Panchang · Pākāla
Pākāla Panchang Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Navami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 4.
नवमी · Shravana
Pākāla · sunrise 06:05 · sunset 17:52
CHOGHADIYA
Rog
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:05
Rahu kaal
14:55
to 16:23
Abhijit
11:35
to 12:22
Nakshatra ends
18:02
Shravana → Dhanishta
Yamaganda
09:02
to 10:30
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Dashami | 12:51 |
| Karana turns to Taitila | 12:51 |
| Nakshatra turns to Dhanishta | 18:02 |
| Yoga turns to Ganda | 00:50 |
| Rahu kaal | 14:55 → 16:23 |
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 Navami | 12:51 | Shukla Dashami |
| Nakshatra | Shravana · pada 3 | 18:02 | Dhanishta |
| Yoga | Shula | 00:50 | Ganda |
| Karana | Kaulava | 12:51 | Taitila |
| Vāra | Mangalavara | Wed 06:05 | Wednesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:05
Pākāla
Sunset
17:52
day 11h 47m
Moonrise
13:49
waxing Moon
Moonset
01:37
Moon in Shravana
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 06:05–07:33 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 07:33–09:02 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 09:02–10:30 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 10:30–11:58 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 11:58–13:27 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 13:27–14:55 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 14:55–16:23 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 16:23–17:52 | AVOID |
Night
17:52 → 06:05| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | loss | 17:52–19:23 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 19:23–20:55 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 20:55–22:27 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 22:27–23:58 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 23:58–01:30 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 01:30–03:02 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 03:02–04:33 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 04:33–06:05 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
14:55–16:23
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
09:02–10:30
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
11:58–13:27
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 4 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.