Panchang · Tapa
Tapa Panchang Friday, 23 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dvadashi · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 7.
द्वादशी · Purva Bhadrapada
Tapa · sunrise 06:36 · sunset 17:49
CHOGHADIYA
Char
neutral
from sunrise 06:36
Rahu kaal
10:48
to 12:13
Abhijit
11:50
to 12:35
Nakshatra ends
21:03
Purva Bhadrapada → Uttara Bhadrapada
Yamaganda
15:01
to 16:25
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 | 10:48 → 12:13 |
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 06:37 | Saturday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:36
Tapa
Sunset
17:49
day 11h 14m
Moonrise
15:59
waxing Moon
Moonset
04:28
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
06:36 → 17:49| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 06:36–08:00 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:00–09:24 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 09:24–10:48 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 10:48–12:13 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:13–13:37 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 13:37–15:01 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 15:01–16:25 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 16:25–17:49 | NEUTRAL |
Night
17:49 → 06:37| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 17:49–19:25 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 19:25–21:01 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 21:01–22:37 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 22:37–00:13 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 00:13–01:49 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 01:49–03:25 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 03:25–05:01 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 05:01–06:37 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
10:48–12:13
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
15:01–16:25
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
08:00–09:24
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:50–12:35
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3609:3612:3615:3618:3621:3600:3603:3706:37
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 Tapa, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Tapa, Punjab (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.