Panchang · Dirba
Dirba Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Dirba · sunrise 06:32 · sunset 17:49
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:32
Rahu kaal
12:10
to 13:35
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:56
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 | 12:10 → 13:35 |
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 06:32 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:32
Dirba
Sunset
17:49
day 11h 17m
Moonrise
14:58
waxing Moon
Moonset
02:27
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
06:32 → 17:49| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 06:32–07:56 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:56–09:21 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 09:21–10:46 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:46–12:10 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 12:10–13:35 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:35–15:00 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 15:00–16:25 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 16:25–17:49 | GOOD |
Night
17:49 → 06:32| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 17:49–19:25 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 19:25–21:00 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 21:00–22:35 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:35–00:11 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:11–01:46 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:46–03:22 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 03:22–04:57 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:57–06:32 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
12:10–13:35
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:56–09:21
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:46–12:10
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
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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 Dirba, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Dirba, Punjab (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.