Panchang · Padam
Padam Panchang Friday, 23 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dvadashi · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 7.
द्वादशी · Purva Bhadrapada
Padam · sunrise 06:33 · sunset 17:40
CHOGHADIYA
Char
neutral
from sunrise 06:33
Rahu kaal
10:43
to 12:07
Abhijit
11:44
to 12:29
Nakshatra ends
21:03
Purva Bhadrapada → Uttara Bhadrapada
Yamaganda
14:53
to 16:17
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Trayodashi | 14:36 |
| Karana turns to Kaulava | 14:36 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Bhadrapada | 21:03 |
| Yoga turns to Vyaghata | 22:09 |
| Rahu kaal | 10:43 → 12:07 |
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 Dvadashi | 14:36 | Shukla Trayodashi |
| Nakshatra | Purva Bhadrapada · pada 2 | 21:03 | Uttara Bhadrapada |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 22:09 | Vyaghata |
| Karana | Balava | 14:36 | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Shukravara | Sat 06:34 | Saturday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:33
Padam
Sunset
17:40
day 11h 7m
Moonrise
15:53
waxing Moon
Moonset
04:23
Moon in Purva Bhadrapada
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
06:33 → 17:40| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 06:33–07:57 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 07:57–09:20 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 09:20–10:43 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 10:43–12:07 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:07–13:30 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 13:30–14:53 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 14:53–16:17 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 16:17–17:40 | NEUTRAL |
Night
17:40 → 06:34| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 17:40–19:17 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 19:17–20:53 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 20:53–22:30 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 22:30–00:07 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 00:07–01:44 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 01:44–03:21 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 03:21–04:57 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 04:57–06:34 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
10:43–12:07
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
14:53–16:17
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
07:57–09:20
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:44–12:29
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3309:3312:3315:3418:3421:3400:3403:3406:34
Regional panji
Day 7 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.