Panchang · Toshām
Toshām Panchang Saturday, 31 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Kartika Krishna Shashthi · Hemant ritu · solar month Kartika, day 15.
षष्ठी · Ardra
Toshām · sunrise 06:38 · sunset 17:42
CHOGHADIYA
Kaal
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:38
Rahu kaal
09:24
to 10:47
Abhijit
11:48
to 12:32
Nakshatra ends
07:12
Ardra → Punarvasu
Yamaganda
13:33
to 14:56
The day, at a glance
| Nakshatra turns to Punarvasu | 07:12 |
| Tithi turns to Krishna Saptami | 16:58 |
| Karana turns to Vishti | 16:58 |
| Yoga turns to Sadhya | 17:32 |
| Rahu kaal | 09:24 → 10:47 |
Lunar month Kartika (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 | Krishna Shashthi | 16:58 | Krishna Saptami |
| Nakshatra | Ardra · pada 4 | 07:12 | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Siddha | 17:32 | Sadhya |
| Karana | Vanija | 16:58 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Shanivara | Sun 06:38 | Sunday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:38
Toshām
Sunset
17:42
day 11h 4m
Moonrise
22:33
waning Moon
Moonset
12:04
Moon in Ardra
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
06:38 → 17:42| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | loss | 06:38–08:01 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 08:01–09:24 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 09:24–10:47 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 10:47–12:10 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 12:10–13:33 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 13:33–14:56 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 14:56–16:19 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 16:19–17:42 | AVOID |
Night
17:42 → 06:38| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 17:42–19:19 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 19:19–20:56 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 20:56–22:33 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 22:33–00:10 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 00:10–01:47 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 01:47–03:24 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 03:24–05:01 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 05:01–06:38 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
09:24–10:47
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
13:33–14:56
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
06:38–08:01
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:48–12:32
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3809:3812:3815:3818:3821:3800:3803:3806:38
Regional panji
Day 15 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Toshām, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Toshām, Haryana (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.