Panchang · Merta
Saturday, 10 October 2026
Ashwina Krishna Amavasya · Sharad ritu · solar month Aswina, day 24.
अमावस्या · Hasta
Merta · sunrise 06:30 · sunset 18:10
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
1h 32m left
Rahu kaal
09:25
to 10:53 · over for today
Abhijit
11:57
to 12:44 · over for today
Nakshatra ends
21:42
Hasta → Chitra
Yamaganda
13:48
to 15:15 · over for today
Today, at a glance
| Karana turns to Naga | 09:24 |
| Tithi turns to Shukla Pratipada | 21:20 |
| Nakshatra turns to Chitra | 21:42 |
| Yoga turns to Vaidhriti | 22:02 |
| Rahu kaal | 09:25 → 10:53 |
Lunar month Ashwina (purnimanta), solar month Aswina with the Sun in Kanya. Dakshinayana.
Caution. Samvatsara (Vikram, Shaka, Kali) is not computed yet; the era is being confirmed.
01
The five limbs
What held at sunrise, when it changed, and what took its place.
| Limb | At sunrise | Changes | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Krishna Amavasya | 21:20 | Shukla Pratipada |
| Nakshatra | Hasta · pada 2 | 21:42 | Chitra |
| Yoga | Indra | 22:02 | Vaidhriti |
| Karana | Chatushpada | 09:24 | Naga |
| Vāra | Shanivara | Sun 06:31 | Sunday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:30
Merta
Sunset
18:10
day 11h 40m
Moonrise
—
no moonrise this day
Moonset
17:48
Moon in Hasta
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
06:30 → 18:10| Period | Meaning | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | loss | 06:30–07:58 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 07:58–09:25 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 09:25–10:53 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 10:53–12:20 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 12:20–13:48 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 13:48–15:15 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 15:15–16:43 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 16:43–18:10 | AVOID |
Night
18:10 → 06:31| Period | Meaning | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 18:10–19:43 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 19:43–21:15 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 21:15–22:48 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 22:48–00:20 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 00:20–01:53 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 01:53–03:25 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 03:25–04:58 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 04:58–06:31 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
09:25–10:53
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
13:48–15:15
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
06:30–07:58
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:57–12:44
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
18:10
06:3009:3012:3015:3018:3021:3000:3003:3006:31Regional panji
Day 24 of the solar month Aswina. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Merta, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Merta, Rajasthan (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.