Panchang · Bānka
Bānka Panchang Friday, 23 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dvadashi · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 7.
द्वादशी · Purva Bhadrapada
Bānka · sunrise 05:44 · sunset 17:09
CHOGHADIYA
Char
neutral
from sunrise 05:44
Rahu kaal
10:01
to 11:27
Abhijit
11:04
to 11:49
Nakshatra ends
21:03
Purva Bhadrapada → Uttara Bhadrapada
Yamaganda
14:18
to 15:43
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Trayodashi | 14:36 |
| Karana turns to Kaulava | 14:36 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Bhadrapada | 21:03 |
| Yoga turns to Vyaghata | 22:09 |
| Rahu kaal | 10:01 → 11:27 |
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 Dvadashi | 14:36 | Shukla Trayodashi |
| Nakshatra | Purva Bhadrapada · pada 2 | 21:03 | Uttara Bhadrapada |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 22:09 | Vyaghata |
| Karana | Balava | 14:36 | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Shukravara | Sat 05:45 | Saturday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:44
Bānka
Sunset
17:09
day 11h 24m
Moonrise
15:11
waxing Moon
Moonset
03:38
Moon in Purva Bhadrapada
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
05:44 → 17:09| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 05:44–07:10 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 07:10–08:35 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 08:35–10:01 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 10:01–11:27 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 11:27–12:52 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 12:52–14:18 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 14:18–15:43 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 15:43–17:09 | NEUTRAL |
Night
17:09 → 05:45| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 17:09–18:43 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 18:43–20:18 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 20:18–21:52 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 21:52–23:27 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 23:27–01:01 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 01:01–02:36 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 02:36–04:10 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 04:10–05:45 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
10:01–11:27
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
14:18–15:43
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
07:10–08:35
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:04–11:49
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4408:4411:4414:4417:4520:4523:4502:4505:45
Regional panji
Day 7 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.