Panchang · Mankāchar
Mankāchar Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Mankāchar · sunrise 05:32 · sunset 16:58
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 05:32
Rahu kaal
11:15
to 12:41
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
06:58
to 08:24
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 | 11:15 → 12:41 |
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 05:33 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:32
Mankāchar
Sunset
16:58
day 11h 26m
Moonrise
13:56
waxing Moon
Moonset
01:33
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
05:32 → 16:58| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 05:32–06:58 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 06:58–08:24 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 08:24–09:49 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:49–11:15 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 11:15–12:41 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:41–14:07 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 14:07–15:32 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:32–16:58 | GOOD |
Night
16:58 → 05:33| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:58–18:32 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:32–20:07 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 20:07–21:41 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:41–23:15 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 23:15–00:50 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:50–02:24 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 02:24–03:58 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:58–05:33 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
11:15–12:41
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
06:58–08:24
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
09:49–11:15
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:3208:3211:3214:3217:3220:3223:3202:3305:33
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 Mankāchar, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Mankāchar, Meghalaya (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.