Panchang · Puducherry
Puducherry Panchang Friday, 23 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dvadashi · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 7.
द्वादशी · Purva Bhadrapada
Puducherry · sunrise 06:01 · sunset 17:49
CHOGHADIYA
Char
neutral
from sunrise 06:01
Rahu kaal
10:27
to 11:55
Abhijit
11:31
to 12:19
Nakshatra ends
21:03
Purva Bhadrapada → Uttara Bhadrapada
Yamaganda
14:52
to 16:20
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 | 10:27 → 11:55 |
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 06:01 | Saturday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:01
Puducherry
Sunset
17:49
day 11h 47m
Moonrise
15:40
waxing Moon
Moonset
04:04
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
06:01 → 17:49| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 06:01–07:30 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 07:30–08:58 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 08:58–10:27 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 10:27–11:55 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 11:55–13:23 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 13:23–14:52 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 14:52–16:20 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 16:20–17:49 | NEUTRAL |
Night
17:49 → 06:01| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 17:49–19:20 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 19:20–20:52 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 20:52–22:23 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 22:23–23:55 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 23:55–01:27 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 01:27–02:58 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 02:58–04:30 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 04:30–06:01 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
10:27–11:55
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
14:52–16:20
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
07:30–08:58
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:31–12:19
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:0109:0112:0115:0118:0121:0100:0103:0106:01
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 Puducherry, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Puducherry, Puducherry (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.