Panchang · Pūnch
Pūnch Panchang Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Navami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 4.
नवमी · Shravana
Pūnch · sunrise 06:42 · sunset 17:54
CHOGHADIYA
Rog
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:42
Rahu kaal
15:06
to 16:30
Abhijit
11:56
to 12:41
Nakshatra ends
18:02
Shravana → Dhanishta
Yamaganda
09:30
to 10:54
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 | 15:06 → 16:30 |
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 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 06:43 | Wednesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:42
Pūnch
Sunset
17:54
day 11h 12m
Moonrise
14:41
waxing Moon
Moonset
01:31
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
06:42 → 17:54| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 06:42–08:06 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 08:06–09:30 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 09:30–10:54 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 10:54–12:18 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 12:18–13:42 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 13:42–15:06 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 15:06–16:30 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 16:30–17:54 | AVOID |
Night
17:54 → 06:43| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | loss | 17:54–19:30 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 19:30–21:06 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 21:06–22:43 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 22:43–00:19 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 00:19–01:55 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 01:55–03:31 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 03:31–05:07 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 05:07–06:43 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
15:06–16:30
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
09:30–10:54
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
12:18–13:42
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:56–12:41
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:4209:4212:4215:4318:4321:4300:4303:4306:43
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 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.