Kolkata panchang

Sunday, 18 October 2026

Sunrise 05:35 Sunset 17:08 Moonrise 12:06 Ashwin month

Kolkata, West Bengal, India · 22.56°, 88.36° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)

Sunrise to sunrise

 

  • Avoid
  • Good
  • Past
  • A limb changes

Day

05:35 to 17:08
  1. Udveg
  2. Char
  3. Labh
  4. Amrit
  5. Kaal
  6. Shubh
  7. Rog
  8. Udveg
  • Abhijit Muhurta 10:58 – 11:44
  • Yamaganda 11:21 – 12:48
  • Gulika Kalam 14:14 – 15:41
  • Durmuhurta 15:35 – 16:21
  • Rahu Kalam 15:41 – 17:08
  • 08:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
  • 08:28 Karana becomes Vishti
  • 12:49 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha

Night

17:08 to 05:35 next day
  1. Shubh
  2. Amrit
  3. Char
  4. Rog
  5. Kaal
  6. Labh
  7. Udveg
  8. Shubh
  • Pradosha 17:08 – 19:37
  • Brahma Muhurta 03:55 – 04:45 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
  • 19:33 Moon enters Capricorn
  • 21:42 Karana becomes Bava
  • 23:56 Yoga becomes Dhriti

The five limbs

  • Tithi Shukla Saptami until 08:28
  • Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 12:49 · lord Venus
  • Yoga Sukarman until 23:56
  • Karana Vanija until 08:28, then Vishti
  • Vara Sunday lord Sun
  • Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Libra
  • 08:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
  • 08:28 Karana becomes Vishti
  • 12:49 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
  • 19:33 Moon enters Capricorn
  • 21:42 Karana becomes Bava
  • 23:56 Yoga becomes Dhriti

Times to avoid

Good windows

Choghadiya

Day
Udveg 05:35 – 07:01 Avoid
Char 07:01 – 08:28 Neutral
Labh 08:28 – 09:55 Good
Amrit 09:55 – 11:21 Good
Kaal 11:21 – 12:48 Avoid
Shubh 12:48 – 14:14 Good
Rog 14:14 – 15:41 Avoid
Udveg 15:41 – 17:08 Avoid
Night
Shubh 17:08 – 18:41 Good
Amrit 18:41 – 20:14 Good
Char 20:14 – 21:48 Neutral
Rog 21:48 – 23:21 Avoid
Kaal 23:21 – 00:55 next day Avoid
Labh 00:55 – 02:28 next day Good
Udveg 02:28 – 04:02 next day Avoid
Shubh 04:02 – 05:35 next day Good

Hora

Hora system

Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.

Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhurta Chintamani 1.55, p. 49

  1. 05:35 NowSun
  2. 06:32 NowVenus
  3. 07:30 NowMercury
  4. 08:28 NowMoon
  5. 09:26 NowSaturn
  6. 10:23 NowJupiter
  7. 11:21 NowMars
  8. 12:19 NowSun
  9. 13:17 NowVenus
  10. 14:14 NowMercury
  11. 15:12 NowMoon
  12. 16:10 NowSaturn
  1. 17:08 NowJupiter
  2. 18:10 NowMars
  3. 19:12 NowSun
  4. 20:14 NowVenus
  5. 21:17 NowMercury
  6. 22:19 NowMoon
  7. 23:21 NowSaturn
  8. Next day
  9. 00:24 NowJupiter
  10. 01:26 NowMars
  11. 02:28 NowSun
  12. 03:30 NowVenus
  13. 04:33 NowMercury
  1. 05:35 NowSun
  2. 06:35 NowVenus
  3. 07:35 NowMercury
  4. 08:35 NowMoon
  5. 09:35 NowSaturn
  6. 10:35 NowJupiter
  7. 11:35 NowMars
  8. 12:35 NowSun
  9. 13:35 NowVenus
  10. 14:35 NowMercury
  11. 15:35 NowMoon
  12. 16:35 NowSaturn
  1. 17:35 NowJupiter
  2. 18:35 NowMars
  3. 19:35 NowSun
  4. 20:35 NowVenus
  5. 21:35 NowMercury
  6. 22:35 NowMoon
  7. 23:35 NowSaturn
  8. Next day
  9. 00:35 NowJupiter
  10. 01:35 NowMars
  11. 02:35 NowSun
  12. 03:35 NowVenus
  13. 04:35 NowMercury

Rising sign (lagna)

  1. 03:55 – 05:36 Virgo
  2. 05:36 – 07:50 Libra
  3. 07:50 – 10:05 Scorpio
  4. 10:05 – 12:11 Sagittarius
  5. 12:11 – 13:58 Capricorn
  6. 13:58 – 15:31 Aquarius
  7. 15:31 – 17:02 Pisces
  8. 17:02 – 18:43 Aries
  9. 18:43 – 20:41 Taurus
  10. 20:41 – 22:54 Gemini
  11. 22:54 – 01:10 next day Cancer
  12. 01:10 – 03:21 next day Leo
  13. 03:21 – 05:32 next day Virgo
  14. 05:32 – 05:35 next day Libra

Next 7 days

Tithi and nakshatra at sunrise.

The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.

Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in IST (UTC+5:30) · Method