
Panchang · Paranda
Paranda Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Paranda · sunrise 06:23 · sunset 18:02
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:23
Rahu kaal
12:13
to 13:40
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:51
to 09:18
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 | 12:13 → 13:40 |
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 06:24 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:23
Paranda
Sunset
18:02
day 11h 38m
Moonrise
14:47
waxing Moon
Moonset
02:39
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
06:23 → 18:02| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 06:23–07:51 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:51–09:18 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 09:18–10:45 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:45–12:13 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 12:13–13:40 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:40–15:07 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 15:07–16:35 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 16:35–18:02 | GOOD |
Night
18:02 → 06:24| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 18:02–19:35 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 19:35–21:07 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 21:07–22:40 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:40–00:13 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 00:13–01:46 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:46–03:18 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 03:18–04:51 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:51–06:24 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
12:13–13:40
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:51–09:18
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:45–12:13
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:2309:2412:2415:2418:2421:2400:2403:2406:24
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 Paranda, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Paranda, Maharashtra (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.