Panchang · Mankāchar
Mankāchar Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Mankāchar · sunrise 05:30 · sunset 17:01
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:30
Rahu kaal
15:34
to 17:01
Abhijit
10:53
to 11:39
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:16
to 12:42
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 | 15:34 → 17:01 |
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 3 | 12:49 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Sukarma | 23:56 | Dhriti |
| Karana | Vanija | 08:29 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 05:31 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:30
Mankāchar
Sunset
17:01
day 11h 30m
Moonrise
12:06
waxing Moon
Moonset
22:46
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
05:30 → 17:01| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:30–06:57 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 06:57–08:23 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:23–09:49 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 09:49–11:16 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:16–12:42 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:42–14:08 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:08–15:34 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 15:34–17:01 | AVOID |
Night
17:01 → 05:31| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:01–18:34 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 18:34–20:08 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:08–21:42 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 21:42–23:16 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:16–00:50 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 00:50–02:23 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:23–03:57 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 03:57–05:31 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
15:34–17:01
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:16–12:42
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:08–15:34
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
10:53–11:39
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:3008:3111:3114:3117:3120:3123:3102:3105:31
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 Mankāchar, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Mankāchar, Meghalaya (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.