3514:3517:3520:3523:3502:3505:35
Regional panji
Day 2 of the solar month Kartik. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Maheshtala, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Maheshtala, West Bengal (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.