
Panchang · Nimach
Nimach Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Nimach · sunrise 06:31 · sunset 17:59
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:31
Rahu kaal
12:15
to 13:41
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:57
to 09:23
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 | 12:15 → 13:41 |
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
06:31
Nimach
Sunset
17:59
day 11h 28m
Moonrise
14:56
waxing Moon
Moonset
02:36
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
06:31 → 17:59| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 06:31–07:57 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:57–09:23 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 09:23–10:49 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:49–12:15 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 12:15–13:41 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:41–15:07 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 15:07–16:33 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 16:33–17:59 | GOOD |
Night
17:59 → 06:32| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 17:59–19:33 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 19:33–21:07 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 21:07–22:41 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:41–00:15 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:15–01:49 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:49–03:23 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 03:23–04:58 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:58–06:32 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
12:15–13:41
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:57–09:23
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:49–12:15
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3109:3112:3115:3118:3121:3100:3103:3206:32
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 Nimach, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Nimach, Rajasthan (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.