Kolkata panchang, 10 December 2023
Sunrise 06:06 Sunset 16:51 Moonrise 03:18 Kartika month
Kolkata, West Bengal, India · 22.56°, 88.36° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:06 to 16:51- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:07 – 11:50
- Yamaganda 11:29 – 12:49
- Gulika Kalam 14:10 – 15:30
- Durmuhurta 15:25 – 16:08
- Rahu Kalam 15:30 – 16:51
- 07:13 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 07:13 Karana becomes Gara
- 11:50 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
Night
16:51 to 06:07 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:51 – 19:30
- Brahma Muhurta 04:21 – 05:14 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:17 Karana becomes Vanija
- 22:34 Yoga becomes Sukarman
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 07:13
- Nakshatra Swati until 11:50 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Atiganda until 22:34
- Karana Taitila until 07:13, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 07:13 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 07:13 Karana becomes Gara
- 11:50 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 19:17 Karana becomes Vanija
- 22:34 Yoga becomes Sukarman
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 12:49
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:10 – 15:30
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:25 – 16:08
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:30 – 16:51
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 11:50 – 06:07 next day
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:20 – 05:13
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:07 – 11:50
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:51 – 19:30
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:06 – 07:27 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:27 – 08:47 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:47 – 10:08 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:08 – 11:29 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:29 – 12:49 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:49 – 14:10 | Good |
| Rog | 14:10 – 15:30 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:30 – 16:51 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:51 – 18:31 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:31 – 20:10 | Good |
| Char | 20:10 – 21:49 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:49 – 23:29 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:29 – 01:08 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:08 – 02:48 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:48 – 04:27 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:27 – 06:07 next day | Good |
Hora
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 Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:06 NowSun
- 07:00 NowVenus
- 07:53 NowMercury
- 08:47 NowMoon
- 09:41 NowSaturn
- 10:35 NowJupiter
- 11:29 NowMars
- 12:22 NowSun
- 13:16 NowVenus
- 14:10 NowMercury
- 15:04 NowMoon
- 15:57 NowSaturn
- 16:51 NowJupiter
- 17:57 NowMars
- 19:04 NowSun
- 20:10 NowVenus
- 21:16 NowMercury
- 22:23 NowMoon
- 23:29 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:35 NowJupiter
- 01:41 NowMars
- 02:48 NowSun
- 03:54 NowVenus
- 05:00 NowMercury
- 06:06 NowSun
- 07:06 NowVenus
- 08:06 NowMercury
- 09:06 NowMoon
- 10:06 NowSaturn
- 11:06 NowJupiter
- 12:06 NowMars
- 13:06 NowSun
- 14:06 NowVenus
- 15:06 NowMercury
- 16:06 NowMoon
- 17:06 NowSaturn
- 18:06 NowJupiter
- 19:06 NowMars
- 20:06 NowSun
- 21:06 NowVenus
- 22:06 NowMercury
- 23:06 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:06 NowSaturn
- 01:06 NowJupiter
- 02:06 NowMars
- 03:06 NowSun
- 04:06 NowVenus
- 05:06 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:20 – 04:22 Libra
- 04:22 – 06:38 Scorpio
- 06:38 – 08:43 Sagittarius
- 08:43 – 10:30 Capricorn
- 10:30 – 12:04 Aquarius
- 12:04 – 13:35 Pisces
- 13:35 – 15:15 Aries
- 15:15 – 17:14 Taurus
- 17:14 – 19:27 Gemini
- 19:27 – 21:43 Cancer
- 21:43 – 23:54 Leo
- 23:54 – 02:04 next day Virgo
- 02:04 – 04:18 next day Libra
- 04:18 – 06:07 next day Scorpio
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