
Panchang · Maval
Maval Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Maval · sunrise 06:32 · sunset 18:10
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:32
Rahu kaal
12:21
to 13:48
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:59
to 09:26
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 | 12:21 → 13:48 |
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 06:32 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:32
Maval
Sunset
18:10
day 11h 38m
Moonrise
14:56
waxing Moon
Moonset
02:47
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
06:32 → 18:10| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 06:32–07:59 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:59–09:26 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 09:26–10:54 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:54–12:21 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 12:21–13:48 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:48–15:15 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 15:15–16:42 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 16:42–18:10 | GOOD |
Night
18:10 → 06:32| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 18:10–19:42 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 19:42–21:15 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 21:15–22:48 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:48–00:21 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:21–01:54 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:54–03:27 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 03:27–04:59 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:59–06:32 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
12:21–13:48
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:59–09:26
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:54–12:21
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3209:3212:3215:3218:3221:3200:3203:3206:32
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 Maval, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Maval, Maharashtra (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.