Panchang · Rishīkesh
Rishīkesh Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Rishīkesh · sunrise 06:21 · sunset 17:43
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:21
Rahu kaal
16:18
to 17:43
Abhijit
11:39
to 12:25
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:02
to 13:27
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 | 16:18 → 17:43 |
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 06:21 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:21
Rishīkesh
Sunset
17:43
day 11h 23m
Moonrise
13:05
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:24
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
06:21 → 17:43| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:21–07:46 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:46–09:11 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:11–10:37 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:37–12:02 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:02–13:27 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:27–14:52 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:52–16:18 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:18–17:43 | AVOID |
Night
17:43 → 06:21| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:43–19:18 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:18–20:53 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:53–22:27 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:27–00:02 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:02–01:37 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:37–03:12 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:12–04:46 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:46–06:21 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:18–17:43
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:02–13:27
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:52–16:18
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:39–12:25
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2109:2112:2115:2118:2121:2100:2103:2106:21
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 Rishīkesh, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Rishīkesh, Uttarakhand (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.