Panchang · Sonāmukhi
Sonāmukhi Panchang Sunday, 11 October 2026
Ashwina Shukla Pratipada · Sharad ritu · solar month Ashshin, day 24.
प्रतिपदा · Chitra
Sonāmukhi · sunrise 05:36 · sunset 17:18
CHOGHADIYA
Char
neutral
1h 13m left
Rahu kaal
15:51
to 17:18 · over for today
Abhijit
11:04
to 11:50 · over for today
Nakshatra ends
22:33
Chitra → Swati
Yamaganda
11:27
to 12:55 · over for today
Today, at a glance
| Karana turns to Bava | 09:22 |
| Yoga turns to Vishkambha | 21:06 |
| Tithi turns to Shukla Dvitiya | 21:32 |
| Nakshatra turns to Swati | 22:33 |
| Rahu kaal | 15:51 → 17:18 |
Lunar month Ashwina (amanta), solar month Ashshin with the Sun in Kanya. Dakshinayana.
01
The five limbs
What held at sunrise, when it changed, and what took its place.
| Limb | At sunrise | Changes | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Pratipada | 21:32 | Shukla Dvitiya |
| Nakshatra | Chitra · pada 2 | 22:33 | Swati |
| Yoga | Vaidhriti | 21:06 | Vishkambha |
| Karana | Kimstughna | 09:22 | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 05:36 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:36
Sonāmukhi
Sunset
17:18
day 11h 43m
Moonrise
05:59
waxing Moon
Moonset
17:31
Moon in Chitra
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
05:36 → 17:18| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:36–07:03 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:03–08:31 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:31–09:59 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 09:59–11:27 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:27–12:55 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:55–14:23 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:23–15:51 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 15:51–17:18 | AVOID |
Night
17:18 → 05:36| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:18–18:51 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 18:51–20:23 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:23–21:55 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 21:55–23:27 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:27–00:59 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 00:59–02:32 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:32–04:04 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:04–05:36 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
15:51–17:18
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:27–12:55
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:23–15:51
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:04–11:50
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
20:42
05:3608:3611:3614:3617:3620:3623:3602:3605:36Regional panji
Day 24 of the solar month Ashshin. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Sonāmukhi, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Sonāmukhi, West Bengal (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.