Kolkata panchang, 13 March 2026
Sunrise 05:48 Sunset 17:43 Moonrise 01:43 Phalguna month
Kolkata, West Bengal, India · 22.56°, 88.36° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:48 to 17:43- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:17 – 08:47
- Durmuhurta 08:11 – 08:59
- Rahu Kalam 10:16 – 11:46
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:22 – 12:10
- Durmuhurta 12:10 – 12:57
- Yamaganda 14:45 – 16:14
- 06:29 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 06:29 Karana becomes Vanija
- 10:31 Yoga becomes Variyan
Night
17:43 to 05:47 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 17:43 – 20:08
- Brahma Muhurta 04:11 – 04:59 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:24 Karana becomes Vishti
- 03:03 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 06:29
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 03:03 next day · lord Venus
- Yoga Vyatipata until 10:31
- Karana Gara until 06:29, then Vanija
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 06:29 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 06:29 Karana becomes Vanija
- 10:31 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 19:24 Karana becomes Vishti
- 03:03 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 09:58 – 10:31
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:17 – 08:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:11 – 08:59
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:16 – 11:46
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:10 – 12:57
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:45 – 16:14
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. 04:11 – 05:00
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:22 – 12:10
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:43 – 20:08
Choghadiya
| Char | 05:48 – 07:17 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:17 – 08:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:47 – 10:16 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:16 – 11:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:46 – 13:15 | Good |
| Rog | 13:15 – 14:45 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:45 – 16:14 | Bad |
| Char | 16:14 – 17:43 | Neutral |
| Rog | 17:43 – 19:14 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:14 – 20:44 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:44 – 22:15 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:15 – 23:45 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:45 – 01:16 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:16 – 02:46 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:46 – 04:17 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:17 – 05:47 next day | Bad |
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
- 05:48 NowVenus
- 06:48 NowMercury
- 07:47 NowMoon
- 08:47 NowSaturn
- 09:46 NowJupiter
- 10:46 NowMars
- 11:46 NowSun
- 12:45 NowVenus
- 13:45 NowMercury
- 14:45 NowMoon
- 15:44 NowSaturn
- 16:44 NowJupiter
- 17:43 NowMars
- 18:44 NowSun
- 19:44 NowVenus
- 20:44 NowMercury
- 21:45 NowMoon
- 22:45 NowSaturn
- 23:45 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:46 NowMars
- 01:46 NowSun
- 02:46 NowVenus
- 03:46 NowMercury
- 04:47 NowMoon
- 05:48 NowVenus
- 06:48 NowMercury
- 07:48 NowMoon
- 08:48 NowSaturn
- 09:48 NowJupiter
- 10:48 NowMars
- 11:48 NowSun
- 12:48 NowVenus
- 13:48 NowMercury
- 14:48 NowMoon
- 15:48 NowSaturn
- 16:48 NowJupiter
- 17:48 NowMars
- 18:48 NowSun
- 19:48 NowVenus
- 20:48 NowMercury
- 21:48 NowMoon
- 22:48 NowSaturn
- 23:48 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMars
- 01:48 NowSun
- 02:48 NowVenus
- 03:48 NowMercury
- 04:48 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:11 – 04:23 Capricorn
- 04:23 – 05:56 Aquarius
- 05:56 – 07:27 Pisces
- 07:27 – 09:08 Aries
- 09:08 – 11:06 Taurus
- 11:06 – 13:19 Gemini
- 13:19 – 15:35 Cancer
- 15:35 – 17:46 Leo
- 17:46 – 19:57 Virgo
- 19:57 – 22:11 Libra
- 22:11 – 00:26 next day Scorpio
- 00:26 – 02:32 next day Sagittarius
- 02:32 – 04:19 next day Capricorn
- 04:19 – 05:47 next day Aquarius
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