Panchang · Rāyadrug
Rāyadrug Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Rāyadrug · sunrise 06:14 · sunset 18:01
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:14
Rahu kaal
16:33
to 18:01
Abhijit
11:44
to 12:31
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:08
to 13:36
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 | 16:33 → 18:01 |
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 06:15 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:14
Rāyadrug
Sunset
18:01
day 11h 46m
Moonrise
12:36
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:03
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
06:14 → 18:01| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:14–07:43 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:43–09:11 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:11–10:39 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:39–12:08 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:08–13:36 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:36–15:04 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:04–16:33 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:33–18:01 | AVOID |
Night
18:01 → 06:15| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:01–19:33 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:33–21:04 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:04–22:36 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:36–00:08 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:08–01:40 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:40–03:11 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:11–04:43 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:43–06:15 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:33–18:01
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:08–13:36
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:04–16:33
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:44–12:31
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1409:1412:1515:1518:1521:1500:1503:1506:15
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 Rāyadrug, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Rāyadrug, Andhra Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.