Kolkata panchang, 31 May 2026
Sunrise 04:52 Sunset 18:15 Moonrise 18:30 Jyeshtha (adhika) month
Kolkata, West Bengal, India · 22.56°, 88.36° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
04:52 to 18:15- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:07 – 12:01
- Yamaganda 11:34 – 13:14
- Gulika Kalam 14:55 – 16:35
- Durmuhurta 16:28 – 17:22
- Rahu Kalam 16:35 – 18:15
- 05:24 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 14:15 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 14:15 Karana becomes Balava
- 16:12 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
Night
18:15 to 04:52 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:15 – 20:23
- Brahma Muhurta 03:27 – 04:10 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:25 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Purnima until 14:15
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 16:12 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Shiva until 05:24
- Karana Bava until 14:15, then Balava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Taurus
- 05:24 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 14:15 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 14:15 Karana becomes Balava
- 16:12 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 03:25 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:34 – 13:14
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:55 – 16:35
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:28 – 17:22
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:35 – 18:15
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:52 – 16:12
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 16:12 – 04:52 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. 03:27 – 04:10
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:07 – 12:01
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:15 – 20:23
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 04:52 – 06:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:33 – 08:13 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:13 – 09:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:53 – 11:34 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:34 – 13:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:14 – 14:55 | Good |
| Rog | 14:55 – 16:35 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:35 – 18:15 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:15 – 19:35 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:35 – 20:54 | Good |
| Char | 20:54 – 22:14 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:14 – 23:34 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:34 – 00:53 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:53 – 02:13 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:13 – 03:33 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:33 – 04:52 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
- 04:52 NowSun
- 05:59 NowVenus
- 07:06 NowMercury
- 08:13 NowMoon
- 09:20 NowSaturn
- 10:27 NowJupiter
- 11:34 NowMars
- 12:41 NowSun
- 13:48 NowVenus
- 14:55 NowMercury
- 16:01 NowMoon
- 17:08 NowSaturn
- 18:15 NowJupiter
- 19:08 NowMars
- 20:01 NowSun
- 20:54 NowVenus
- 21:48 NowMercury
- 22:41 NowMoon
- 23:34 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:27 NowJupiter
- 01:20 NowMars
- 02:13 NowSun
- 03:06 NowVenus
- 03:59 NowMercury
- 04:52 NowSun
- 05:52 NowVenus
- 06:52 NowMercury
- 07:52 NowMoon
- 08:52 NowSaturn
- 09:52 NowJupiter
- 10:52 NowMars
- 11:52 NowSun
- 12:52 NowVenus
- 13:52 NowMercury
- 14:52 NowMoon
- 15:52 NowSaturn
- 16:52 NowJupiter
- 17:52 NowMars
- 18:52 NowSun
- 19:52 NowVenus
- 20:52 NowMercury
- 21:52 NowMoon
- 22:52 NowSaturn
- 23:52 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:52 NowMars
- 01:52 NowSun
- 02:52 NowVenus
- 03:52 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 03:57 Aries
- 03:57 – 05:56 Taurus
- 05:56 – 08:09 Gemini
- 08:09 – 10:25 Cancer
- 10:25 – 12:36 Leo
- 12:36 – 14:46 Virgo
- 14:46 – 17:00 Libra
- 17:00 – 19:16 Scorpio
- 19:16 – 21:21 Sagittarius
- 21:21 – 23:08 Capricorn
- 23:08 – 00:41 next day Aquarius
- 00:41 – 02:13 next day Pisces
- 02:13 – 03:53 next day Aries
- 03:53 – 04:52 next day Taurus
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