Panchang · Bānka
Bānka Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Bānka · sunrise 05:42 · sunset 17:13
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:42
Rahu kaal
15:47
to 17:13
Abhijit
11:04
to 11:50
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:27
to 12:54
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Ashtami | 08:29 |
| Karana turns to Vishti | 08:29 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Ashadha | 12:49 |
| Yoga turns to Dhriti | 23:56 |
| Rahu kaal | 15:47 → 17:13 |
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 Saptami | 08:29 | Shukla Ashtami |
| Nakshatra | Purva Ashadha · pada 3 | 12:49 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Sukarma | 23:56 | Dhriti |
| Karana | Vanija | 08:29 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 05:42 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:42
Bānka
Sunset
17:13
day 11h 31m
Moonrise
12:17
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:00
Moon in Purva 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
05:42 → 17:13| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:42–07:08 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:08–08:35 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:35–10:01 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:01–11:27 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:27–12:54 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:54–14:20 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:20–15:47 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 15:47–17:13 | AVOID |
Night
17:13 → 05:42| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:13–18:47 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 18:47–20:20 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:20–21:54 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 21:54–23:28 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:28–01:01 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:01–02:35 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:35–04:09 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:09–05:42 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
15:47–17:13
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:27–12:54
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:20–15:47
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:04–11:50
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4208:4211:4214:4217:4220:4223:4202:4205:42
Regional panji
Day 2 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Bānka, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Bānka, Bihar (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.