Panchang · Kātrās
Kātrās Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Kātrās · sunrise 05:45 · sunset 17:14
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 05:45
Rahu kaal
11:29
to 12:55
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:11
to 08:37
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 | 11:29 → 12:55 |
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 05:45 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:45
Kātrās
Sunset
17:14
day 11h 29m
Moonrise
14:08
waxing Moon
Moonset
01:49
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
05:45 → 17:14| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 05:45–07:11 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:11–08:37 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 08:37–10:03 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:03–11:29 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 11:29–12:55 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:55–14:22 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 14:22–15:48 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:48–17:14 | GOOD |
Night
17:14 → 05:45| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 17:14–18:48 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:48–20:22 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 20:22–21:56 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:56–23:30 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 23:30–01:03 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:03–02:37 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 02:37–04:11 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:11–05:45 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
11:29–12:55
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:11–08:37
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:03–11:29
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4508:4511:4514:4517:4520:4523:4502:4505:45
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 Kātrās, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Kātrās, Jharkhand (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.