Panchang · Shimla
Shimla Panchang Friday, 23 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dvadashi · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 7.
द्वादशी · Purva Bhadrapada
Shimla · sunrise 06:30 · sunset 17:41
CHOGHADIYA
Char
neutral
from sunrise 06:30
Rahu kaal
10:42
to 12:05
Abhijit
11:43
to 12:28
Nakshatra ends
21:03
Purva Bhadrapada → Uttara Bhadrapada
Yamaganda
14:53
to 16:17
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Trayodashi | 14:36 |
| Karana turns to Kaulava | 14:36 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Bhadrapada | 21:03 |
| Yoga turns to Vyaghata | 22:09 |
| Rahu kaal | 10:42 → 12:05 |
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 Dvadashi | 14:36 | Shukla Trayodashi |
| Nakshatra | Purva Bhadrapada · pada 2 | 21:03 | Uttara Bhadrapada |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 22:09 | Vyaghata |
| Karana | Balava | 14:36 | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Shukravara | Sat 06:30 | Saturday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:30
Shimla
Sunset
17:41
day 11h 12m
Moonrise
15:51
waxing Moon
Moonset
04:21
Moon in Purva Bhadrapada
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
06:30 → 17:41| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 06:30–07:54 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 07:54–09:18 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 09:18–10:42 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 10:42–12:05 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:05–13:29 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 13:29–14:53 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 14:53–16:17 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 16:17–17:41 | NEUTRAL |
Night
17:41 → 06:30| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 17:41–19:18 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 19:18–20:54 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 20:54–22:30 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 22:30–00:06 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 00:06–01:42 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 01:42–03:18 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 03:18–04:54 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 04:54–06:30 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
10:42–12:05
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
14:53–16:17
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
07:54–09:18
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:43–12:28
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3009:3012:3015:3018:3021:3000:3003:3006:30
Regional panji
Day 7 of the solar month Kartika. 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.