Panchang · Tarakeswar
Tarakeswar Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartik, day 2.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Tarakeswar · sunrise 05:36 · sunset 17:09
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 05:36
Rahu kaal
07:03
to 08:30
Abhijit
11:00
to 11:46
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
09:56
to 11:23
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Navami | 10:52 |
| Karana turns to Balava | 10:52 |
| Nakshatra turns to Shravana | 15:39 |
| Yoga turns to Shula | 00:35 |
| Rahu kaal | 07:03 → 08:30 |
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 Ashtami | 10:52 | Shukla Navami |
| Nakshatra | Uttara Ashadha · pada 3 | 15:39 | Shravana |
| Yoga | Dhriti | 00:35 | Shula |
| Karana | Bava | 10:52 | Balava |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 05:37 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:36
Tarakeswar
Sunset
17:09
day 11h 33m
Moonrise
12:48
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:55
Moon in Uttara 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 → 17:09| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 05:36–07:03 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:03–08:30 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 08:30–09:56 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 09:56–11:23 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 11:23–12:49 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 12:49–14:16 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 14:16–15:43 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 15:43–17:09 | GOOD |
Night
17:09 → 05:37| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:09–18:43 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 18:43–20:16 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 20:16–21:50 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 21:50–23:23 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 23:23–00:56 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 00:56–02:30 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 02:30–04:03 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:03–05:37 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:03–08:30
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
09:56–11:23
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
12:49–14:16
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:00–11:46
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:3608:3611:3614:3617:3620:3723:3702:3705:37
Regional panji
Day 2 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.