Panchang · Mankāchar
Mankāchar Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 3.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Mankāchar · sunrise 05:31 · sunset 17:00
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 05:31
Rahu kaal
06:57
to 08:23
Abhijit
10:52
to 11:38
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
09:49
to 11:15
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 | 06:57 → 08:23 |
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 05:32 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:31
Mankāchar
Sunset
17:00
day 11h 29m
Moonrise
12:46
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:42
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
05:31 → 17:00| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 05:31–06:57 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 06:57–08:23 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 08:23–09:49 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 09:49–11:15 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 11:15–12:42 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 12:42–14:08 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:08–15:34 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 15:34–17:00 | GOOD |
Night
17:00 → 05:32| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:00–18:34 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 18:34–20:08 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:08–21:42 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 21:42–23:16 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 23:16–00:50 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 00:50–02:24 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 02:24–03:58 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 03:58–05:32 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
06:57–08:23
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
09:49–11:15
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
12:42–14:08
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
10:52–11:38
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:3108:3111:3114:3117:3120:3123:3102:3105:32
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 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.