Panchang · Pedana
Pedana Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Pedana · sunrise 05:58 · sunset 17:43
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:58
Rahu kaal
16:15
to 17:43
Abhijit
11:27
to 12:14
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:51
to 13:19
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 | 16:15 → 17:43 |
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 3 | 12:49 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Sukarma | 23:56 | Dhriti |
| Karana | Vanija | 08:29 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 05:59 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:58
Pedana
Sunset
17:43
day 11h 44m
Moonrise
12:21
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:42
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
05:58 → 17:43| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:58–07:26 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:26–08:54 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:54–10:22 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:22–11:51 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:51–13:19 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:19–14:47 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:47–16:15 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:15–17:43 | AVOID |
Night
17:43 → 05:59| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:43–19:15 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:15–20:47 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:47–22:19 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:19–23:51 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:51–01:23 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:23–02:55 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:55–04:27 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:27–05:59 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:15–17:43
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:51–13:19
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:47–16:15
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:27–12:14
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:5808:5811:5814:5817:5920:5923:5902:5905:59
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 Pedana, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Pedana, Andhra Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.