Panchang · Vriddhāchalam
Vriddhāchalam Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Aippasi, day 4.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Vriddhāchalam · sunrise 06:03 · sunset 17:52
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:03
Rahu kaal
11:57
to 13:26
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:31
to 09:00
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Ekadashi | 14:12 |
| Karana turns to Vanija | 14:12 |
| Nakshatra turns to Shatabhisha | 19:48 |
| Yoga turns to Vriddhi | 00:33 |
| Rahu kaal | 11:57 → 13:26 |
Lunar month Ashwina (amanta), solar month Aippasi 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 Dashami | 14:12 | Shukla Ekadashi |
| Nakshatra | Dhanishta · pada 2 | 19:48 | Shatabhisha |
| Yoga | Ganda | 00:33 | Vriddhi |
| Karana | Gara | 14:12 | Vanija |
| Vāra | Budhavara | Thu 06:03 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:03
Vriddhāchalam
Sunset
17:52
day 11h 49m
Moonrise
14:25
waxing Moon
Moonset
02:28
Moon in Dhanishta
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
06:03 → 17:52| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 06:03–07:31 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:31–09:00 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 09:00–10:29 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:29–11:57 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 11:57–13:26 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:26–14:55 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 14:55–16:23 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 16:23–17:52 | GOOD |
Night
17:52 → 06:03| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 17:52–19:23 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 19:23–20:55 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 20:55–22:26 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:26–23:57 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 23:57–01:29 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:29–03:00 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 03:00–04:31 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:31–06:03 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
11:57–13:26
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:31–09:00
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:29–11:57
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:0309:0312:0315:0318:0321:0300:0303:0306:03
Regional panji
Day 4 of the solar month Aippasi. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Vriddhāchalam, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Vriddhāchalam, Tamil Nadu (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.