Panchang · Yāval
Yāval Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Yāval · sunrise 06:25 · sunset 17:59
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:25
Rahu kaal
12:12
to 13:38
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:52
to 09:18
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 | 12:12 → 13:38 |
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 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 06:25 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:25
Yāval
Sunset
17:59
day 11h 34m
Moonrise
14:49
waxing Moon
Moonset
02:35
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
06:25 → 17:59| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 06:25–07:52 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:52–09:18 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 09:18–10:45 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:45–12:12 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 12:12–13:38 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:38–15:05 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 15:05–16:32 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 16:32–17:59 | GOOD |
Night
17:59 → 06:25| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 17:59–19:32 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 19:32–21:05 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 21:05–22:39 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:39–00:12 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:12–01:45 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:45–03:19 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 03:19–04:52 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:52–06:25 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
12:12–13:38
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:52–09:18
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:45–12:12
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2509:2512:2515:2518:2521:2500:2503:2506:25
Regional panji
Day 5 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Yāval, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Yāval, Maharashtra (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.