
Panchang · Rānikhet
Rānikhet Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Rānikhet · sunrise 06:16 · sunset 17:39
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:16
Rahu kaal
16:14
to 17:39
Abhijit
11:34
to 12:20
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:57
to 13:23
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 → 17:39 |
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 06:16 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:16
Rānikhet
Sunset
17:39
day 11h 23m
Moonrise
12:59
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:20
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
06:16 → 17:39| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:16–07:41 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:41–09:06 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:06–10:32 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:32–11:57 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:57–13:23 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:23–14:48 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:48–16:14 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:14–17:39 | AVOID |
Night
17:39 → 06:16| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:39–19:14 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:14–20:48 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:48–22:23 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:23–23:58 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:58–01:32 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:32–03:07 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:07–04:42 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:42–06:16 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:14–17:39
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:57–13:23
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:48–16:14
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:34–12:20
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1609:1612:1615:1618:1621:1600:1603:1606:16
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 Rānikhet, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Rānikhet, Uttarakhand (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.