Panchang · Sonkach
Sonkach Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Sonkach · sunrise 06:23 · sunset 17:57
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:23
Rahu kaal
16:30
to 17:57
Abhijit
11:47
to 12:33
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:10
to 13:36
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 | 16:30 → 17:57 |
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 06:23 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:23
Sonkach
Sunset
17:57
day 11h 34m
Moonrise
12:56
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:48
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
06:23 → 17:57| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:23–07:49 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:49–09:16 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:16–10:43 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:43–12:10 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:10–13:36 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:36–15:03 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:03–16:30 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:30–17:57 | AVOID |
Night
17:57 → 06:23| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:57–19:30 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:30–21:03 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:03–22:37 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:37–00:10 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:10–01:43 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:43–03:16 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:16–04:50 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:50–06:23 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:30–17:57
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:10–13:36
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:03–16:30
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:47–12:33
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2309:2312:2315:2318:2321:2300:2303:2306:23
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 Sonkach, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Sonkach, Madhya Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.