Panchang · Chaumu
Chaumu Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Chaumu · sunrise 06:30 · sunset 17:53
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:30
Rahu kaal
12:12
to 13:37
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:55
to 09:21
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 | 12:12 → 13:37 |
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 06:31 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:30
Chaumu
Sunset
17:53
day 11h 23m
Moonrise
14:55
waxing Moon
Moonset
02:30
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
06:30 → 17:53| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 06:30–07:55 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:55–09:21 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 09:21–10:46 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:46–12:12 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 12:12–13:37 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:37–15:02 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 15:02–16:28 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 16:28–17:53 | GOOD |
Night
17:53 → 06:31| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 17:53–19:28 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 19:28–21:02 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 21:02–22:37 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:37–00:12 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:12–01:47 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:47–03:21 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 03:21–04:56 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:56–06:31 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
12:12–13:37
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:55–09:21
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:46–12:12
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3009:3012:3015:3018:3021:3000:3103:3106:31
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 Chaumu, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Chaumu, Rajasthan (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.