Panchang · Māndal
Māndal Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 3.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Māndal · sunrise 06:32 · sunset 18:01
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:32
Rahu kaal
07:58
to 09:24
Abhijit
11:54
to 12:40
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
10:50
to 12:17
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 | 07:58 → 09:24 |
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 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 06:33 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:32
Māndal
Sunset
18:01
day 11h 29m
Moonrise
13:49
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:46
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
06:32 → 18:01| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:32–07:58 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:58–09:24 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:24–10:50 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:50–12:17 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:17–13:43 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:43–15:09 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:09–16:35 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:35–18:01 | GOOD |
Night
18:01 → 06:33| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 18:01–19:35 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:35–21:09 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 21:09–22:43 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:43–00:17 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 00:17–01:51 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:51–03:25 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 03:25–04:59 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:59–06:33 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:58–09:24
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:50–12:17
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:43–15:09
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:54–12:40
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3209:3212:3215:3218:3221:3200:3303:3306:33
Regional panji
Day 3 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Māndal, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Māndal, Rajasthan (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.