Panchang · Ranchi
Ranchi Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Ranchi · sunrise 05:48 · sunset 17:18
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 05:48
Rahu kaal
11:33
to 13:00
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
07:15
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 | 11:33 → 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 05:49 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:48
Ranchi
Sunset
17:18
day 11h 30m
Moonrise
14:12
waxing Moon
Moonset
01:54
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
05:48 → 17:18| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 05:48–07:15 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 07:15–08:41 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 08:41–10:07 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 10:07–11:33 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 11:33–13:00 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 13:00–14:26 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 14:26–15:52 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:52–17:18 | GOOD |
Night
17:18 → 05:49| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 17:18–18:52 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:52–20:26 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 20:26–22:00 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 22:00–23:34 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 23:34–01:07 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 01:07–02:41 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 02:41–04:15 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 04:15–05:49 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
11:33–13:00
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
07:15–08:41
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
10:07–11:33
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:4808:4811:4814:4917:4920:4923:4902:4905:49
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 Ranchi, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Ranchi, Jharkhand (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.