Kolkata panchang, 20 October 2025
Sunrise 05:36 Sunset 17:06 Moonrise 04:24 Ashwin month
Kolkata, West Bengal, India · 22.56°, 88.36° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:36 to 17:06- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 07:02 – 08:28
- Yamaganda 09:54 – 11:21
- Abhijit Muhurta 10:58 – 11:44
- Durmuhurta 11:44 – 12:30
- Gulika Kalam 12:47 – 14:13
- Durmuhurta 14:02 – 14:48
- 15:45 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 15:45 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
17:06 to 05:36 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:06 – 19:36
- Brahma Muhurta 03:56 – 04:46 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:16 Nakshatra becomes Chitra
- 02:34 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 04:48 next day Karana becomes Naga
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 15:45
- Nakshatra Hasta until 20:16 · lord Moon
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 02:34 next day
- Karana Shakuni until 15:45, then Chatushpada
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Libra
- 15:45 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 15:45 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 20:16 Nakshatra becomes Chitra
- 02:34 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 04:48 next day Karana becomes Naga
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 02:04 – 02:34 next day
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:02 – 08:28
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:54 – 11:21
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:44 – 12:30
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:47 – 14:13
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:02 – 14:48
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 02:34 – 03:46 next day
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 20:16 – 05:36 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. 03:56 – 04:46
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 10:58 – 11:44
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:06 – 19:36
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 05:36 – 07:02 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 07:02 – 08:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 08:28 – 09:54 | Good |
| Rog | 09:54 – 11:21 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:21 – 12:47 | Bad |
| Char | 12:47 – 14:13 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:13 – 15:40 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:40 – 17:06 | Good |
| Char | 17:06 – 18:40 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 18:40 – 20:13 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:13 – 21:47 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:47 – 23:21 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:21 – 00:55 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:55 – 02:28 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:28 – 04:02 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:02 – 05:36 next day | Neutral |
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
- 05:36 NowMoon
- 06:33 NowSaturn
- 07:31 NowJupiter
- 08:28 NowMars
- 09:26 NowSun
- 10:23 NowVenus
- 11:21 NowMercury
- 12:18 NowMoon
- 13:16 NowSaturn
- 14:13 NowJupiter
- 15:11 NowMars
- 16:08 NowSun
- 17:06 NowVenus
- 18:08 NowMercury
- 19:11 NowMoon
- 20:13 NowSaturn
- 21:16 NowJupiter
- 22:18 NowMars
- 23:21 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:23 NowVenus
- 01:26 NowMercury
- 02:28 NowMoon
- 03:31 NowSaturn
- 04:34 NowJupiter
- 05:36 NowMoon
- 06:36 NowSaturn
- 07:36 NowJupiter
- 08:36 NowMars
- 09:36 NowSun
- 10:36 NowVenus
- 11:36 NowMercury
- 12:36 NowMoon
- 13:36 NowSaturn
- 14:36 NowJupiter
- 15:36 NowMars
- 16:36 NowSun
- 17:36 NowVenus
- 18:36 NowMercury
- 19:36 NowMoon
- 20:36 NowSaturn
- 21:36 NowJupiter
- 22:36 NowMars
- 23:36 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:36 NowVenus
- 01:36 NowMercury
- 02:36 NowMoon
- 03:36 NowSaturn
- 04:36 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:56 – 05:27 Virgo
- 05:27 – 07:41 Libra
- 07:41 – 09:57 Scorpio
- 09:57 – 12:02 Sagittarius
- 12:02 – 13:49 Capricorn
- 13:49 – 15:22 Aquarius
- 15:22 – 16:53 Pisces
- 16:53 – 18:34 Aries
- 18:34 – 20:32 Taurus
- 20:32 – 22:46 Gemini
- 22:46 – 01:01 next day Cancer
- 01:01 – 03:13 next day Leo
- 03:13 – 05:23 next day Virgo
- 05:23 – 05:36 next day Libra
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