Panchang · Samālka
Samālka Panchang Thursday, 22 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ekadashi · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 6.
एकादशी · Shatabhisha
Samālka · sunrise 06:27 · sunset 17:45
CHOGHADIYA
Shubh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:27
Rahu kaal
13:31
to 14:56
Abhijit
11:43
to 12:29
Nakshatra ends
20:49
Shatabhisha → Purva Bhadrapada
Yamaganda
06:27
to 07:51
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Dvadashi | 14:49 |
| Karana turns to Bava | 14:49 |
| Nakshatra turns to Purva Bhadrapada | 20:49 |
| Yoga turns to Dhruva | 23:40 |
| Rahu kaal | 13:31 → 14:56 |
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 Ekadashi | 14:49 | Shukla Dvadashi |
| Nakshatra | Shatabhisha · pada 2 | 20:49 | Purva Bhadrapada |
| Yoga | Vriddhi | 23:40 | Dhruva |
| Karana | Vishti | 14:49 | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvara | Fri 06:27 | Friday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:27
Samālka
Sunset
17:45
day 11h 19m
Moonrise
15:22
waxing Moon
Moonset
03:21
Moon in Shatabhisha
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
06:27 → 17:45| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 06:27–07:51 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 07:51–09:16 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 09:16–10:41 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 10:41–12:06 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 12:06–13:31 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 13:31–14:56 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 14:56–16:21 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 16:21–17:45 | GOOD |
Night
17:45 → 06:27| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 17:45–19:21 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 19:21–20:56 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 20:56–22:31 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 22:31–00:06 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 00:06–01:42 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 01:42–03:17 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 03:17–04:52 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 04:52–06:27 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
13:31–14:56
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
06:27–07:51
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
09:16–10:41
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:43–12:29
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2709:2712:2715:2718:2721:2700:2703:2706:27
Regional panji
Day 6 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Samālka, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Samālka, Delhi (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.