Panchang · Ranchi
Ranchi Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Ranchi · sunrise 05:47 · sunset 17:21
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:47
Rahu kaal
15:54
to 17:21
Abhijit
11:11
to 11:57
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:34
to 13:01
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 | 15:54 → 17:21 |
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 05:47 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:47
Ranchi
Sunset
17:21
day 11h 34m
Moonrise
12:20
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:10
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
05:47 → 17:21| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:47–07:14 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:14–08:40 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:40–10:07 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:07–11:34 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:34–13:01 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:01–14:27 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:27–15:54 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 15:54–17:21 | AVOID |
Night
17:21 → 05:47| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:21–18:54 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 18:54–20:27 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:27–22:01 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:01–23:34 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:34–01:07 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:07–02:41 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:41–04:14 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:14–05:47 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
15:54–17:21
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:34–13:01
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:27–15:54
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:11–11:57
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4708:4711:4714:4717:4720:4723:4702:4705:47
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 Ranchi, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Ranchi, Jharkhand (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.