Panchang · Sonkach
Sonkach Panchang Sunday, 20 September 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Bhadrapada Shukla Navami · Sharad ritu · solar month Aswina, day 4.
नवमी · Purva Ashadha
Sonkach · sunrise 06:13 · sunset 18:23
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 06:13
Rahu kaal
16:52
to 18:23
Abhijit
11:54
to 12:42
Nakshatra ends
04:35
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
12:18
to 13:49
The day, at a glance
| Yoga turns to Shobhana | 15:23 |
| Tithi turns to Shukla Dashami | 17:52 |
| Karana turns to Taitila | 17:52 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Ashadha | 04:35 |
| Rahu kaal | 16:52 → 18:23 |
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 Navami | 17:52 | Shukla Dashami |
| Nakshatra | Purva Ashadha · pada 1 | 04:35 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Saubhagya | 15:23 | Shobhana |
| Karana | Kaulava | 17:52 | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 06:13 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:13
Sonkach
Sunset
18:23
day 12h 11m
Moonrise
14:18
waxing Moon
Moonset
01:04
Moon in Purva Ashadha
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
06:13 → 18:23| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 06:13–07:44 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:44–09:15 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 09:15–10:47 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:47–12:18 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 12:18–13:49 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:49–15:21 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 15:21–16:52 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:52–18:23 | AVOID |
Night
18:23 → 06:13| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:23–19:52 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:52–21:21 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:21–22:49 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:49–00:18 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:18–01:47 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:47–03:16 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:16–04:44 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:44–06:13 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:52–18:23
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:18–13:49
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
15:21–16:52
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:54–12:42
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1309:1312:1315:1318:1321:1300:1303:1306:13
Regional panji
Day 4 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.