Panchang · Binika
Binika Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Binika · sunrise 05:51 · sunset 17:28
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:51
Rahu kaal
16:01
to 17:28
Abhijit
11:17
to 12:03
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:40
to 13:07
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 | 16:01 → 17:28 |
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 05:52 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:51
Binika
Sunset
17:28
day 11h 37m
Moonrise
12:21
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:21
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
05:51 → 17:28| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:51–07:18 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:18–08:46 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:46–10:13 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:13–11:40 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:40–13:07 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:07–14:34 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:34–16:01 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:01–17:28 | AVOID |
Night
17:28 → 05:52| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:28–19:01 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:01–20:34 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:34–22:07 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:07–23:40 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:40–01:13 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:13–02:46 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:46–04:19 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:19–05:52 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:01–17:28
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:40–13:07
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:34–16:01
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:17–12:03
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:5108:5111:5114:5117:5120:5123:5102:5205:52
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 Binika, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Binika, Odisha (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.