Panchang · Pūnch
Pūnch Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Pūnch · sunrise 06:43 · sunset 17:53
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:43
Rahu kaal
12:18
to 13:42
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
08:07
to 09:31
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 | 12:18 → 13:42 |
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 06:44 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:43
Pūnch
Sunset
17:53
day 11h 10m
Moonrise
15:10
waxing Moon
Moonset
02:31
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
06:43 → 17:53| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 06:43–08:07 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 08:07–09:31 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 09:31–10:54 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:54–12:18 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 12:18–13:42 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:42–15:06 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 15:06–16:29 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 16:29–17:53 | GOOD |
Night
17:53 → 06:44| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 17:53–19:29 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 19:29–21:06 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 21:06–22:42 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:42–00:18 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:18–01:55 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:55–03:31 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 03:31–05:08 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:08–06:44 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
12:18–13:42
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
08:07–09:31
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:54–12:18
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:4309:4312:4315:4318:4421:4400:4403:4406:44
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 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.