Panchang · Kharhiāl
Kharhiāl Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Kharhiāl · sunrise 05:56 · sunset 17:31
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 05:56
Rahu kaal
11:43
to 13:10
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:23
to 08:50
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 | 11:43 → 13:10 |
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 05:56 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:56
Kharhiāl
Sunset
17:31
day 11h 35m
Moonrise
14:19
waxing Moon
Moonset
02:07
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
05:56 → 17:31| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 05:56–07:23 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:23–08:50 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 08:50–10:17 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:17–11:43 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 11:43–13:10 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:10–14:37 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 14:37–16:04 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 16:04–17:31 | GOOD |
Night
17:31 → 05:56| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 17:31–19:04 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 19:04–20:37 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 20:37–22:11 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:11–23:44 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 23:44–01:17 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:17–02:50 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 02:50–04:23 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:23–05:56 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
11:43–13:10
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:23–08:50
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:17–11:43
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:5608:5611:5614:5617:5620:5623:5602:5605:56
Month calendar
Every day of this month on one page, ready to print.
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 Kharhiāl, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Kharhiāl, Odisha (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.