Panchang · Pūnch
Pūnch Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 3.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Pūnch · sunrise 06:41 · sunset 17:55
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:41
Rahu kaal
08:06
to 09:30
Abhijit
11:56
to 12:41
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
10:54
to 12:18
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Navami | 10:52 |
| Karana turns to Balava | 10:52 |
| Nakshatra turns to Shravana | 15:39 |
| Yoga turns to Shula | 00:35 |
| Rahu kaal | 08:06 → 09:30 |
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 Ashtami | 10:52 | Shukla Navami |
| Nakshatra | Uttara Ashadha · pada 3 | 15:39 | Shravana |
| Yoga | Dhriti | 00:35 | Shula |
| Karana | Bava | 10:52 | Balava |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 06:42 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:41
Pūnch
Sunset
17:55
day 11h 14m
Moonrise
14:09
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:31
Moon in Uttara Ashadha
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
06:41 → 17:55| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:41–08:06 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 08:06–09:30 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:30–10:54 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:54–12:18 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:18–13:43 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:43–15:07 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:07–16:31 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:31–17:55 | GOOD |
Night
17:55 → 06:42| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:55–19:31 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:31–21:07 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 21:07–22:43 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:43–00:19 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 00:19–01:55 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:55–03:31 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 03:31–05:06 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 05:06–06:42 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
08:06–09:30
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:54–12:18
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:43–15:07
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:56–12:41
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:4109:4212:4215:4218:4221:4200:4203:4206:42
Regional panji
Day 3 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Pūnch, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Pūnch, Jammu and Kashmir (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.