Panchang · Tarakeswar
Tarakeswar Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartik, day 1.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Tarakeswar · sunrise 05:36 · sunset 17:10
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:36
Rahu kaal
15:43
to 17:10
Abhijit
11:00
to 11:46
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:23
to 12:50
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 | 15:43 → 17:10 |
Lunar month Ashwina (amanta), solar month Kartik 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 05:36 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:36
Tarakeswar
Sunset
17:10
day 11h 34m
Moonrise
12:08
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:00
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
05:36 → 17:10| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:36–07:03 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:03–08:29 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:29–09:56 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 09:56–11:23 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:23–12:50 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:50–14:17 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:17–15:43 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 15:43–17:10 | AVOID |
Night
17:10 → 05:36| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:10–18:43 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 18:43–20:17 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:17–21:50 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 21:50–23:23 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:23–00:56 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 00:56–02:30 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:30–04:03 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:03–05:36 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
15:43–17:10
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:23–12:50
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:17–15:43
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:00–11:46
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:3608:3611:3614:3617:3620:3623:3602:3605:36
Regional panji
Day 1 of the solar month Kartik. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Tarakeswar, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Tarakeswar, West Bengal (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.