Panchang · Ābu
Ābu Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Ābu · sunrise 06:40 · sunset 18:07
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:40
Rahu kaal
12:24
to 13:50
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
08:06
to 09:32
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Ekadashi | 14:12 |
| Karana turns to Vanija | 14:12 |
| Nakshatra turns to Shatabhisha | 19:48 |
| Yoga turns to Vriddhi | 00:33 |
| Rahu kaal | 12:24 → 13:50 |
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 Dashami | 14:12 | Shukla Ekadashi |
| Nakshatra | Dhanishta · pada 2 | 19:48 | Shatabhisha |
| Yoga | Ganda | 00:33 | Vriddhi |
| Karana | Gara | 14:12 | Vanija |
| Vāra | Budhavara | Thu 06:40 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:40
Ābu
Sunset
18:07
day 11h 28m
Moonrise
15:05
waxing Moon
Moonset
02:45
Moon in Dhanishta
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
06:40 → 18:07| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 06:40–08:06 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 08:06–09:32 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 09:32–10:58 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:58–12:24 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 12:24–13:50 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:50–15:16 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 15:16–16:41 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 16:41–18:07 | GOOD |
Night
18:07 → 06:40| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 18:07–19:42 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 19:42–21:16 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 21:16–22:50 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:50–00:24 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:24–01:58 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:58–03:32 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 03:32–05:06 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:06–06:40 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
12:24–13:50
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
08:06–09:32
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:58–12:24
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:4009:4012:4015:4018:4021:4000:4003:4006:40
Regional panji
Day 5 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Ābu, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Ābu, Rajasthan (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.