Panchang · Dumka
Dumka Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Dumka · sunrise 05:40 · sunset 17:12
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:40
Rahu kaal
15:46
to 17:12
Abhijit
11:03
to 11:49
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:26
to 12:53
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Ashtami | 08:29 |
| Karana turns to Vishti | 08:29 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Ashadha | 12:49 |
| Yoga turns to Dhriti | 23:56 |
| Rahu kaal | 15:46 → 17:12 |
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 | 08:29 | Shukla Ashtami |
| Nakshatra | Purva Ashadha · pada 3 | 12:49 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Sukarma | 23:56 | Dhriti |
| Karana | Vanija | 08:29 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 05:40 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:40
Dumka
Sunset
17:12
day 11h 32m
Moonrise
12:14
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:00
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
05:40 → 17:12| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:40–07:06 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:06–08:33 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:33–10:00 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:00–11:26 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:26–12:53 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:53–14:19 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:19–15:46 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 15:46–17:12 | AVOID |
Night
17:12 → 05:40| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:12–18:46 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 18:46–20:19 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:19–21:53 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 21:53–23:26 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:26–01:00 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:00–02:33 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:33–04:07 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:07–05:40 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
15:46–17:12
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:26–12:53
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:19–15:46
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:03–11:49
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4008:4011:4014:4017:4020:4023:4002:4005:40
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 Dumka, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Dumka, Jharkhand (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.