Panchang for Sunday, 18 October 2026

Tithi	Saptami
Paksha	Shukla
Nakshatra	Purva Ashadha, pada 4
Yoga	Sukarma
Karana	Vanija
Vara	Ravivara
Sunrise (Ujjain, IST)	06:24
Sunset (Ujjain, IST)	17:58

Today's tithi is Saptami, in the Shukla paksha, the waxing half of the lunar month. The Moon moves through Purva Ashadha nakshatra, pada 4. The vara is Ravivara, and the panchang's remaining limbs are Sukarma yoga and Vanija karana.

What is Sukarma yoga?

Sukarma is the seventh of the 27 nithya yogas, and its name means good work, from su (well) and karma (action).

It is one of the most straightforward names in the list, and the classical associations match: honest labour, work done properly, service to other people, and undertakings whose value is in the doing rather than the reward. The tradition treats it as one of the steadier yogas for beginning something.

Structurally it sits between Atiganda and Dhriti, so in the natural rhythm of the cycle it follows a knotted stretch and precedes a steady one. That ordering is not a story the tradition tells on purpose, but readers notice it, and the yoga cycle does repeat every twenty seven steps.

As a prompt it is about method. There is usually a right way and a quick way to do a thing, and the right way is often only slightly slower. This is the classical slot for choosing it.