Panchang · Pukhrāyān
Pukhrāyān Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Pukhrāyān · sunrise 06:11 · sunset 17:40
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:11
Rahu kaal
16:14
to 17:40
Abhijit
11:33
to 12:19
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:56
to 13:22
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 | 16:14 → 17:40 |
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 06:12 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:11
Pukhrāyān
Sunset
17:40
day 11h 29m
Moonrise
12:49
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:26
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
06:11 → 17:40| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:11–07:37 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:37–09:03 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:03–10:30 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:30–11:56 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:56–13:22 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:22–14:48 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:48–16:14 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:14–17:40 | AVOID |
Night
17:40 → 06:12| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:40–19:14 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:14–20:48 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:48–22:22 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:22–23:56 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:56–01:30 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:30–03:04 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:04–04:38 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:38–06:12 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:14–17:40
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:56–13:22
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:48–16:14
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:33–12:19
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1109:1112:1115:1118:1121:1100:1203:1206:12
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 Pukhrāyān, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Pukhrāyān, Uttar Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.