Panchak 2026 — Dates and Timings
All timings in IST · identical across India
Right now
Panchak is running — None
Ends Sun, 25 Oct, 2026, 7:23 pm.
Upcoming Panchak
Wed, 21 Oct, 2026, 7:01 am
to Sun, 25 Oct, 2026, 7:23 pm
Tue, 17 Nov, 2026, 3:31 pm
to Sun, 22 Nov, 2026, 5:56 am
Mon, 14 Dec, 2026, 10:37 pm
to Sat, 19 Dec, 2026, 3:59 pm
Mon, 11 Jan, 2027, 4:36 am
to Fri, 15 Jan, 2027, 11:52 pm
Sun, 7 Feb, 2027, 10:37 am
to Fri, 12 Feb, 2027, 5:43 am
Sat, 6 Mar, 2027, 5:36 pm
to Thu, 11 Mar, 2027, 11:21 am
Sat, 3 Apr, 2027, 1:34 am
to Wed, 7 Apr, 2027, 6:26 pm
Fri, 30 Apr, 2027, 9:55 am
to Wed, 5 May, 2027, 3:16 am
What is Panchak?
Panchak is the roughly five-day window while the Moon transits the final two rashis, Kumbha and Meena — equivalently, from the second half of Dhanishtha through the end of Revati. Both descriptions define the same arc, because Dhanishtha’s third pada begins at exactly 0° Kumbha. Five nakshatras are involved, which is where the name comes from.
Panchak is not a blanket prohibition. Classical practice avoids a specific short list of activities:
- Laying a roof or casting a slab
- Buying or storing firewood and fuel
- Travelling southward
- Making or buying a cot or bed
- Cremation rites without the prescribed remedy
Ordinary work, worship, study and travel other than southward are not restricted.
The five types
The type is set by the weekday on which Panchak begins.