Panchang · Contai
Contai Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartik, day 4.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Contai · sunrise 05:37 · sunset 17:10
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 05:37
Rahu kaal
11:24
to 12:50
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:04
to 08:30
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 | 11:24 → 12:50 |
Lunar month Ashwina (amanta), solar month Kartik 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 05:38 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:37
Contai
Sunset
17:10
day 11h 33m
Moonrise
14:00
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
05:37 → 17:10| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 05:37–07:04 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:04–08:30 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 08:30–09:57 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:57–11:24 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 11:24–12:50 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:50–14:17 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 14:17–15:43 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:43–17:10 | GOOD |
Night
17:10 → 05:38| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 17:10–18:43 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:43–20:17 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 20:17–21:50 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:50–23:24 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 23:24–00:57 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:57–02:31 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 02:31–04:04 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:04–05:38 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
11:24–12:50
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:04–08:30
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
09:57–11:24
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:3708:3711:3714:3717:3720:3823:3802:3805:38
Regional panji
Day 4 of the solar month Kartik. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Contai, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Contai, West Bengal (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.