Panchang · Danta
Danta Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 3.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Danta · sunrise 06:31 · sunset 17:57
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:31
Rahu kaal
07:57
to 09:23
Abhijit
11:51
to 12:37
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
10:48
to 12:14
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Navami | 10:52 |
| Karana turns to Balava | 10:52 |
| Nakshatra turns to Shravana | 15:39 |
| Yoga turns to Shula | 00:35 |
| Rahu kaal | 07:57 → 09:23 |
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 Ashtami | 10:52 | Shukla Navami |
| Nakshatra | Uttara Ashadha · pada 3 | 15:39 | Shravana |
| Yoga | Dhriti | 00:35 | Shula |
| Karana | Bava | 10:52 | Balava |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 06:32 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:31
Danta
Sunset
17:57
day 11h 26m
Moonrise
13:50
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:40
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
06:31 → 17:57| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:31–07:57 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:57–09:23 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:23–10:48 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:48–12:14 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:14–13:40 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:40–15:06 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:06–16:31 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:31–17:57 | GOOD |
Night
17:57 → 06:32| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:57–19:31 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:31–21:06 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 21:06–22:40 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:40–00:14 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 00:14–01:49 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:49–03:23 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 03:23–04:57 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:57–06:32 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:57–09:23
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:48–12:14
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:40–15:06
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:51–12:37
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3109:3112:3115:3118:3121:3200:3203:3206:32
Regional panji
Day 3 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Danta, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Danta, Rajasthan (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.