Panchang · Pilkhua
Pilkhua Panchang Friday, 23 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dvadashi · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 7.
द्वादशी · Purva Bhadrapada
Pilkhua · sunrise 06:25 · sunset 17:42
CHOGHADIYA
Char
neutral
from sunrise 06:25
Rahu kaal
10:39
to 12:04
Abhijit
11:41
to 12:26
Nakshatra ends
21:03
Purva Bhadrapada → Uttara Bhadrapada
Yamaganda
14:53
to 16:17
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Trayodashi | 14:36 |
| Karana turns to Kaulava | 14:36 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Bhadrapada | 21:03 |
| Yoga turns to Vyaghata | 22:09 |
| Rahu kaal | 10:39 → 12:04 |
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 Dvadashi | 14:36 | Shukla Trayodashi |
| Nakshatra | Purva Bhadrapada · pada 2 | 21:03 | Uttara Bhadrapada |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 22:09 | Vyaghata |
| Karana | Balava | 14:36 | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Shukravara | Sat 06:26 | Saturday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:25
Pilkhua
Sunset
17:42
day 11h 17m
Moonrise
15:49
waxing Moon
Moonset
04:18
Moon in Purva Bhadrapada
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
06:25 → 17:42| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 06:25–07:50 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 07:50–09:14 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 09:14–10:39 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 10:39–12:04 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:04–13:28 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 13:28–14:53 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 14:53–16:17 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 16:17–17:42 | NEUTRAL |
Night
17:42 → 06:26| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 17:42–19:17 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 19:17–20:53 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 20:53–22:28 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 22:28–00:04 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 00:04–01:39 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 01:39–03:15 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 03:15–04:50 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 04:50–06:26 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
10:39–12:04
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
14:53–16:17
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
07:50–09:14
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:41–12:26
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2509:2512:2515:2518:2521:2600:2603:2606:26
Regional panji
Day 7 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Pilkhua, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Pilkhua, Uttar Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.