Panchang · Basmat
Basmat Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Basmat · sunrise 06:18 · sunset 17:54
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:18
Rahu kaal
12:06
to 13:33
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:45
to 09:12
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 | 12:06 → 13:33 |
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 06:18 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:18
Basmat
Sunset
17:54
day 11h 37m
Moonrise
14:41
waxing Moon
Moonset
02:31
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
06:18 → 17:54| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 06:18–07:45 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:45–09:12 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 09:12–10:39 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:39–12:06 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 12:06–13:33 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:33–15:00 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 15:00–16:27 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 16:27–17:54 | GOOD |
Night
17:54 → 06:18| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 17:54–19:27 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 19:27–21:00 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 21:00–22:33 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:33–00:06 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:06–01:39 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:39–03:12 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 03:12–04:45 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:45–06:18 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
12:06–13:33
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:45–09:12
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:39–12:06
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1809:1812:1815:1818:1821:1800:1803:1806:18
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 Basmat, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Basmat, Maharashtra (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.