Kolkata panchang, 9 August 2026
Sunrise 05:12 Sunset 18:11 Moonrise 01:04 Ashadha month
Kolkata, West Bengal, India · 22.56°, 88.36° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:12 to 18:11- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:15 – 12:07
- Yamaganda 11:41 – 13:19
- Gulika Kalam 14:56 – 16:34
- Durmuhurta 16:27 – 17:19
- Rahu Kalam 16:34 – 18:11
- 05:38 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 11:05 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 11:05 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 14:43 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Night
18:11 to 05:12 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:11 – 20:23
- Brahma Muhurta 03:44 – 04:28 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:34 Karana becomes Taitila
- 02:04 next day Yoga becomes Vajra
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 11:05
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 14:43 · lord Mars
- Yoga Vyaghata until 05:38
- Karana Balava until 11:05, then Kaulava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Cancer
- 05:38 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 11:05 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 11:05 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 14:43 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 21:34 Karana becomes Taitila
- 02:04 next day Yoga becomes Vajra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:41 – 13:19
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:56 – 16:34
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:27 – 17:19
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:34 – 18:11
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 02:04 – 03:16 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. 03:44 – 04:28
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:15 – 12:07
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:11 – 20:23
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:12 – 06:49 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:49 – 08:27 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:27 – 10:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:04 – 11:41 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:41 – 13:19 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:19 – 14:56 | Good |
| Rog | 14:56 – 16:34 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:34 – 18:11 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:11 – 19:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:34 – 20:56 | Good |
| Char | 20:56 – 22:19 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:19 – 23:42 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:42 – 01:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:04 – 02:27 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:27 – 03:49 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:49 – 05:12 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
- 05:12 NowSun
- 06:17 NowVenus
- 07:22 NowMercury
- 08:27 NowMoon
- 09:32 NowSaturn
- 10:37 NowJupiter
- 11:41 NowMars
- 12:46 NowSun
- 13:51 NowVenus
- 14:56 NowMercury
- 16:01 NowMoon
- 17:06 NowSaturn
- 18:11 NowJupiter
- 19:06 NowMars
- 20:01 NowSun
- 20:56 NowVenus
- 21:52 NowMercury
- 22:47 NowMoon
- 23:42 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:37 NowJupiter
- 01:32 NowMars
- 02:27 NowSun
- 03:22 NowVenus
- 04:17 NowMercury
- 05:12 NowSun
- 06:12 NowVenus
- 07:12 NowMercury
- 08:12 NowMoon
- 09:12 NowSaturn
- 10:12 NowJupiter
- 11:12 NowMars
- 12:12 NowSun
- 13:12 NowVenus
- 14:12 NowMercury
- 15:12 NowMoon
- 16:12 NowSaturn
- 17:12 NowJupiter
- 18:12 NowMars
- 19:12 NowSun
- 20:12 NowVenus
- 21:12 NowMercury
- 22:12 NowMoon
- 23:12 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:12 NowJupiter
- 01:12 NowMars
- 02:12 NowSun
- 03:12 NowVenus
- 04:12 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:44 – 05:49 Cancer
- 05:49 – 08:01 Leo
- 08:01 – 10:11 Virgo
- 10:11 – 12:25 Libra
- 12:25 – 14:41 Scorpio
- 14:41 – 16:46 Sagittarius
- 16:46 – 18:33 Capricorn
- 18:33 – 20:06 Aquarius
- 20:06 – 21:37 Pisces
- 21:37 – 23:18 Aries
- 23:18 – 01:16 next day Taurus
- 01:16 – 03:30 next day Gemini
- 03:30 – 05:12 next day Cancer
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