Panchang · Nilanga
Nilanga Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Nilanga · sunrise 06:17 · sunset 17:59
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:17
Rahu kaal
16:31
to 17:59
Abhijit
11:45
to 12:31
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:08
to 13:36
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 | 16:31 → 17:59 |
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 4 | 12:49 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Sukarma | 23:56 | Dhriti |
| Karana | Vanija | 08:29 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 06:18 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:17
Nilanga
Sunset
17:59
day 11h 42m
Moonrise
12:43
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:57
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
06:17 → 17:59| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:17–07:45 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:45–09:13 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:13–10:40 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:40–12:08 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:08–13:36 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:36–15:03 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:03–16:31 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:31–17:59 | AVOID |
Night
17:59 → 06:18| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:59–19:31 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:31–21:04 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:04–22:36 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:36–00:08 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:08–01:41 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:41–03:13 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:13–04:45 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:45–06:18 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:31–17:59
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:08–13:36
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:03–16:31
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:45–12:31
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1709:1712:1715:1718:1721:1700:1803:1806:18
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 Nilanga, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Nilanga, Maharashtra (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.