Panchak Calendar
New Delhi · 13 Panchak periods in 2026
Next Panchak · New Delhi
Dosha-Free Panchak
पंचक · दोषमुक्त
What This Panchak Means
No specific dosha is assigned when panchak begins on Wednesday.Avoid in Every Panchak
The Five Panchak Nakshatras
Every Panchak of 2026 for New Delhi, with the exact time it begins and ends.
Begins on a Wednesday Dosha-Free
No specific dosha is assigned when panchak begins on Wednesday.
Begins on a Tuesday Inauspicious
Risk of fire and accidents; avoid fire-related work.
Begins on a Monday Auspicious
Auspicious — favours government work, property and wealth matters.
Begins on a Monday Auspicious
Auspicious — favours government work, property and wealth matters.
Begins on a Sunday Inauspicious
Health concerns; illness and ailments are said to increase.
Begins on a Saturday Inauspicious
Gravest of the five; risk of severe harm or major accident.
Begins on a Saturday Inauspicious
Gravest of the five; risk of severe harm or major accident.
Begins on a Friday Inauspicious
Risk of theft and financial loss; avoid travel with valuables.
Begins on a Thursday Dosha-Free
No specific dosha is assigned when panchak begins on Thursday.
Begins on a Wednesday Dosha-Free
No specific dosha is assigned when panchak begins on Wednesday.
Begins on a Wednesday Dosha-Free
No specific dosha is assigned when panchak begins on Wednesday.
Begins on a Tuesday Inauspicious
Risk of fire and accidents; avoid fire-related work.
Begins on a Monday Auspicious
Auspicious — favours government work, property and wealth matters.
Each answer is worked out for New Delhi from the panchang of 2026.
Panchak comes 13 times in 2026, once in each lunar month, for about four and a half days each time.
The next Panchak runs from 7:00 AM, Wednesday 21 October to 7:22 PM, Sunday 25 October in New Delhi. It begins on a Wednesday, so it is a dosha-free Panchak.
Panchak in January 2026: From 1:35 AM, Wednesday 21 January to 1:35 PM, Sunday 25 January in New Delhi. It begins on a Wednesday, so it is a dosha-free Panchak.
Panchak in February 2026: From 9:05 AM, Tuesday 17 February to 7:07 PM, Saturday 21 February in New Delhi. It begins on a Tuesday, so it is an Agni Panchak (inauspicious).
Panchak in March 2026: From 6:14 PM, Monday 16 March to 2:27 AM, Saturday 21 March in New Delhi. It begins on a Monday, so it is a Raja Panchak (auspicious).
Panchak in April 2026: From 3:44 AM, Monday 13 April to 12:02 PM, Friday 17 April in New Delhi. It begins on a Monday, so it is a Raja Panchak (auspicious).
Panchak in May 2026: From 12:12 PM, Sunday 10 May to 10:33 PM, Thursday 14 May in New Delhi. It begins on a Sunday, so it is a Roga Panchak (inauspicious).
Panchak in June 2026: From 7:03 PM, Saturday 6 June to 8:16 AM, Thursday 11 June in New Delhi. It begins on a Saturday, so it is a Mrityu Panchak (inauspicious).
Panchak in July 2026: From 12:48 AM, Saturday 4 July to 4:00 PM, Wednesday 8 July in New Delhi. It begins on a Saturday, so it is a Mrityu Panchak (inauspicious). Also, From 6:37 AM, Friday 31 July to 9:54 PM, Tuesday 4 August in New Delhi. It begins on a Friday, so it is a Chor Panchak (inauspicious).
Panchak in August 2026: From 6:37 AM, Friday 31 July to 9:54 PM, Tuesday 4 August in New Delhi. It begins on a Friday, so it is a Chor Panchak (inauspicious). Also, From 1:35 PM, Thursday 27 August to 3:23 AM, Tuesday 1 September in New Delhi. It begins on a Thursday, so it is a dosha-free Panchak.
Panchak in September 2026: From 1:35 PM, Thursday 27 August to 3:23 AM, Tuesday 1 September in New Delhi. It begins on a Thursday, so it is a dosha-free Panchak. Also, From 9:56 PM, Wednesday 23 September to 10:16 AM, Monday 28 September in New Delhi. It begins on a Wednesday, so it is a dosha-free Panchak.
Panchak in October 2026: From 7:00 AM, Wednesday 21 October to 7:22 PM, Sunday 25 October in New Delhi. It begins on a Wednesday, so it is a dosha-free Panchak.
Panchak in November 2026: From 3:30 PM, Tuesday 17 November to 5:54 AM, Sunday 22 November in New Delhi. It begins on a Tuesday, so it is an Agni Panchak (inauspicious).
Panchak in December 2026: From 10:35 PM, Monday 14 December to 3:57 PM, Saturday 19 December in New Delhi. It begins on a Monday, so it is a Raja Panchak (auspicious).
Mrityu Panchak comes twice in 2026: 6 June to 11 June; 4 July to 8 July.
Agni Panchak comes twice in 2026: 17 February to 21 February; 17 November to 22 November.
Raja Panchak comes 3 times in 2026: 16 March to 21 March; 13 April to 17 April; 14 December to 19 December.
Roga Panchak comes once in 2026: 10 May to 14 May.
Chor Panchak comes once in 2026: 31 July to 4 August.
Each one for your own city, on any date.
Panchak 2026
Once in every lunar month, for about four and a half days, the Moon runs through the last five nakshatras of the zodiac. Those days are Panchak, and this page gives every Panchak of 2026 with the exact time it begins and ends.
Panchak begins when the Moon enters the second half of Dhanishtha, at the start of Aquarius, and ends when it leaves Revati at the end of Pisces. In between lie Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada and Uttara Bhadrapada. The word itself means "the five", for these five nakshatras.
The old rule is simple: whatever is begun in Panchak tends to be repeated five times. That is why the texts keep out of it the kinds of work one would not want to repeat, such as storing fuel, which invites fire, or a cremation without its proper rites. For most of daily life, Panchak changes nothing.
The Five Kinds
The weekday on which Panchak begins decides its nature for that month.
| Begins On | Panchak | What It Brings |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Roga Panchak | Health troubles; care with illness |
| Monday | Raja Panchak | Favourable for government work and property |
| Tuesday | Agni Panchak | Risk of fire; avoid work with fire and machinery |
| Wednesday | Dosha-Free | No special dosha |
| Thursday | Dosha-Free | No special dosha |
| Friday | Chor Panchak | Risk of theft and loss; avoid travel with valuables |
| Saturday | Mrityu Panchak | The gravest; avoid risky work and long journeys |
In Practice
People often panic when they hear the word Panchak. There is no need. I check it for five things only: laying a roof, building or buying a bed, storing wood or fuel, setting out on a journey to the south, and the last rites. Everything else, a puja, a purchase, an interview, goes ahead on its own muhurat.
The type matters more than the name. A Mrityu Panchak beginning on a Saturday I treat with real caution for travel and risky work; a Panchak beginning on a Wednesday or Thursday I hardly treat as Panchak at all. And when a death falls in Panchak, the family should not delay the cremation; the Panchak shanti with five kusha effigies is the remedy the texts give.
No roof laid, no bed or cot made in Panchak.
Wood, grass and fuel are not stored.
Journeys to the south are put off.
Done with Panchak shanti, never delayed.
Questions
The four and a half days or so each month when the Moon passes through the last five nakshatras: the second half of Dhanishtha, then Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada and Revati. The Moon is then in Aquarius and Pisces. Certain kinds of work are kept out of these days.
By the weekday on which it begins. A Panchak starting on Sunday is Roga Panchak, on Monday Raja Panchak, on Tuesday Agni Panchak, on Friday Chor Panchak and on Saturday Mrityu Panchak. One starting on Wednesday or Thursday carries no special dosha.
No. Raja Panchak, which begins on a Monday, is held favourable for government work and property, and a Panchak beginning on Wednesday or Thursday is dosha-free. The five things traditionally avoided in every Panchak still apply.
Storing wood, grass or fuel, laying a roof, making a bed or cot, travelling south, and cremation without the prescribed rites. Ordinary work, worship and travel in other directions go on as usual.
The cremation is not stopped. The family performs it with Panchak shanti, in which five small effigies of kusha grass are cremated along with the body, as the texts prescribe. A priest guides the rite.
Panchak begins and ends at the same instant everywhere; only the clock time changes with your time zone. In India it is the same for every city. Pick your own city above if you are abroad.
