Panchang · Rātu
Rātu Panchang Thursday, 22 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ekadashi · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 6.
एकादशी · Shatabhisha
Rātu · sunrise 05:49 · sunset 17:18
CHOGHADIYA
Shubh
auspicious
from sunrise 05:49
Rahu kaal
13:00
to 14:26
Abhijit
11:11
to 11:56
Nakshatra ends
20:49
Shatabhisha → Purva Bhadrapada
Yamaganda
05:49
to 07:15
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Dvadashi | 14:49 |
| Karana turns to Bava | 14:49 |
| Nakshatra turns to Purva Bhadrapada | 20:49 |
| Yoga turns to Dhruva | 23:40 |
| Rahu kaal | 13:00 → 14:26 |
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 Ekadashi | 14:49 | Shukla Dvadashi |
| Nakshatra | Shatabhisha · pada 2 | 20:49 | Purva Bhadrapada |
| Yoga | Vriddhi | 23:40 | Dhruva |
| Karana | Vishti | 14:49 | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvara | Fri 05:50 | Friday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:49
Rātu
Sunset
17:18
day 11h 28m
Moonrise
14:46
waxing Moon
Moonset
02:49
Moon in Shatabhisha
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
05:49 → 17:18| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 05:49–07:15 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 07:15–08:41 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 08:41–10:07 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 10:07–11:34 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 11:34–13:00 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 13:00–14:26 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 14:26–15:52 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 15:52–17:18 | GOOD |
Night
17:18 → 05:50| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 17:18–18:52 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 18:52–20:26 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 20:26–22:00 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 22:00–23:34 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 23:34–01:08 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 01:08–02:42 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 02:42–04:16 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 04:16–05:50 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
13:00–14:26
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
05:49–07:15
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
08:41–10:07
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:11–11:56
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4908:4911:4914:4917:5020:5023:5002:5005:50
Regional panji
Day 6 of the solar month Kartika. 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.