Panchang · Rātu
Rātu Panchang Tuesday, 6 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Krishna Ekadashi · Sharad ritu · solar month Aswina, day 20.
एकादशी · Ashlesha
Rātu · sunrise 05:43 · sunset 17:32
CHOGHADIYA
Rog
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:43
Rahu kaal
14:34
to 16:03
Abhijit
11:14
to 12:01
Nakshatra ends
22:18
Ashlesha → Magha
Yamaganda
08:40
to 10:08
The day, at a glance
| Yoga turns to Sadhya | 07:21 |
| Karana turns to Balava | 13:20 |
| Nakshatra turns to Magha | 22:18 |
| Tithi turns to Krishna Dvadashi | 00:35 |
| Rahu kaal | 14:34 → 16:03 |
Lunar month Ashwina (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 | Krishna Ekadashi | 00:35 | Krishna Dvadashi |
| Nakshatra | Ashlesha · pada 2 | 22:18 | Magha |
| Yoga | Siddha | 07:21 | Sadhya |
| Karana | Bava | 13:20 | Balava |
| Vāra | Mangalavara | Wed 05:43 | Wednesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:43
Rātu
Sunset
17:32
day 11h 49m
Moonrise
02:20
waning Moon
Moonset
14:46
Moon in Ashlesha
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
05:43 → 17:32| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 05:43–07:11 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 07:11–08:40 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 08:40–10:08 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 10:08–11:37 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 11:37–13:06 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 13:06–14:34 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 14:34–16:03 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 16:03–17:32 | AVOID |
Night
17:32 → 05:43| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | loss | 17:32–19:03 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 19:03–20:35 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 20:35–22:06 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 22:06–23:37 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 23:37–01:09 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 01:09–02:40 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 02:40–04:12 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 04:12–05:43 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
14:34–16:03
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
08:40–10:08
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
11:37–13:06
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:14–12:01
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4308:4311:4314:4317:4320:4323:4302:4305:43
Regional panji
Day 20 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.