Kolkata panchang, 3 January 2027
Sunrise 06:18 Sunset 17:03 Moonrise 02:23 Margashirsha month
Kolkata, West Bengal, India · 22.56°, 88.36° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Avoid
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:18 to 17:03- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:19 – 12:02
- Yamaganda 11:40 – 13:01
- Gulika Kalam 14:22 – 15:42
- Durmuhurta 15:37 – 16:20
- Rahu Kalam 15:42 – 17:03
- 11:37 Yoga becomes Shula
- 15:00 Moon enters Scorpio
- 16:08 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 16:08 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
17:03 to 06:18 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:03 – 19:42
- Brahma Muhurta 04:32 – 05:25 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:37 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 05:10 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 16:08
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 21:37 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Dhriti until 11:37
- Karana Balava until 16:08, then Kaulava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 11:37 Yoga becomes Shula
- 15:00 Moon enters Scorpio
- 16:08 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 16:08 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 21:37 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 05:10 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhurta Chintamani 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirnaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhurta Martanda v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 11:37 – 13:37
- Yamaganda Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 11:40 – 13:01
- Gulika Kalam Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 14:22 – 15:42
- Durmuhurta Muhurta Chintamani 6.52, p. 275 15:37 – 16:20
- Rahu Kalam Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 15:42 – 17:03
- Utpata Muhurta Chintamani 1.30, p. 23 06:18 – 21:37
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhurta Chintamani 1.30, p. 23 21:37 – 06:18 next day
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmriti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kulluka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindaraja, as Kulluka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:32 – 05:25
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhurta Chintamani 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:19 – 12:02
- Pradosha Muhurta Chintamani 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirnaya-sindhu p. 29; Viramitrodaya, Samaya-prakasha, p. 129 17:03 – 19:42
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:18 – 07:38 | Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:38 – 08:59 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:59 – 10:20 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:20 – 11:40 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:40 – 13:01 | Avoid |
| Shubh | 13:01 – 14:22 | Good |
| Rog | 14:22 – 15:42 | Avoid |
| Udveg | 15:42 – 17:03 | Avoid |
| Shubh | 17:03 – 18:42 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:42 – 20:22 | Good |
| Char | 20:22 – 22:01 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:01 – 23:40 | Avoid |
| Kaal | 23:40 – 01:20 next day | Avoid |
| Labh | 01:20 – 02:59 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:59 – 04:39 next day | Avoid |
| Shubh | 04:39 – 06:18 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 Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhurta Chintamani 1.55, p. 49
- 06:18 NowSun
- 07:11 NowVenus
- 08:05 NowMercury
- 08:59 NowMoon
- 09:53 NowSaturn
- 10:47 NowJupiter
- 11:40 NowMars
- 12:34 NowSun
- 13:28 NowVenus
- 14:22 NowMercury
- 15:15 NowMoon
- 16:09 NowSaturn
- 17:03 NowJupiter
- 18:09 NowMars
- 19:16 NowSun
- 20:22 NowVenus
- 21:28 NowMercury
- 22:34 NowMoon
- 23:40 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:47 NowJupiter
- 01:53 NowMars
- 02:59 NowSun
- 04:05 NowVenus
- 05:12 NowMercury
- 06:18 NowSun
- 07:18 NowVenus
- 08:18 NowMercury
- 09:18 NowMoon
- 10:18 NowSaturn
- 11:18 NowJupiter
- 12:18 NowMars
- 13:18 NowSun
- 14:18 NowVenus
- 15:18 NowMercury
- 16:18 NowMoon
- 17:18 NowSaturn
- 18:18 NowJupiter
- 19:18 NowMars
- 20:18 NowSun
- 21:18 NowVenus
- 22:18 NowMercury
- 23:18 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:18 NowSaturn
- 01:18 NowJupiter
- 02:18 NowMars
- 03:18 NowSun
- 04:18 NowVenus
- 05:18 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:32 – 05:03 Scorpio
- 05:03 – 07:08 Sagittarius
- 07:08 – 08:55 Capricorn
- 08:55 – 10:28 Aquarius
- 10:28 – 11:59 Pisces
- 11:59 – 13:40 Aries
- 13:40 – 15:38 Taurus
- 15:38 – 17:52 Gemini
- 17:52 – 20:07 Cancer
- 20:07 – 22:19 Leo
- 22:19 – 00:29 next day Virgo
- 00:29 – 02:43 next day Libra
- 02:43 – 04:59 next day Scorpio
- 04:59 – 06:18 next day Sagittarius
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