Panchang · Mothīhāri
Mothīhāri Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Mothīhāri · sunrise 05:53 · sunset 17:17
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 05:53
Rahu kaal
11:35
to 13:00
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:18
to 08:44
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 → 13:00 |
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 05:53 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:53
Mothīhāri
Sunset
17:17
day 11h 24m
Moonrise
14:17
waxing Moon
Moonset
01:53
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
05:53 → 17:17| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 05:53–07:18 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:18–08:44 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 08:44–10:09 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:09–11:35 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 11:35–13:00 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:00–14:26 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 14:26–15:51 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:51–17:17 | GOOD |
Night
17:17 → 05:53| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 17:17–18:51 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:51–20:26 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 20:26–22:01 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:01–23:35 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 23:35–01:10 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:10–02:44 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 02:44–04:19 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:19–05:53 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
11:35–13:00
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:18–08:44
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:09–11:35
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:5308:5311:5314:5317:5320:5323:5302:5305:53
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 Mothīhāri, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Mothīhāri, Bihar (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.