Panchang · Banga
Banga Panchang Monday, 19 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 3.
अष्टमी · Uttara Ashadha
Banga · sunrise 06:31 · sunset 17:50
CHOGHADIYA
Amrit
auspicious
from sunrise 06:31
Rahu kaal
07:56
to 09:21
Abhijit
11:48
to 12:33
Nakshatra ends
15:39
Uttara Ashadha → Shravana
Yamaganda
10:46
to 12:11
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Navami | 10:52 |
| Karana turns to Balava | 10:52 |
| Nakshatra turns to Shravana | 15:39 |
| Yoga turns to Shula | 00:35 |
| Rahu kaal | 07:56 → 09:21 |
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 Ashtami | 10:52 | Shukla Navami |
| Nakshatra | Uttara Ashadha · pada 3 | 15:39 | Shravana |
| Yoga | Dhriti | 00:35 | Shula |
| Karana | Bava | 10:52 | Balava |
| Vāra | Somavara | Tue 06:32 | Tuesday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:31
Banga
Sunset
17:50
day 11h 19m
Moonrise
13:55
waxing Moon
Moonset
00:29
Moon in Uttara Ashadha
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
06:31 → 17:50| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 06:31–07:56 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 07:56–09:21 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:21–10:46 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:46–12:11 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:11–13:36 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:36–15:01 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:01–16:25 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 16:25–17:50 | GOOD |
Night
17:50 → 06:32| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 17:50–19:25 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 19:25–21:01 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 21:01–22:36 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 22:36–00:11 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 00:11–01:46 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 01:46–03:22 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 03:22–04:57 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 04:57–06:32 | NEUTRAL |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
07:56–09:21
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
10:46–12:11
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
13:36–15:01
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:48–12:33
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3109:3212:3215:3218:3221:3200:3203:3206:32
Regional panji
Day 3 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Banga, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Banga, Punjab (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.