Panchang · Dum Duma
Dum Duma Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 3.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Dum Duma · sunrise 05:10 · sunset 16:35
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 05:10
Rahu kaal
06:36
to 08:01
Abhijit
10:30
to 11:15
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
09:27
to 10:53
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Navami | Mon 10:52 |
| Karana turns to Balava | Mon 10:52 |
| Nakshatra turns to Shravana | Mon 15:39 |
| Yoga turns to Shula | Tue 00:35 |
| Rahu kaal | 06:36 → 08:01 |
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 | Mon 10:52 | Shukla Navami |
| Nakshatra | Uttara Ashadha · pada 3 | Mon 15:39 | Shravana |
| Yoga | Dhriti | Tue 00:35 | Shula |
| Karana | Bava | Mon 10:52 | Balava |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 05:11 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:10
Dum Duma
Sunset
16:35
day 11h 25m
Moonrise
12:27
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:15
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
05:10 → 16:35| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 05:10–06:36 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 06:36–08:01 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 08:01–09:27 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 09:27–10:53 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 10:53–12:18 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 12:18–13:44 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 13:44–15:10 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 15:10–16:35 | GOOD |
Night
16:35 → 05:11| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 16:35–18:10 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 18:10–19:44 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 19:44–21:19 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 21:19–22:53 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 22:53–00:27 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 00:27–02:02 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 02:02–03:36 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 03:36–05:11 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
06:36–08:01
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
09:27–10:53
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
12:18–13:44
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
10:30–11:15
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:1008:1011:1014:1017:1020:1023:1002:1005:11
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 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.