Panchang · Pākāla
Pākāla Panchang Thursday, 22 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ekadashi · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 6.
एकादशी · Shatabhisha
Pākāla · sunrise 06:05 · sunset 17:51
CHOGHADIYA
Shubh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:05
Rahu kaal
13:26
to 14:54
Abhijit
11:34
to 12:21
Nakshatra ends
20:49
Shatabhisha → Purva Bhadrapada
Yamaganda
06:05
to 07:33
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Dvadashi | 14:49 |
| Karana turns to Bava | 14:49 |
| Nakshatra turns to Purva Bhadrapada | 20:49 |
| Yoga turns to Dhruva | 23:40 |
| Rahu kaal | 13:26 → 14:54 |
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 Ekadashi | 14:49 | Shukla Dvadashi |
| Nakshatra | Shatabhisha · pada 2 | 20:49 | Purva Bhadrapada |
| Yoga | Vriddhi | 23:40 | Dhruva |
| Karana | Vishti | 14:49 | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvara | Fri 06:05 | Friday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:05
Pākāla
Sunset
17:51
day 11h 45m
Moonrise
15:05
waxing Moon
Moonset
03:17
Moon in Shatabhisha
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 → 17:51| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 06:05–07:33 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 07:33–09:02 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 09:02–10:30 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 10:30–11:58 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 11:58–13:26 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 13:26–14:54 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 14:54–16:23 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 16:23–17:51 | GOOD |
Night
17:51 → 06:05| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 17:51–19:23 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 19:23–20:54 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 20:54–22:26 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 22:26–23:58 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 23:58–01:30 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 01:30–03:02 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 03:02–04:34 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 04:34–06:05 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
13:26–14:54
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
06:05–07:33
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
09:02–10:30
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:34–12:21
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:0509:0512:0515:0518:0521:0500:0503:0506:05
Regional panji
Day 6 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.