Kolkata panchang, 29 January 2026
Sunrise 06:17 Sunset 17:21 Moonrise 13:32 Magha month
Kolkata, West Bengal, India · 22.56°, 88.36° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:17 to 17:21- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:17 – 07:40
- Gulika Kalam 09:03 – 10:26
- Durmuhurta 09:59 – 10:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:27 – 12:11
- Rahu Kalam 13:12 – 14:35
- Durmuhurta 14:24 – 15:08
- 07:31 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 13:55 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 13:55 Karana becomes Bava
Night
17:21 to 06:17 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 17:21 – 19:56
- Brahma Muhurta 04:33 – 05:25 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:31 Moon enters Gemini
- 20:27 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 00:32 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 05:29 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 13:55
- Nakshatra Rohini until 07:31 · lord Moon
- Yoga Indra until 20:27
- Karana Vishti until 13:55, then Bava
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 07:31 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 13:55 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 13:55 Karana becomes Bava
- 18:31 Moon enters Gemini
- 20:27 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 00:32 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 05:29 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:17 – 07:40
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:03 – 10:26
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:59 – 10:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:12 – 14:35
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:24 – 15:08
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 20:27 – 16:58 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:17 – 07:31
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:31 – 05:29 next day
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:29 – 06:17 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. 04:34 – 05:25
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:27 – 12:11
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:21 – 19:56
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:17 – 07:31
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:17 – 07:40 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 07:40 – 09:03 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:03 – 10:26 | Bad |
| Char | 10:26 – 11:49 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:49 – 13:12 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:12 – 14:35 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:35 – 15:58 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:58 – 17:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:21 – 18:58 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 18:58 – 20:35 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:35 – 22:12 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:12 – 23:49 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:49 – 01:26 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:26 – 03:03 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:03 – 04:40 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:40 – 06:17 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
- 06:17 NowJupiter
- 07:13 NowMars
- 08:08 NowSun
- 09:03 NowVenus
- 09:59 NowMercury
- 10:54 NowMoon
- 11:49 NowSaturn
- 12:45 NowJupiter
- 13:40 NowMars
- 14:35 NowSun
- 15:31 NowVenus
- 16:26 NowMercury
- 17:21 NowMoon
- 18:26 NowSaturn
- 19:30 NowJupiter
- 20:35 NowMars
- 21:40 NowSun
- 22:44 NowVenus
- 23:49 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:54 NowMoon
- 01:58 NowSaturn
- 03:03 NowJupiter
- 04:08 NowMars
- 05:12 NowSun
- 06:17 NowJupiter
- 07:17 NowMars
- 08:17 NowSun
- 09:17 NowVenus
- 10:17 NowMercury
- 11:17 NowMoon
- 12:17 NowSaturn
- 13:17 NowJupiter
- 14:17 NowMars
- 15:17 NowSun
- 16:17 NowVenus
- 17:17 NowMercury
- 18:17 NowMoon
- 19:17 NowSaturn
- 20:17 NowJupiter
- 21:17 NowMars
- 22:17 NowSun
- 23:17 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:17 NowMercury
- 01:17 NowMoon
- 02:17 NowSaturn
- 03:17 NowJupiter
- 04:17 NowMars
- 05:17 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:34 – 05:25 Sagittarius
- 05:25 – 07:12 Capricorn
- 07:12 – 08:45 Aquarius
- 08:45 – 10:16 Pisces
- 10:16 – 11:57 Aries
- 11:57 – 13:55 Taurus
- 13:55 – 16:09 Gemini
- 16:09 – 18:24 Cancer
- 18:24 – 20:36 Leo
- 20:36 – 22:46 Virgo
- 22:46 – 01:00 next day Libra
- 01:00 – 03:16 next day Scorpio
- 03:16 – 05:21 next day Sagittarius
- 05:21 – 06:17 next day Capricorn
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