Panchang · Padam
Padam Panchang Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Navami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 4.
नवमी · Shravana
Padam · sunrise 06:31 · sunset 17:43
CHOGHADIYA
Rog
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:31
Rahu kaal
14:55
to 16:19
Abhijit
11:45
to 12:29
Nakshatra ends
18:02
Shravana → Dhanishta
Yamaganda
09:19
to 10:43
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Dashami | 12:51 |
| Karana turns to Taitila | 12:51 |
| Nakshatra turns to Dhanishta | 18:02 |
| Yoga turns to Ganda | 00:50 |
| Rahu kaal | 14:55 → 16:19 |
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 Navami | 12:51 | Shukla Dashami |
| Nakshatra | Shravana · pada 3 | 18:02 | Dhanishta |
| Yoga | Shula | 00:50 | Ganda |
| Karana | Kaulava | 12:51 | Taitila |
| Vāra | Mangalavara | Wed 06:32 | Wednesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:31
Padam
Sunset
17:43
day 11h 13m
Moonrise
14:29
waxing Moon
Moonset
01:20
Moon in Shravana
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 → 17:43| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 06:31–07:55 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 07:55–09:19 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 09:19–10:43 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 10:43–12:07 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 12:07–13:31 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 13:31–14:55 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 14:55–16:19 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 16:19–17:43 | AVOID |
Night
17:43 → 06:32| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | loss | 17:43–19:19 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 19:19–20:55 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 20:55–22:31 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 22:31–00:07 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 00:07–01:44 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 01:44–03:20 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 03:20–04:56 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 04:56–06:32 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
14:55–16:19
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
09:19–10:43
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
12:07–13:31
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:45–12:29
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3109:3112:3115:3118:3121:3100:3103:3206:32
Regional panji
Day 4 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Padam, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Padam, Ladakh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.