Panchang · Sonkach
Sonkach Panchang Saturday, 19 September 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Aswina, day 3.
अष्टमी · Mula
Sonkach · sunrise 06:12 · sunset 18:24
CHOGHADIYA
Kaal
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:12
Rahu kaal
09:15
to 10:47
Abhijit
11:54
to 12:43
Nakshatra ends
01:43
Mula → Purva Ashadha
Yamaganda
13:50
to 15:21
The day, at a glance
| Yoga turns to Saubhagya | 14:29 |
| Tithi turns to Shukla Navami | 15:27 |
| Karana turns to Balava | 15:27 |
| Nakshatra turns to Purva Ashadha | 01:43 |
| Rahu kaal | 09:15 → 10:47 |
Lunar month Bhadrapada (purnimanta), solar month Aswina 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 Ashtami | 15:27 | Shukla Navami |
| Nakshatra | Mula · pada 2 | 01:43 | Purva Ashadha |
| Yoga | Ayushman | 14:29 | Saubhagya |
| Karana | Bava | 15:27 | Balava |
| Vāra | Shanivara | Sun 06:13 | Sunday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:12
Sonkach
Sunset
18:24
day 12h 12m
Moonrise
13:31
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:09
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
06:12 → 18:24| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | loss | 06:12–07:44 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 07:44–09:15 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 09:15–10:47 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 10:47–12:18 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 12:18–13:50 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 13:50–15:21 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 15:21–16:53 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 16:53–18:24 | AVOID |
Night
18:24 → 06:13| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 18:24–19:53 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 19:53–21:21 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 21:21–22:50 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 22:50–00:18 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 00:18–01:47 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 01:47–03:16 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 03:16–04:44 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 04:44–06:13 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
09:15–10:47
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
13:50–15:21
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
06:12–07:44
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:54–12:43
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1209:1212:1215:1218:1221:1300:1303:1306:13
Regional panji
Day 3 of the solar month Aswina. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Sonkach, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Sonkach, Madhya Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.