Panchang · Shimla
Shimla Panchang Thursday, 15 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Panchami · Sharad ritu · solar month Aswina, day 29.
पञ्चमी · Jyeshtha
Shimla · sunrise 06:24 · sunset 17:50
CHOGHADIYA
Shubh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:24
Rahu kaal
13:33
to 14:58
Abhijit
11:44
to 12:30
Nakshatra ends
06:48
Jyeshtha → —
Yamaganda
06:24
to 07:50
The day, at a glance
| Karana turns to Balava | 14:17 |
| Yoga turns to Shobhana | 21:15 |
| Tithi turns to Shukla Shashthi | 03:26 |
| Nakshatra turns to — | Fri 06:48 |
| Rahu kaal | 13:33 → 14:58 |
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 | Shukla Panchami | 03:26 | Shukla Shashthi |
| Nakshatra | Jyeshtha · pada 1 | Fri 06:48 | — |
| Yoga | Saubhagya | 21:15 | Shobhana |
| Karana | Bava | 14:17 | Balava |
| Vāra | Guruvara | Fri 06:25 | Friday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:24
Shimla
Sunset
17:50
day 11h 26m
Moonrise
10:49
waxing Moon
Moonset
20:41
Moon in Jyeshtha
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
06:24 → 17:50| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 06:24–07:50 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 07:50–09:15 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 09:15–10:41 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 10:41–12:07 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 12:07–13:33 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 13:33–14:58 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 14:58–16:24 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 16:24–17:50 | GOOD |
Night
17:50 → 06:25| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 17:50–19:24 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 19:24–20:59 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 20:59–22:33 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 22:33–00:07 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 00:07–01:42 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 01:42–03:16 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 03:16–04:50 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 04:50–06:25 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
13:33–14:58
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
06:24–07:50
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
09:15–10:41
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:44–12:30
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2409:2412:2415:2418:2421:2400:2403:2406:25
Regional panji
Day 29 of the solar month Aswina. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Shimla, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Shimla, Himachal Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.