Panchang · Vāda
Vāda Panchang Thursday, 22 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ekadashi · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 6.
एकादशी · Shatabhisha
Vāda · sunrise 06:34 · sunset 18:09
CHOGHADIYA
Shubh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:34
Rahu kaal
13:49
to 15:16
Abhijit
11:59
to 12:45
Nakshatra ends
20:49
Shatabhisha → Purva Bhadrapada
Yamaganda
06:34
to 08:01
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Dvadashi | 14:49 |
| Karana turns to Bava | 14:49 |
| Nakshatra turns to Purva Bhadrapada | 20:49 |
| Yoga turns to Dhruva | 23:40 |
| Rahu kaal | 13:49 → 15:16 |
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 Ekadashi | 14:49 | Shukla Dvadashi |
| Nakshatra | Shatabhisha · pada 2 | 20:49 | Purva Bhadrapada |
| Yoga | Vriddhi | 23:40 | Dhruva |
| Karana | Vishti | 14:49 | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvara | Fri 06:35 | Friday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:34
Vāda
Sunset
18:09
day 11h 35m
Moonrise
15:33
waxing Moon
Moonset
03:40
Moon in Shatabhisha
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
06:34 → 18:09| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 06:34–08:01 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 08:01–09:28 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 09:28–10:55 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 10:55–12:22 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 12:22–13:49 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 13:49–15:16 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 15:16–16:42 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 16:42–18:09 | GOOD |
Night
18:09 → 06:35| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 18:09–19:42 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 19:42–21:16 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 21:16–22:49 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 22:49–00:22 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 00:22–01:55 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 01:55–03:28 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 03:28–05:01 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 05:01–06:35 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
13:49–15:16
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
06:34–08:01
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
09:28–10:55
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:59–12:45
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3409:3412:3415:3418:3421:3400:3503:3506:35
Regional panji
Day 6 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Vāda, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Vāda, Maharashtra (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.