Panchang · Sāmba
Sāmba Panchang Friday, 30 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Kartika Krishna Panchami · Hemant ritu · solar month Kartika, day 14.
पञ्चमी · Mrigashira
Sāmba · sunrise 06:45 · sunset 17:41
CHOGHADIYA
Char
neutral
from sunrise 06:45
Rahu kaal
10:51
to 12:13
Abhijit
11:51
to 12:35
Nakshatra ends
09:05
Mrigashira → Ardra
Yamaganda
14:57
to 16:19
The day, at a glance
| Karana turns to Taitila | 08:46 |
| Nakshatra turns to Ardra | 09:05 |
| Tithi turns to Krishna Shashthi | 19:25 |
| Yoga turns to Siddha | 20:42 |
| Rahu kaal | 10:51 → 12:13 |
Lunar month Kartika (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 | Krishna Panchami | 19:25 | Krishna Shashthi |
| Nakshatra | Mrigashira · pada 4 | 09:05 | Ardra |
| Yoga | Shiva | 20:42 | Siddha |
| Karana | Kaulava | 08:46 | Taitila |
| Vāra | Shukravara | Sat 06:46 | Saturday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:45
Sāmba
Sunset
17:41
day 10h 56m
Moonrise
21:16
waning Moon
Moonset
11:22
Moon in Mrigashira
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
06:45 → 17:41| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 06:45–08:07 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:07–09:29 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 09:29–10:51 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 10:51–12:13 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:13–13:35 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 13:35–14:57 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 14:57–16:19 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 16:19–17:41 | NEUTRAL |
Night
17:41 → 06:46| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 17:41–19:19 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 19:19–20:57 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 20:57–22:35 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 22:35–00:13 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 00:13–01:52 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 01:52–03:30 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 03:30–05:08 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 05:08–06:46 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
10:51–12:13
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
14:57–16:19
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
08:07–09:29
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:51–12:35
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:4509:4512:4515:4518:4521:4600:4603:4606:46
Regional panji
Day 14 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.