Panchang · Basukinath
Basukinath Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Basukinath · sunrise 05:41 · sunset 17:13
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:41
Rahu kaal
15:46
to 17:13
Abhijit
11:04
to 11:50
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:27
to 12:53
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Ashtami | 08:29 |
| Karana turns to Vishti | 08:29 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Ashadha | 12:49 |
| Yoga turns to Dhriti | 23:56 |
| Rahu kaal | 15:46 → 17:13 |
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 Saptami | 08:29 | Shukla Ashtami |
| Nakshatra | Purva Ashadha · pada 3 | 12:49 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Sukarma | 23:56 | Dhriti |
| Karana | Vanija | 08:29 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 05:41 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:41
Basukinath
Sunset
17:13
day 11h 32m
Moonrise
12:15
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:01
Moon in Purva Ashadha
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
05:41 → 17:13| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:41–07:07 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:07–08:34 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:34–10:00 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:00–11:27 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:27–12:53 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 12:53–14:20 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:20–15:46 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 15:46–17:13 | AVOID |
Night
17:13 → 05:41| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:13–18:46 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 18:46–20:20 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:20–21:53 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 21:53–23:27 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:27–01:01 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:01–02:34 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:34–04:08 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:08–05:41 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
15:46–17:13
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:27–12:53
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:20–15:46
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:04–11:50
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4108:4111:4114:4117:4120:4123:4102:4105:41
Regional panji
Day 2 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Basukinath, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Basukinath, Jharkhand (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.