Panchang · Rātu
Rātu Panchang Saturday, 19 September 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Aswina, day 3.
अष्टमी · Mula
Rātu · sunrise 05:37 · sunset 17:49
CHOGHADIYA
Kaal
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:37
Rahu kaal
08:40
to 10:11
Abhijit
11:18
to 12:07
Nakshatra ends
01:43
Mula → Purva Ashadha
Yamaganda
13:14
to 14:46
The day, at a glance
| Yoga turns to Saubhagya | 14:29 |
| Tithi turns to Shukla Navami | 15:27 |
| Karana turns to Balava | 15:27 |
| Nakshatra turns to Purva Ashadha | 01:43 |
| Rahu kaal | 08:40 → 10:11 |
Lunar month Bhadrapada (purnimanta), solar month Aswina with the Sun in Kanya. Dakshinayana.
01
The five limbs
What held at sunrise, when it changed, and what took its place.
| Limb | At sunrise | Changes | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Ashtami | 15:27 | Shukla Navami |
| Nakshatra | Mula · pada 2 | 01:43 | Purva Ashadha |
| Yoga | Ayushman | 14:29 | Saubhagya |
| Karana | Bava | 15:27 | Balava |
| Vāra | Shanivara | Sun 05:37 | Sunday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:37
Rātu
Sunset
17:49
day 12h 12m
Moonrise
12:55
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:31
Moon in Mula
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
05:37 → 17:49| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | loss | 05:37–07:08 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 07:08–08:40 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 08:40–10:11 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 10:11–11:43 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 11:43–13:14 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 13:14–14:46 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 14:46–16:17 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 16:17–17:49 | AVOID |
Night
17:49 → 05:37| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 17:49–19:17 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 19:17–20:46 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 20:46–22:14 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 22:14–23:43 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 23:43–01:12 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 01:12–02:40 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 02:40–04:09 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 04:09–05:37 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
08:40–10:11
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
13:14–14:46
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
05:37–07:08
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:18–12:07
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:3708:3711:3714:3717:3720:3723:3702:3705:37
Regional panji
Day 3 of the solar month Aswina. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Rātu, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Rātu, Jharkhand (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.