Panchang · Kotharia
Kotharia Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Kotharia · sunrise 06:45 · sunset 18:17
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:45
Rahu kaal
12:31
to 13:58
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
08:12
to 09:38
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 → 13:58 |
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 06:46 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:45
Kotharia
Sunset
18:17
day 11h 32m
Moonrise
15:10
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
06:45 → 18:17| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 06:45–08:12 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 08:12–09:38 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 09:38–11:05 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 11:05–12:31 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 12:31–13:58 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:58–15:24 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 15:24–16:51 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 16:51–18:17 | GOOD |
Night
18:17 → 06:46| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 18:17–19:51 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 19:51–21:24 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 21:24–22:58 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:58–00:31 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:31–02:05 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 02:05–03:39 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 03:39–05:12 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:12–06:46 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
12:31–13:58
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
08:12–09:38
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
11:05–12:31
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:4509:4512:4515:4618:4621:4600:4603:4606:46
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 Kotharia, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Kotharia, Gujarat (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.