Panchang · Diu
Diu Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Diu · sunrise 06:43 · sunset 18:18
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:43
Rahu kaal
12:31
to 13:57
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
08:10
to 09:37
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 | 12:31 → 13:57 |
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 06:44 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:43
Diu
Sunset
18:18
day 11h 34m
Moonrise
15:08
waxing Moon
Moonset
02:55
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
06:43 → 18:18| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 06:43–08:10 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 08:10–09:37 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 09:37–11:04 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 11:04–12:31 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 12:31–13:57 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:57–15:24 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 15:24–16:51 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 16:51–18:18 | GOOD |
Night
18:18 → 06:44| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 18:18–19:51 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 19:51–21:24 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 21:24–22:58 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:58–00:31 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:31–02:04 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 02:04–03:37 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 03:37–05:11 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:11–06:44 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
12:31–13:57
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
08:10–09:37
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
11:04–12:31
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:4309:4312:4415:4418:4421:4400:4403:4406:44
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 Diu, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.