
Panchang · Rāth
Rāth Panchang Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Navami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 4.
नवमी · Shravana
Rāth · sunrise 06:13 · sunset 17:40
CHOGHADIYA
Rog
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:13
Rahu kaal
14:48
to 16:14
Abhijit
11:33
to 12:19
Nakshatra ends
18:02
Shravana → Dhanishta
Yamaganda
09:05
to 10:30
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 | 14:48 → 16:14 |
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 06:13 | Wednesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:13
Rāth
Sunset
17:40
day 11h 27m
Moonrise
14:04
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
06:13 → 17:40| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 06:13–07:39 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 07:39–09:05 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 09:05–10:30 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 10:30–11:56 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 11:56–13:22 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 13:22–14:48 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 14:48–16:14 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 16:14–17:40 | AVOID |
Night
17:40 → 06:13| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | loss | 17:40–19:14 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 19:14–20:48 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 20:48–22:23 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 22:23–23:57 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 23:57–01:31 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 01:31–03:05 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 03:05–04:39 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 04:39–06:13 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
14:48–16:14
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
09:05–10:30
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
11:56–13:22
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:33–12:19
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1309:1312:1315:1318:1321:1300:1303:1306:13
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 Rāth, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Rāth, Uttar Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.