Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Sunday, October 18 2026 – It is Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during waxing or light phase of moon till 5:54 AM on October 18. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during waxing or light phase of moon till 6:53 AM on October 19. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.)
Good – Auspicious time on October 18, 2026 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day.
Nakshatra – Purvashada or Pooradam nakshatra till 11:33 AM on October 18. Then onward it is Uttarashada or Uthradam nakshatra till 2:00 PM on October 19. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India).
In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Purvashada or Pooradam nakshatra till 12:49 PM on October 18. Then onward it is Uttarashada or Uthradam nakshatra till 3:38 PM on October 19.
Rashi or Moon Sign – Dhanu Rashi till 6:00 PM on October 18. Then onward it is Makar Rashi till 5:00 AM on October 21, 2026. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.)
In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan) - Dhanu Rashi till 7:33 PM on October 18. Then onward it is Makar Rashi till 7:00 AM on October 21, 2026
Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – Tula Sankranti - Kaveri Sankramana – Bhanu Saptami
Kali Yuga Year – 5128
Vikram Samvat 2083 – Ashwin Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month in Hindu calendar in North India - Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir.
Parabhava Nama Shalivahana Saka 1948 – Ashwin Shukla
Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin
month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Parabhavanama Shalivahana Saka 1948 – Ashwin Shukla
Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during waxing or light phase of moon in
Ashwina month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Ashwin Shukla Paksha Saptami
tithi or the seventh day during waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwina month till
8:28 AM on October 18. Then
onward it is Ashwin Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during waxing
or light phase of moon in Ashwin month till 10:52 AM on October 19. (This time is applicable only in western
parts of India.)
Vikram Samvat 2082 in Gujarat – Ashwin Shukla Paksha Saptami
tithi or the seventh day during waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwina month in Gujarat. (It is Ashwina Shukla
Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during waxing or light phase of moon in
Ashwin month till 8:28 AM on
October 18. Then onward it is Ashwin Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the
eighth day during waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month till 10:52 AM on October 19. (This time is applicable only in western
parts of India.)
1st day of Tula Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1202)
31st day of Ashshin Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1433)
Rahukalam – 4:19 PM to 5:47 PM
Yamagandam – 11:54 AM to 1:22 PM
Gulikai – 2:51 PM to 4:19 PM
Durmuhurtham – 4:13 PM to 5:00 PM
Varjyam – 9:45 PM to 11:32 PM
Panchak (bad) – not present
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:30 AM to 12:18 PM
Amrita Kalam – 7:24 AM to 9:12 AM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – 11:04 AM on Oct 18 to before sunrise on Oct 19
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – not present
Yog – Sukarman (good) till 11:55 PM on October 18. Then onward it is Dhriti (good) on the entire day on Oct 19 and till 12:24 AM on October 20.
Karana – Vanija (good) till 8:28 AM on October 18. Then onward it is Vishti or Bhadra (bad) till 9:42 PM on October 18. Then onward it is Bava (good) till 10:52 AM on October 19.
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