Panchang · Kāranja
Kāranja Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Kāranja · sunrise 06:17 · sunset 17:52
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:17
Rahu kaal
12:05
to 13:31
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:44
to 09:11
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 | 12:05 → 13:31 |
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 06:18 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:17
Kāranja
Sunset
17:52
day 11h 35m
Moonrise
14:41
waxing Moon
Moonset
02:28
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
06:17 → 17:52| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 06:17–07:44 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:44–09:11 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 09:11–10:38 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:38–12:05 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 12:05–13:31 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:31–14:58 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 14:58–16:25 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 16:25–17:52 | GOOD |
Night
17:52 → 06:18| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 17:52–19:25 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 19:25–20:58 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 20:58–22:32 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:32–00:05 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:05–01:38 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:38–03:11 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 03:11–04:44 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:44–06:18 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
12:05–13:31
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:44–09:11
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:38–12:05
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:1709:1712:1715:1718:1721:1700:1803:1806:18
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 Kāranja, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Kāranja, Maharashtra (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.