Panchang · Bānka
Bānka Panchang Saturday, 31 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Kartika Krishna Shashthi · Hemant ritu · solar month Kartika, day 15.
षष्ठी · Ardra
Bānka · sunrise 05:49 · sunset 17:03
CHOGHADIYA
Kaal
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:49
Rahu kaal
08:37
to 10:02
Abhijit
11:03
to 11:48
Nakshatra ends
07:12
Ardra → Punarvasu
Yamaganda
12:50
to 14:14
The day, at a glance
| Karana turns to Vanija | 06:09 |
| Nakshatra turns to Punarvasu | 07:12 |
| Tithi turns to Krishna Saptami | 16:58 |
| Yoga turns to Sadhya | 17:32 |
| Rahu kaal | 08:37 → 10:02 |
Lunar month Kartika (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 | Krishna Shashthi | 16:58 | Krishna Saptami |
| Nakshatra | Ardra · pada 4 | 07:12 | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Siddha | 17:32 | Sadhya |
| Karana | Gara | 06:09 | Vanija |
| Vāra | Shanivara | Sun 05:49 | Sunday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:49
Bānka
Sunset
17:03
day 11h 14m
Moonrise
21:56
waning Moon
Moonset
11:09
Moon in Ardra
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
05:49 → 17:03| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | loss | 05:49–07:13 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 07:13–08:37 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 08:37–10:02 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 10:02–11:26 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 11:26–12:50 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 12:50–14:14 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 14:14–15:39 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 15:39–17:03 | AVOID |
Night
17:03 → 05:49| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 17:03–18:39 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 18:39–20:14 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 20:14–21:50 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 21:50–23:26 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 23:26–01:02 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 01:02–02:38 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 02:38–04:14 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 04:14–05:49 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
08:37–10:02
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
12:50–14:14
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
05:49–07:13
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:03–11:48
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4908:4911:4914:4917:4920:4923:4902:4905:49
Regional panji
Day 15 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.