Eight parts of the day and eight of the night — sixteen in all. Amrit, Shubh, Labh and Char are held auspicious; Kaal, Rog and Udveg are not.
Day choghadiya
Time
Name
Nature
Good for
6:38 AM – 8:00 AM
Rog
avoid
obstacles tend to come of it
8:00 AM – 9:21 AM
Udveg
avoid
do not begin anything that matters
9:21 AM – 10:43 AM
Char
fair
for travel and anything that moves
10:43 AM – 12:05 PM
Labh
gain
for trade and anything meant to profit
12:05 PM – 1:26 PM
Amrit
best
the best time of the day for anything auspicious
1:26 PM – 2:48 PM
Kaal
bad
nothing important should be started
2:48 PM – 4:10 PM
Shubh
good
for auspicious and ceremonial work
4:10 PM – 5:32 PM
Rog
avoid
obstacles tend to come of it
Night choghadiya
Time
Name
Nature
Good for
5:32 PM – 7:10 PM
Kaal
bad
nothing important should be started
7:10 PM – 8:48 PM
Labh
gain
for trade and anything meant to profit
8:48 PM – 10:27 PM
Udveg
avoid
do not begin anything that matters
10:27 PM – 12:05 AM
Shubh
good
for auspicious and ceremonial work
12:05 AM – 1:43 AM
Amrit
best
the best time of the day for anything auspicious
1:43 AM – 3:22 AM
Char
fair
for travel and anything that moves
3:22 AM – 5:00 AM
Rog
avoid
obstacles tend to come of it
5:00 AM – 6:39 AM
Kaal
bad
Through the year in Shimla
The day in Shimla changes a great deal across the year. One part is 1h 16m at its shortest and 1h 46m at its longest — so the same slot on the same weekday is not the same length in June as in December.