Panchang · Sonkach
Sonkach Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 3.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Sonkach · sunrise 06:23 · sunset 17:56
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:23
Rahu kaal
07:50
to 09:16
Abhijit
11:46
to 12:33
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
10:43
to 12:09
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Navami | 10:52 |
| Karana turns to Balava | 10:52 |
| Nakshatra turns to Shravana | 15:39 |
| Yoga turns to Shula | 00:35 |
| Rahu kaal | 07:50 → 09:16 |
Lunar month Ashwina (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 | Shukla Ashtami | 10:52 | Shukla Navami |
| Nakshatra | Uttara Ashadha · pada 3 | 15:39 | Shravana |
| Yoga | Dhriti | 00:35 | Shula |
| Karana | Bava | 10:52 | Balava |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 06:23 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:23
Sonkach
Sunset
17:56
day 11h 33m
Moonrise
13:36
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:43
Moon in Uttara 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
06:23 → 17:56| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:23–07:50 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:50–09:16 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:16–10:43 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:43–12:09 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:09–13:36 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:36–15:03 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:03–16:29 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:29–17:56 | GOOD |
Night
17:56 → 06:23| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:56–19:29 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:29–21:03 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 21:03–22:36 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:36–00:10 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 00:10–01:43 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:43–03:17 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 03:17–04:50 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:50–06:23 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:50–09:16
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:43–12:09
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:36–15:03
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:46–12:33
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2309:2312:2315:2318:2321:2300:2303:2306:23
Regional panji
Day 3 of the solar month Kartika. 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.