Panchang · Silapathar
Silapathar Panchang Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dashami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 5.
दशमी · Dhanishta
Silapathar · sunrise 05:14 · sunset 16:37
CHOGHADIYA
Labh
auspicious
from sunrise 05:14
Rahu kaal
10:56
to 12:21
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
Nakshatra ends
19:48
Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
Yamaganda
06:40
to 08:05
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Ekadashi | Wed 14:12 |
| Karana turns to Vanija | Wed 14:12 |
| Nakshatra turns to Shatabhisha | Wed 19:48 |
| Yoga turns to Vriddhi | Thu 00:33 |
| Rahu kaal | 10:56 → 12:21 |
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 | Wed 14:12 | Shukla Ekadashi |
| Nakshatra | Dhanishta · pada 2 | Wed 19:48 | Shatabhisha |
| Yoga | Ganda | Thu 00:33 | Vriddhi |
| Karana | Gara | Wed 14:12 | Vanija |
| Vāra | Budhavara | Thu 05:15 | Thursday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:14
Silapathar
Sunset
16:37
day 11h 22m
Moonrise
13:38
waxing Moon
Moonset
01:11
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
05:14 → 16:37| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 05:14–06:40 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 06:40–08:05 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 08:05–09:30 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 09:30–10:56 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 10:56–12:21 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 12:21–13:46 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 13:46–15:11 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 15:11–16:37 | GOOD |
Night
16:37 → 05:15| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:37–18:12 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 18:12–19:46 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:46–21:21 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 21:21–22:56 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:56–00:31 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 00:31–02:05 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 02:05–03:40 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 03:40–05:15 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
10:56–12:21
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
06:40–08:05
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
09:30–10:56
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
None today
not observed on Wednesday
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:1408:1511:1514:1517:1520:1523:1502:1505:15
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 Silapathar, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Silapathar, Assam (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.