Panchang · Padam
Padam Panchang Monday, 26 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Purnima · Hemant ritu · solar month Kartika, day 10.
पूर्णिमा · Ashwini
Padam · sunrise 06:36 · sunset 17:37
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:36
Rahu kaal
07:58
to 09:21
Abhijit
11:44
to 12:28
Nakshatra ends
17:41
Ashwini → Bharani
Yamaganda
10:44
to 12:06
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Krishna Pratipada | 09:42 |
| Karana turns to Balava | 09:42 |
| Yoga turns to Siddhi | 14:17 |
| Nakshatra turns to Bharani | 17:41 |
| Rahu kaal | 07:58 → 09:21 |
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 Purnima | 09:42 | Krishna Pratipada |
| Nakshatra | Ashwini · pada 3 | 17:41 | Bharani |
| Yoga | Vajra | 14:17 | Siddhi |
| Karana | Bava | 09:42 | Balava |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 06:37 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:36
Padam
Sunset
17:37
day 11h 1m
Moonrise
17:27
waxing Moon
Moonset
06:36
Moon in Ashwini
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
06:36 → 17:37| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:36–07:58 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:58–09:21 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:21–10:44 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:44–12:06 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:06–13:29 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:29–14:51 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:51–16:14 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:14–17:37 | GOOD |
Night
17:37 → 06:37| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:37–19:14 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:14–20:52 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:52–22:29 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:29–00:07 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 00:07–01:44 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:44–03:22 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 03:22–04:59 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:59–06:37 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:58–09:21
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:44–12:06
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:29–14:51
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:44–12:28
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3609:3612:3615:3618:3621:3600:3603:3606:37
Regional panji
Day 10 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.