Panchang · Padam
Padam Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 3.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Padam · sunrise 06:30 · sunset 17:44
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:30
Rahu kaal
07:54
to 09:19
Abhijit
11:45
to 12:30
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
10:43
to 12:07
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 | 07:54 → 09:19 |
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 06:31 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:30
Padam
Sunset
17:44
day 11h 14m
Moonrise
13:57
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:20
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
06:30 → 17:44| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:30–07:54 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:54–09:19 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:19–10:43 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:43–12:07 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:07–13:32 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:32–14:56 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:56–16:20 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:20–17:44 | GOOD |
Night
17:44 → 06:31| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:44–19:20 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:20–20:56 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:56–22:32 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:32–00:08 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 00:08–01:43 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:43–03:19 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 03:19–04:55 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:55–06:31 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:54–09:19
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:43–12:07
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:32–14:56
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:45–12:30
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3009:3012:3015:3018:3021:3000:3103:3106:31
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 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.