Panchang · Dum Duma
Dum Duma Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Dum Duma · sunrise 05:09 · sunset 16:36
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:09
Rahu kaal
15:10
to 16:36
Abhijit
10:30
to 11:16
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
10:53
to 12:19
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Ashtami | Sun 08:29 |
| Karana turns to Vishti | Sun 08:29 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Ashadha | Sun 12:49 |
| Yoga turns to Dhriti | Sun 23:56 |
| Rahu kaal | 15:10 → 16:36 |
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 Saptami | Sun 08:29 | Shukla Ashtami |
| Nakshatra | Purva Ashadha · pada 3 | Sun 12:49 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Sukarma | Sun 23:56 | Dhriti |
| Karana | Vanija | Sun 08:29 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 05:10 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:09
Dum Duma
Sunset
16:36
day 11h 27m
Moonrise
11:48
waxing Moon
Moonset
22:18
Moon in Purva 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
05:09 → 16:36| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:09–06:35 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 06:35–08:01 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:01–09:27 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 09:27–10:53 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 10:53–12:19 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:19–13:45 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 13:45–15:10 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 15:10–16:36 | AVOID |
Night
16:36 → 05:10| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 16:36–18:10 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 18:10–19:45 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 19:45–21:19 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 21:19–22:53 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 22:53–00:27 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 00:27–02:02 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:02–03:36 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 03:36–05:10 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
15:10–16:36
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:53–12:19
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:45–15:10
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
10:30–11:16
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:0908:0911:0914:1017:1020:1023:1002:1005:10
Regional panji
Day 2 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Dum Duma, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Dum Duma, Assam (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.