Panchang · Rāyadrug
Rāyadrug Panchang Thursday, 22 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ekadashi · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 6.
एकादशी · Shatabhisha
Rāyadrug · sunrise 06:15 · sunset 17:59
CHOGHADIYA
Shubh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:15
Rahu kaal
13:35
to 15:03
Abhijit
11:44
to 12:30
Nakshatra ends
20:49
Shatabhisha → Purva Bhadrapada
Yamaganda
06:15
to 07:43
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 | 13:35 → 15:03 |
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 06:16 | Friday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:15
Rāyadrug
Sunset
17:59
day 11h 43m
Moonrise
15:15
waxing Moon
Moonset
03:26
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
06:15 → 17:59| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 06:15–07:43 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 07:43–09:11 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 09:11–10:39 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 10:39–12:07 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 12:07–13:35 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 13:35–15:03 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 15:03–16:31 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 16:31–17:59 | GOOD |
Night
17:59 → 06:16| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 17:59–19:31 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 19:31–21:03 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 21:03–22:35 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 22:35–00:07 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 00:07–01:39 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 01:39–03:11 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 03:11–04:43 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 04:43–06:16 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
13:35–15:03
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
06:15–07:43
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
09:11–10:39
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:44–12:30
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1509:1512:1515:1518:1521:1500:1503:1606:16
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 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.