Panchang · Sāmba
Sāmba Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 3.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Sāmba · sunrise 06:36 · sunset 17:52
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:36
Rahu kaal
08:01
to 09:25
Abhijit
11:52
to 12:37
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
10:50
to 12:14
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 | 08:01 → 09:25 |
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 06:37 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:36
Sāmba
Sunset
17:52
day 11h 16m
Moonrise
14:02
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:29
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
06:36 → 17:52| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:36–08:01 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 08:01–09:25 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:25–10:50 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:50–12:14 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:14–13:39 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:39–15:03 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:03–16:28 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:28–17:52 | GOOD |
Night
17:52 → 06:37| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:52–19:28 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:28–21:04 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 21:04–22:39 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:39–00:15 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 00:15–01:50 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:50–03:26 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 03:26–05:01 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 05:01–06:37 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
08:01–09:25
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:50–12:14
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:39–15:03
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:52–12:37
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3609:3612:3615:3618:3721:3700:3703:3706:37
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 Sāmba, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Sāmba, Jammu and Kashmir (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.