Panchang · Sonāmukhi
Sonāmukhi Panchang Saturday, 17 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Shashthi · Sharad ritu · solar month Ashshin, day 30.
षष्ठी · Mula
Sonāmukhi · sunrise 05:38 · sunset 17:13
CHOGHADIYA
Kaal
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:38
Rahu kaal
08:32
to 09:59
Abhijit
11:02
to 11:49
Nakshatra ends
09:47
Mula → Purva Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:52
to 14:19
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Saptami | 05:55 |
| Karana turns to Gara | 05:55 |
| Nakshatra turns to Purva Ashadha | 09:47 |
| Yoga turns to Sukarma | 23:03 |
| Rahu kaal | 08:32 → 09:59 |
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 Shashthi | 05:55 | Shukla Saptami |
| Nakshatra | Mula · pada 4 | 09:47 | Purva Ashadha |
| Yoga | Atiganda | 23:03 | Sukarma |
| Karana | Taitila | 05:55 | Gara |
| Vāra | Shanivara | Sun 05:39 | Sunday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:38
Sonāmukhi
Sunset
17:13
day 11h 35m
Moonrise
11:26
waxing Moon
Moonset
22:07
Moon in Mula
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
05:38 → 17:13| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | loss | 05:38–07:05 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 07:05–08:32 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 08:32–09:59 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 09:59–11:26 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 11:26–12:52 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 12:52–14:19 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 14:19–15:46 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 15:46–17:13 | AVOID |
Night
17:13 → 05:39| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 17:13–18:46 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 18:46–20:19 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 20:19–21:53 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 21:53–23:26 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 23:26–00:59 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:59–02:32 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 02:32–04:05 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 04:05–05:39 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
08:32–09:59
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:52–14:19
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
05:38–07:05
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:02–11:49
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:3808:3811:3814:3817:3820:3823:3802:3805:39
Regional panji
Day 30 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.