Panchang · Pālda
Pālda Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Pālda · sunrise 06:24 · sunset 17:59
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:24
Rahu kaal
16:32
to 17:59
Abhijit
11:48
to 12:35
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:11
to 13:38
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Ashtami | 08:29 |
| Karana turns to Vishti | 08:29 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Ashadha | 12:49 |
| Yoga turns to Dhriti | 23:56 |
| Rahu kaal | 16:32 → 17:59 |
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 Saptami | 08:29 | Shukla Ashtami |
| Nakshatra | Purva Ashadha · pada 4 | 12:49 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Sukarma | 23:56 | Dhriti |
| Karana | Vanija | 08:29 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 06:25 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:24
Pālda
Sunset
17:59
day 11h 35m
Moonrise
12:57
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:51
Moon in Purva 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
06:24 → 17:59| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:24–07:51 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:51–09:18 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:18–10:45 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:45–12:11 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:11–13:38 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:38–15:05 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:05–16:32 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:32–17:59 | AVOID |
Night
17:59 → 06:25| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:59–19:32 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:32–21:05 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:05–22:38 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:38–00:12 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:12–01:45 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:45–03:18 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:18–04:51 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:51–06:25 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:32–17:59
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:11–13:38
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:05–16:32
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:48–12:35
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2409:2412:2415:2418:2421:2400:2403:2506:25
Regional panji
Day 2 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Pālda, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Pālda, Madhya Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.