Panchang · Sītāmarhi
Sītāmarhi Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Sītāmarhi · sunrise 05:49 · sunset 17:17
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:49
Rahu kaal
15:51
to 17:17
Abhijit
11:10
to 11:56
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:33
to 12:59
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 | 15:51 → 17:17 |
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 3 | 12:49 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Sukarma | 23:56 | Dhriti |
| Karana | Vanija | 08:29 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 05:49 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:49
Sītāmarhi
Sunset
17:17
day 11h 28m
Moonrise
12:27
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:02
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
05:49 → 17:17| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:49–07:15 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:15–08:41 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:41–10:07 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:07–11:33 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:33–12:59 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:59–14:25 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:25–15:51 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 15:51–17:17 | AVOID |
Night
17:17 → 05:49| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:17–18:51 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 18:51–20:25 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:25–21:59 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 21:59–23:33 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:33–01:07 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:07–02:41 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:41–04:15 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:15–05:49 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
15:51–17:17
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:33–12:59
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:25–15:51
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:10–11:56
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4908:4911:4914:4917:4920:4923:4902:4905:49
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 Sītāmarhi, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Sītāmarhi, Bihar (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.