Panchang / Patna, Bihar, India

Daily panchang

Patna, Bihar, India · Saturday, 22 Aug 2026

Asia/Kolkata (+5.50h)

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The day in simple words

Tithi: Dashami · until 02:00 (23 Aug 2026)
Nakshatra: Jyeshtha · until 14:49
Good time to start something: 11:26–12:18 · Abhijit
Avoid starting new work: 08:38–10:15 · Rahu kaal

All times are for Patna, Bihar, India. They change from place to place.

About this page

What this page tells you. The panchang is the Hindu calendar for one day and one place. It gives the tithi (lunar date), the nakshatra (the Moon's star), the yoga, the karana and the weekday, with sunrise and sunset.

How to read it. Look at the five parts at the top first, then the timings. Rahu kaal and Yamaganda are times the tradition avoids for starting something new. Abhijit is usually taken as the good time around midday. Choghadiya splits the day into eight parts, each marked good, neutral or poor.

Good to know: Times are worked out for the place you choose and change with it. Customs differ by region and family. If a ritual matters to you, confirm the timing with your priest or family tradition.

New to these words? See the astrology words explained simply.

Sunrise

05:25

Sunset

18:18

Moonrise

14:19

Moonset

— The Moon does not set on this date at this place.

Moonrise and moonset are for this calendar day, midnight to midnight, at this place. The Moon rises about 50 minutes later each day, so on some days it does not rise or set at all. A dash means it happens on the day before or after.

The five parts of the day (panchang)

Each part lasts until the time shown.
Part	Value	Ends	What the old texts say
Tithi	Dashami then Ekadashi	02:00 23 Aug 2026	Purna (full) Read as completion and fullness; favoured for marriage and travel.
Nakshatra	Jyeshtha then Mula	14:49	The eldest. Read as seniority, protection of dependants, and the burden that comes with rank.
Yoga	Vishkambha	06:14 23 Aug 2026	inauspicious Among the yogas the texts advise avoiding for new beginnings.
Karana	Taitila then Gara · until 02:00 (23 Aug 2026) then Vanija	12:48	One of the seven movable karanas, which repeat through the month.
Vara	Saturday	—	Ruled by Saturn. Associated with labour, iron and long undertakings.

These good and bad times come from the classical muhurat books, such as Muhurta Chintamani. They are traditional rules for choosing a time, not predictions.

Times to avoid, and the good midday time

Sunrise 05:25
Sunset 18:18

Traditionally avoided
Traditionally favoured

Sunrise, sunset and the good and bad times (muhurat)

Period	From	To	What the old texts say
Sunrise	05:25	—
Sunset	18:18	—
Rahu kaal	08:38	10:15	About an hour and a half that changes with the weekday. The tradition says not to start anything new in it.
Gulika	05:25	07:02	Saturn's part of the day. It is avoided for the same reasons as Rahu kaal.
Yamaganda	13:28	15:05	Another time to avoid, also set by the weekday.
Abhijit	11:26	12:18	The time around local midday. The tradition sees it as the best time of the day, and the one to use when no other good time is free. Not used on Wednesdays.
Brahma muhurta	03:56	04:41	Before dawn: traditionally the hour for waking, prayer, meditation and study.
Pratah sandhya	04:19	05:25	The dawn sandhya, ending at sunrise: the time for the morning prayers.
Vijaya muhurta	14:01	14:52	Favoured for setting out on journeys and for work where success is wanted.
Godhuli muhurta	18:18	18:41	Cow-dust hour at sunset: favoured for weddings in many regions.
Sayahna sandhya	18:18	19:25	The dusk sandhya, from sunset: the time for the evening prayers.
Nishita muhurta	23:30	00:14 23 Aug 2026	The midnight muhurta, counterpart of Abhijit: kept for Shiva and Kali worship, as on Shivaratri.
Dur muhurta	05:25	06:17	Avoided for auspicious beginnings.
Dur muhurta	06:17	07:08	Avoided for auspicious beginnings.
Varjyam	23:47	01:35 23 Aug 2026	About an hour and a half fixed by the Moon's nakshatra, also called tyajyam: new undertakings are avoided in it. Much observed in the south, alongside Rahu kalam.

Facts about the day

Day length (dinamana): 12 h 53 min
Night length (ratrimana): 11 h 7 min
Midday (madhyahna): 11:52
Direction to avoid for travel today (disha shool): East

Sunrise here is when the top edge of the Sun appears, as in the Drik panchang. Calendars that use the centre of the Sun can differ by two to four minutes.

Choghadiya

The night choghadiya starts at a different point from the day one, so the two are listed separately.

Day

Choghadiya	From	To	Quality
Kaal	05:25	07:02	avoid accumulation of wealth only, in some schools
Shubh	07:02	08:38	good ceremony, marriage, anything auspicious
Rog	08:38	10:15	avoid confrontation and debt collection only
Udveg	10:15	11:52	avoid government work only
Chal	11:52	13:28	neutral travel and movement
Labh	13:28	15:05	good trade, starting a business, gain
Amrit	15:05	16:42	best anything at all
Kaal	16:42	18:18	avoid accumulation of wealth only, in some schools

Night

Choghadiya	From	To	Quality
Labh	18:18	19:42	good trade, starting a business, gain
Udveg	19:42	21:05	avoid government work only
Shubh	21:05	22:29	good ceremony, marriage, anything auspicious
Amrit	22:29	23:52	best anything at all
Chal	23:52	01:15	neutral travel and movement
Rog	01:15	02:39	avoid confrontation and debt collection only
Kaal	02:39	04:02	avoid accumulation of wealth only, in some schools
Labh	04:02	05:26	good trade, starting a business, gain

Gowri panchangam

The Tamil way of dividing the day into eight parts, with different names. It is its own table, not a translation: the two systems do not always agree on which part of the day is good.

Gowri	From	To	Quality
Sugam	05:25	07:02	good travel, ease, hospitality
Amirdham	07:02	08:38	best anything auspicious
Uthi	08:38	10:15	neutral ordinary work
Soram	10:15	11:52	avoid nothing new
Rogam	11:52	13:28	avoid medicine only
Visham	13:28	15:05	avoid nothing new
Labham	15:05	16:42	good gain, new work
Dhanam	16:42	18:18	good money, purchase, trade

More details for the dayMoon and Sun signs through the day, the years (samvat), seasons, special yogas and windows, Chandrabalam and Tarabalam, the rising sign through the day, and the hora table.

More of the day

Moon sign: Scorpio · until 14:49
then Sagittarius
Sun sign: Leo
Nakshatra pada: Jyeshtha pada 3 · until 08:04
Jyeshtha pada 4 · until 14:49
Mula pada 1 · until 21:33
Mula pada 2 · until 04:17 (23 Aug 2026)
Mula pada 3
Sun's nakshatra: Magha pada 2
Anandadi yoga: Musala · until 14:49
then Gada
Shaka samvat: 1948 Parabhava
Vikram samvat: 2083 Siddharthi
Gujarati samvat: 2082 Pingala
Ritu (by lunar month): Varsha
Ritu (by the Sun's season): Varsha
Ayana (sidereal): Dakshinayana
Ayana (by the solstices): Dakshinayana
Chandra vasa (Moon's direction): North · until 14:49
then East
Rahu vasa (Rahu's direction): East
Jovian year (Brihaspati samvatsara): Raudra · until 16:15 (17 Apr 2027)

The Shaka year starts on Chaitra shukla pratipada, and the Gujarati year on Kartika shukla pratipada, the day after Diwali. There are two ritus (seasons) because one follows the lunar month and the other the Sun's real season.

Special yogas and times of the day
Period	From	To	What the old texts say
Ravi yoga	Whole day		When the Moon's nakshatra is the 4th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 13th or 20th from the Sun's: held to cancel many faults of the day, so it is sought for starting work.
Bhadra	Not today		The Vishti karana. Auspicious work is avoided in it, most of all while Bhadra is said to stay on earth; in the heavens or the underworld it is held harmless here.
Ganda moola	Whole day		The Moon in Ashwini, Ashlesha, Magha, Jyeshtha, Mula or Revati, the nakshatras at the joins of water and fire signs. A birth in it is traditionally followed by a shanti.
Panchaka	Not today		The Moon in Kumbha or Meena, from the second half of Dhanishtha to the end of Revati. Southward travel, roofing and gathering firewood are traditionally put off.
Baana: Raja (the state)	05:25	12:40	Set by the Sun's degree within its sign, so each lasts about a day. Muhurta texts avoid Roga for medicine, Agni for building, Raja for dealings with authority, Chora for travel and Mrityu for weddings.

Chandrabalam and Tarabalam

These help you check the day against YOUR OWN Moon sign (rashi) and birth star (nakshatra). If yours is in the list, the day is favourable for you. Chandrabalam counts the Moon's sign from yours (1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th and 11th are good); Tarabalam counts the Moon's star from yours in groups of nine.

Chandrabalam for · until 14:49: Taurus, Gemini, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn, Aquarius
Ashtama Chandra (Moon 8th) for: Aries
Chandrabalam for · until the next sunrise: Gemini, Cancer, Libra, Sagittarius, Aquarius, Pisces
Ashtama Chandra (Moon 8th) for: Taurus
Tarabalam for · until 14:49: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
Tarabalam for · until the next sunrise: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati

Udaya lagna

Lagna	From	To
Leo	05:08	07:22
Virgo	07:22	09:35
Libra	09:35	11:52
Scorpio	11:52	14:09
Sagittarius	14:09	16:13
Capricorn	16:13	17:58
Aquarius	17:58	19:29
Pisces	19:29	20:57
Aries	20:57	22:35
Taurus	22:35	00:32 23 Aug 2026
Gemini	00:32 23 Aug 2026	02:46 23 Aug 2026
Cancer	02:46 23 Aug 2026	05:04 23 Aug 2026

Panchaka rahita muhurta

Period	From	To
Raja (the state)	05:25	07:22
Free of panchaka (good)	07:22	09:35
Chora (theft)	09:35	11:52
Free of panchaka (good)	11:52	14:09
Roga (illness)	14:09	14:49
Free of panchaka (good)	14:49	16:13
Mrityu (danger)	16:13	17:58
Agni (fire)	17:58	19:29
Free of panchaka (good)	19:29	20:57
Mrityu (danger)	20:57	22:35
Agni (fire)	22:35	00:32 23 Aug 2026
Free of panchaka (good)	00:32 23 Aug 2026	02:00 23 Aug 2026
Raja (the state)	02:00 23 Aug 2026	02:46 23 Aug 2026
Free of panchaka (good)	02:46 23 Aug 2026	05:04 23 Aug 2026
Chora (theft)	05:04 23 Aug 2026	05:26 23 Aug 2026

The sign rising in the east changes through the day, starting with the one rising at sunrise. Panchaka rahita divides the day wherever the rising sign, the tithi or the nakshatra changes, and marks each part as free of panchaka (good) or not.

Hora (planetary hours)

The day and the night are each split into twelve horas, starting at sunrise, and each hora is ruled by a planet. Day horas share out the daylight and night horas the darkness, so in summer a day hora is longer than an hour. The first hora of each day belongs to that day's planet, which is where the weekday names come from.

#	Hora lord	From	To	Suited to
1	Saturn	05:25	06:30	labour, repair, anything slow and structural not for a beginning you want to move quickly
2	Jupiter	06:30	07:34	teaching, counsel, ceremony, anything you want to last the most generally favoured hora
3	Mars	07:34	08:38	surgery, sport, land, confrontation you have chosen not for negotiation or a first meeting
4	Sun	08:38	09:43	authority, government work, dealing with the father not for anything asking patience
5	Venus	09:43	10:47	marriage, art, purchase of comfort, hospitality not for austerity or hard bargaining
6	Mercury	10:47	11:52	trade, writing, accounts, study, negotiation not for anything that must be permanent
7	Moon	11:52	12:56	travel, water, the mother, anything needing a soft answer not for a decision you must hold to
8	Saturn	12:56	14:01	labour, repair, anything slow and structural not for a beginning you want to move quickly
9	Jupiter	14:01	15:05	teaching, counsel, ceremony, anything you want to last the most generally favoured hora
10	Mars	15:05	16:09	surgery, sport, land, confrontation you have chosen not for negotiation or a first meeting
11	Sun	16:09	17:14	authority, government work, dealing with the father not for anything asking patience
12	Venus	17:14	18:18	marriage, art, purchase of comfort, hospitality not for austerity or hard bargaining
13 night	Mercury	18:18	19:14	trade, writing, accounts, study, negotiation not for anything that must be permanent
14 night	Moon	19:14	20:10	travel, water, the mother, anything needing a soft answer not for a decision you must hold to
15 night	Saturn	20:10	21:05	labour, repair, anything slow and structural not for a beginning you want to move quickly
16 night	Jupiter	21:05	22:01	teaching, counsel, ceremony, anything you want to last the most generally favoured hora
17 night	Mars	22:01	22:56	surgery, sport, land, confrontation you have chosen not for negotiation or a first meeting
18 night	Sun	22:56	23:52	authority, government work, dealing with the father not for anything asking patience
19 night	Venus	23:52	00:48	marriage, art, purchase of comfort, hospitality not for austerity or hard bargaining
20 night	Mercury	00:48	01:43	trade, writing, accounts, study, negotiation not for anything that must be permanent
21 night	Moon	01:43	02:39	travel, water, the mother, anything needing a soft answer not for a decision you must hold to
22 night	Saturn	02:39	03:34	labour, repair, anything slow and structural not for a beginning you want to move quickly
23 night	Jupiter	03:34	04:30	teaching, counsel, ceremony, anything you want to last the most generally favoured hora
24 night	Mars	04:30	05:26	surgery, sport, land, confrontation you have chosen not for negotiation or a first meeting

Festivals and fasts

Nothing marked on this date.

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