Panchang · Nimāparha
Nimāparha Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Nimāparha · sunrise 05:43 · sunset 17:18
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 05:43
Rahu kaal
11:31
to 12:57
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:10
to 08:37
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 | 11:31 → 12:57 |
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 05:43 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:43
Nimāparha
Sunset
17:18
day 11h 35m
Moonrise
14:06
waxing Moon
Moonset
01:53
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
05:43 → 17:18| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 05:43–07:10 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:10–08:37 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 08:37–10:04 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:04–11:31 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 11:31–12:57 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:57–14:24 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 14:24–15:51 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:51–17:18 | GOOD |
Night
17:18 → 05:43| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 17:18–18:51 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:51–20:24 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 20:24–21:58 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:58–23:31 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 23:31–01:04 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:04–02:37 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 02:37–04:10 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:10–05:43 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
11:31–12:57
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:10–08:37
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:04–11:31
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4308:4311:4314:4317:4320:4323:4302:4305:43
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 Nimāparha, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Nimāparha, Odisha (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.