Panchang · Bānka
Bānka Panchang Thursday, 5 November 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Kartika Krishna Ekadashi · Hemant ritu · solar month Kartika, day 20.
एकादशी · Uttara Phalguni
Bānka · sunrise 05:52 · sunset 17:00
CHOGHADIYA
Shubh
auspicious
from sunrise 05:52
Rahu kaal
12:49
to 14:13
Abhijit
11:03
to 11:48
Nakshatra ends
03:56
Uttara Phalguni → Hasta
Yamaganda
05:52
to 07:15
The day, at a glance
| Yoga turns to Vaidhriti | 06:27 |
| Tithi turns to Krishna Dvadashi | 10:36 |
| Karana turns to Kaulava | 10:36 |
| Nakshatra turns to Hasta | 03:56 |
| Rahu kaal | 12:49 → 14:13 |
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 Ekadashi | 10:36 | Krishna Dvadashi |
| Nakshatra | Uttara Phalguni · pada 1 | 03:56 | Hasta |
| Yoga | Indra | 06:27 | Vaidhriti |
| Karana | Balava | 10:36 | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvara | Fri 05:52 | Friday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:52
Bānka
Sunset
17:00
day 11h 8m
Moonrise
02:59
waning Moon
Moonset
14:26
Moon in Uttara Phalguni
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
05:52 → 17:00| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 05:52–07:15 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 07:15–08:39 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 08:39–10:02 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 10:02–11:26 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 11:26–12:49 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 12:49–14:13 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 14:13–15:36 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 15:36–17:00 | GOOD |
Night
17:00 → 05:52| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 17:00–18:36 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 18:36–20:13 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 20:13–21:49 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 21:49–23:26 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 23:26–01:03 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 01:03–02:39 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 02:39–04:16 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 04:16–05:52 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
12:49–14:13
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
05:52–07:15
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
08:39–10:02
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:03–11:48
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:5208:5211:5214:5217:5220:5223:5202:5205:52
Regional panji
Day 20 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.