Panchang · Bānka
Bānka Panchang Sunday, 1 November 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Kartika Krishna Saptami · Hemant ritu · solar month Kartika, day 16.
सप्तमी · Pushya
Bānka · sunrise 05:49 · sunset 17:02
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:49
Rahu kaal
15:38
to 17:02
Abhijit
11:03
to 11:48
Nakshatra ends
04:31
Pushya → Ashlesha
Yamaganda
11:26
to 12:50
The day, at a glance
| Yoga turns to Shubha | 14:39 |
| Tithi turns to Krishna Ashtami | 14:52 |
| Karana turns to Balava | 14:52 |
| Nakshatra turns to Ashlesha | 04:31 |
| Rahu kaal | 15:38 → 17:02 |
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 Saptami | 14:52 | Krishna Ashtami |
| Nakshatra | Pushya · pada 1 | 04:31 | Ashlesha |
| Yoga | Sadhya | 14:39 | Shubha |
| Karana | Bava | 14:52 | Balava |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 05:50 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:49
Bānka
Sunset
17:02
day 11h 13m
Moonrise
23:03
waning Moon
Moonset
11:59
Moon in Pushya
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 → 17:02| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:49–07:13 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:13–08:38 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:38–10:02 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:02–11:26 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:26–12:50 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:50–14:14 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:14–15:38 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 15:38–17:02 | AVOID |
Night
17:02 → 05:50| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:02–18:38 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 18:38–20:14 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:14–21:50 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 21:50–23:26 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:26–01:02 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:02–02:38 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:38–04:14 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:14–05:50 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
15:38–17:02
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:26–12:50
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:14–15:38
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:03–11:48
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4908:4911:5014:5017:5020:5023:5002:5005:50
Regional panji
Day 16 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.