Panchang · Lochapada
Lochapada Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Lochapada · sunrise 05:47 · sunset 17:24
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 05:47
Rahu kaal
11:35
to 13:02
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:14
to 08:41
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 | 11:35 → 13:02 |
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 05:47 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:47
Lochapada
Sunset
17:24
day 11h 37m
Moonrise
14:10
waxing Moon
Moonset
01:59
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
05:47 → 17:24| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 05:47–07:14 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:14–08:41 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 08:41–10:08 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:08–11:35 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 11:35–13:02 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:02–14:30 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 14:30–15:57 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:57–17:24 | GOOD |
Night
17:24 → 05:47| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 17:24–18:57 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:57–20:30 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 20:30–22:03 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:03–23:36 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 23:36–01:08 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:08–02:41 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 02:41–04:14 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:14–05:47 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
11:35–13:02
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:14–08:41
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:08–11:35
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4708:4711:4714:4717:4720:4723:4702:4705:47
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 Lochapada, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Lochapada, Odisha (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.