Panchang · Malda
Malda Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartik, day 1.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Malda · sunrise 05:37 · sunset 17:08
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:37
Rahu kaal
15:42
to 17:08
Abhijit
10:59
to 11:45
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:22
to 12:49
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 | 15:42 → 17:08 |
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 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 05:37 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:37
Malda
Sunset
17:08
day 11h 31m
Moonrise
12:12
waxing Moon
Moonset
22:55
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
05:37 → 17:08| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:37–07:03 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:03–08:30 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:30–09:56 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 09:56–11:22 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:22–12:49 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:49–14:15 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:15–15:42 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 15:42–17:08 | AVOID |
Night
17:08 → 05:37| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:08–18:42 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 18:42–20:15 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:15–21:49 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 21:49–23:23 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:23–00:56 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 00:56–02:30 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:30–04:04 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:04–05:37 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
15:42–17:08
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:22–12:49
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:15–15:42
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
10:59–11:45
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:3708:3711:3714:3717:3720:3723:3702:3705:37
Regional panji
Day 1 of the solar month Kartik. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Malda, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Malda, West Bengal (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.