Panchang · Chīka
Chīka Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Chīka · sunrise 06:30 · sunset 17:48
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:30
Rahu kaal
12:09
to 13:34
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:55
to 09:20
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 | 12:09 → 13:34 |
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 06:31 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:30
Chīka
Sunset
17:48
day 11h 17m
Moonrise
14:56
waxing Moon
Moonset
02:25
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
06:30 → 17:48| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 06:30–07:55 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:55–09:20 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 09:20–10:44 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:44–12:09 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 12:09–13:34 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:34–14:58 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 14:58–16:23 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 16:23–17:48 | GOOD |
Night
17:48 → 06:31| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 17:48–19:23 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 19:23–20:59 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 20:59–22:34 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:34–00:09 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:09–01:45 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:45–03:20 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 03:20–04:56 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:56–06:31 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
12:09–13:34
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:55–09:20
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:44–12:09
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:3009:3012:3115:3118:3121:3100:3103:3106:31
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 Chīka, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Chīka, Haryana (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.