Panchang · Pākāla
Pākāla Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 3.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Pākāla · sunrise 06:05 · sunset 17:52
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:05
Rahu kaal
07:33
to 09:02
Abhijit
11:35
to 12:22
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
10:30
to 11:58
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 | 07:33 → 09:02 |
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 06:05 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:05
Pākāla
Sunset
17:52
day 11h 48m
Moonrise
13:08
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:47
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
06:05 → 17:52| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:05–07:33 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:33–09:02 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:02–10:30 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:30–11:58 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 11:58–13:27 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:27–14:55 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:55–16:24 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:24–17:52 | GOOD |
Night
17:52 → 06:05| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:52–19:24 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:24–20:55 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:55–22:27 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:27–23:59 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 23:59–01:30 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:30–03:02 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 03:02–04:33 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:33–06:05 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:33–09:02
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:30–11:58
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:27–14:55
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:35–12:22
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:0509:0512:0515:0518:0521:0500:0503:0506:05
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 Pākāla, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Pākāla, Andhra Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.