Panchang · Pāchora
Pāchora Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Pāchora · sunrise 06:25 · sunset 18:03
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:25
Rahu kaal
16:35
to 18:03
Abhijit
11:50
to 12:37
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:14
to 13:41
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 | 16:35 → 18:03 |
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 06:25 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:25
Pāchora
Sunset
18:03
day 11h 38m
Moonrise
12:55
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
06:25 → 18:03| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:25–07:52 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:52–09:19 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:19–10:46 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:46–12:14 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:14–13:41 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:41–15:08 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:08–16:35 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:35–18:03 | AVOID |
Night
18:03 → 06:25| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:03–19:35 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:35–21:08 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:08–22:41 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:41–00:14 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:14–01:47 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:47–03:19 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:19–04:52 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:52–06:25 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:35–18:03
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:14–13:41
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:08–16:35
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:50–12:37
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2509:2512:2515:2518:2521:2500:2503:2506:25
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 Pāchora, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Pāchora, Maharashtra (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.