Panchang · Sāmba
Sāmba Panchang Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Navami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 4.
नवमी · Shravana
Sāmba · sunrise 06:37 · sunset 17:51
CHOGHADIYA
Rog
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:37
Rahu kaal
15:03
to 16:27
Abhijit
11:52
to 12:37
Nakshatra ends
18:02
Shravana → Dhanishta
Yamaganda
09:26
to 10:50
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 | 15:03 → 16:27 |
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 06:38 | Wednesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:37
Sāmba
Sunset
17:51
day 11h 14m
Moonrise
14:34
waxing Moon
Moonset
01:28
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
06:37 → 17:51| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 06:37–08:01 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 08:01–09:26 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 09:26–10:50 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 10:50–12:14 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 12:14–13:38 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 13:38–15:03 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 15:03–16:27 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 16:27–17:51 | AVOID |
Night
17:51 → 06:38| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | loss | 17:51–19:27 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 19:27–21:03 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 21:03–22:39 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 22:39–00:15 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 00:15–01:50 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 01:50–03:26 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 03:26–05:02 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 05:02–06:38 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
15:03–16:27
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
09:26–10:50
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
12:14–13:38
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:52–12:37
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3709:3712:3715:3718:3721:3700:3803:3806:38
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 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.