Panchang · Bānka
Bānka Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Bānka · sunrise 05:43 · sunset 17:10
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 05:43
Rahu kaal
11:27
to 12:53
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:09
to 08:35
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 | 11:27 → 12:53 |
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 05:44 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:43
Bānka
Sunset
17:10
day 11h 27m
Moonrise
14:07
waxing Moon
Moonset
01:46
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
05:43 → 17:10| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 05:43–07:09 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:09–08:35 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 08:35–10:01 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:01–11:27 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 11:27–12:53 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:53–14:19 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 14:19–15:45 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:45–17:10 | GOOD |
Night
17:10 → 05:44| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 17:10–18:45 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:45–20:19 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 20:19–21:53 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:53–23:27 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 23:27–01:01 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:01–02:35 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 02:35–04:10 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:10–05:44 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
11:27–12:53
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:09–08:35
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:01–11:27
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4308:4311:4314:4317:4320:4423:4402:4405:44
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 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.