Panchang · Ashta
Ashta Panchang Monday, 21 September 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Bhadrapada Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Aswina, day 5.
दशमी · Uttara Ashadha
Ashta · sunrise 06:11 · sunset 18:21
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:11
Rahu kaal
07:43
to 09:14
Abhijit
11:52
to 12:40
Nakshatra ends
07:07
Uttara Ashadha → —
Yamaganda
10:45
to 12:16
The day, at a glance
| Karana turns to Gara | 06:59 |
| Yoga turns to Atiganda | 16:06 |
| Tithi turns to Shukla Ekadashi | 20:01 |
| Nakshatra turns to — | Tue 07:07 |
| Rahu kaal | 07:43 → 09:14 |
Lunar month Bhadrapada (purnimanta), solar month Aswina with the Sun in Kanya. 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 | 20:01 | Shukla Ekadashi |
| Nakshatra | Uttara Ashadha · pada 1 | Tue 07:07 | — |
| Yoga | Shobhana | 16:06 | Atiganda |
| Karana | Taitila | 06:59 | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 06:12 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:11
Ashta
Sunset
18:21
day 12h 9m
Moonrise
15:00
waxing Moon
Moonset
01:58
Moon in Uttara Ashadha
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
06:11 → 18:21| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:11–07:43 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:43–09:14 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:14–10:45 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:45–12:16 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:16–13:47 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:47–15:18 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:18–16:50 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:50–18:21 | GOOD |
Night
18:21 → 06:12| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 18:21–19:50 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:50–21:19 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 21:19–22:47 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:47–00:16 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 00:16–01:45 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:45–03:14 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 03:14–04:43 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:43–06:12 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:43–09:14
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:45–12:16
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:47–15:18
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:52–12:40
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1109:1112:1215:1218:1221:1200:1203:1206:12
Month calendar
Every day of this month on one page, ready to print.
Regional panji
Day 5 of the solar month Aswina. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Ashta, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Ashta, Madhya Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.