Panchang · Pūnch
Pūnch Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Pūnch · sunrise 06:41 · sunset 17:57
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:41
Rahu kaal
16:32
to 17:57
Abhijit
11:56
to 12:41
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:19
to 13:43
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 → 17:57 |
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 06:41 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:41
Pūnch
Sunset
17:57
day 11h 16m
Moonrise
13:33
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:31
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
06:41 → 17:57| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:41–08:05 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 08:05–09:30 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:30–10:54 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:54–12:19 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:19–13:43 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:43–15:08 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:08–16:32 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:32–17:57 | AVOID |
Night
17:57 → 06:41| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:57–19:32 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:32–21:08 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:08–22:43 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:43–00:19 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:19–01:55 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:55–03:30 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:30–05:06 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 05:06–06:41 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:32–17:57
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:19–13:43
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:08–16:32
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:56–12:41
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:4109:4112:4115:4118:4121:4100:4103:4106:41
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 Pūnch, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Pūnch, Jammu and Kashmir (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.