Panchang · Powai
Powai Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Powai · sunrise 06:34 · sunset 18:11
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:34
Rahu kaal
12:23
to 13:50
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
08:02
to 09:29
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 | 12:23 → 13:50 |
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 06:35 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:34
Powai
Sunset
18:11
day 11h 37m
Moonrise
14:58
waxing Moon
Moonset
02:49
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
06:34 → 18:11| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 06:34–08:02 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 08:02–09:29 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 09:29–10:56 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:56–12:23 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 12:23–13:50 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:50–15:17 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 15:17–16:44 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 16:44–18:11 | GOOD |
Night
18:11 → 06:35| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 18:11–19:44 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 19:44–21:17 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 21:17–22:50 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:50–00:23 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:23–01:56 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:56–03:29 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 03:29–05:02 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:02–06:35 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
12:23–13:50
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
08:02–09:29
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:56–12:23
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3409:3412:3515:3518:3521:3500:3503:3506:35
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 Powai, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Powai, Maharashtra (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.