Panchang · Bāh
Bāh Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Bāh · sunrise 06:18 · sunset 17:42
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:18
Rahu kaal
12:00
to 13:26
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:44
to 09:09
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 | 12:00 → 13:26 |
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 06:19 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:18
Bāh
Sunset
17:42
day 11h 24m
Moonrise
14:43
waxing Moon
Moonset
02:19
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
06:18 → 17:42| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 06:18–07:44 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:44–09:09 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 09:09–10:35 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:35–12:00 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 12:00–13:26 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:26–14:51 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 14:51–16:16 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 16:16–17:42 | GOOD |
Night
17:42 → 06:19| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 17:42–19:17 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 19:17–20:51 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 20:51–22:26 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:26–00:00 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:00–01:35 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:35–03:10 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 03:10–04:44 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:44–06:19 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
12:00–13:26
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:44–09:09
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:35–12:00
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1809:1812:1815:1918:1921:1900:1903:1906:19
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 Bāh, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Bāh, Uttar Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.