Panchang · Bābai
Bābai Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Bābai · sunrise 06:17 · sunset 17:48
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:17
Rahu kaal
12:03
to 13:29
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:44
to 09:10
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 | 12:03 → 13:29 |
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 06:18 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:17
Bābai
Sunset
17:48
day 11h 31m
Moonrise
14:41
waxing Moon
Moonset
02:25
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
06:17 → 17:48| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 06:17–07:44 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:44–09:10 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 09:10–10:36 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:36–12:03 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 12:03–13:29 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:29–14:56 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 14:56–16:22 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 16:22–17:48 | GOOD |
Night
17:48 → 06:18| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 17:48–19:22 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 19:22–20:56 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 20:56–22:29 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:29–00:03 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:03–01:37 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:37–03:10 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 03:10–04:44 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:44–06:18 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
12:03–13:29
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:44–09:10
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:36–12:03
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1709:1712:1715:1718:1821:1800:1803:1806:18
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 Bābai, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Bābai, Madhya Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.