Panchang · Padam
Padam Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Padam · sunrise 06:29 · sunset 17:46
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:29
Rahu kaal
16:21
to 17:46
Abhijit
11:45
to 12:30
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:07
to 13:32
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 | 16:21 → 17:46 |
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 06:30 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:29
Padam
Sunset
17:46
day 11h 16m
Moonrise
13:20
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:21
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
06:29 → 17:46| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:29–07:54 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:54–09:18 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:18–10:43 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:43–12:07 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:07–13:32 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:32–14:57 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:57–16:21 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:21–17:46 | AVOID |
Night
17:46 → 06:30| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:46–19:21 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:21–20:57 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:57–22:32 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:32–00:08 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:08–01:43 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:43–03:19 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:19–04:54 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:54–06:30 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:21–17:46
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:07–13:32
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:57–16:21
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:45–12:30
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2909:2912:2915:2918:3021:3000:3003:3006:30
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 Padam, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Padam, Ladakh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.