Panchang · Basukinath
Basukinath Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Basukinath · sunrise 05:42 · sunset 17:10
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 05:42
Rahu kaal
11:26
to 12:52
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:08
to 08:34
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 | 11:26 → 12:52 |
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 05:43 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:42
Basukinath
Sunset
17:10
day 11h 28m
Moonrise
14:06
waxing Moon
Moonset
01:45
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
05:42 → 17:10| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 05:42–07:08 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:08–08:34 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 08:34–10:00 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:00–11:26 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 11:26–12:52 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:52–14:18 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 14:18–15:44 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:44–17:10 | GOOD |
Night
17:10 → 05:43| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 17:10–18:44 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:44–20:18 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 20:18–21:52 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:52–23:26 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 23:26–01:00 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:00–02:35 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 02:35–04:09 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:09–05:43 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
11:26–12:52
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:08–08:34
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:00–11:26
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4208:4211:4214:4217:4220:4223:4302:4305:43
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 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.