Kolkata panchang, 2 January 2030
Sunrise 06:17 Sunset 17:03 Moonrise 04:16 Margashirsha 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 17:03- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:38 – 08:59
- Gulika Kalam 10:19 – 11:40
- Durmuhurta 11:19 – 12:02
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:19 – 12:02 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:40 – 13:01
- 13:34 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 13:34 Karana becomes Vishti
- 16:36 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
Night
17:03 to 06:18 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:03 – 19:42
- Brahma Muhurta 04:32 – 05:25 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:58 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 23:58 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 00:11 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 13:34
- Nakshatra Jyeshtha until 23:58 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Ganda until 16:36
- Karana Vanija until 13:34, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 13:34 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 13:34 Karana becomes Vishti
- 16:36 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 23:58 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 23:58 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 00:11 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:38 – 08:59
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:19 – 11:40
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:19 – 12:02
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:40 – 13:01
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. 04:31 – 05:24
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:19 – 12:02
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:03 – 19:42
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:17 – 07:38 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:38 – 08:59 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:59 – 10:19 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:19 – 11:40 | Good |
| Rog | 11:40 – 13:01 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:01 – 14:21 | Bad |
| Char | 14:21 – 15:42 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:42 – 17:03 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:03 – 18:42 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:42 – 20:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:21 – 22:01 | Good |
| Char | 22:01 – 23:40 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:40 – 01:20 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:20 – 02:59 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:59 – 04:38 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:38 – 06:18 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
- 06:17 NowMercury
- 07:11 NowMoon
- 08:05 NowSaturn
- 08:59 NowJupiter
- 09:53 NowMars
- 10:46 NowSun
- 11:40 NowVenus
- 12:34 NowMercury
- 13:28 NowMoon
- 14:21 NowSaturn
- 15:15 NowJupiter
- 16:09 NowMars
- 17:03 NowSun
- 18:09 NowVenus
- 19:15 NowMercury
- 20:21 NowMoon
- 21:28 NowSaturn
- 22:34 NowJupiter
- 23:40 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:46 NowSun
- 01:53 NowVenus
- 02:59 NowMercury
- 04:05 NowMoon
- 05:11 NowSaturn
- 06:17 NowMercury
- 07:17 NowMoon
- 08:17 NowSaturn
- 09:17 NowJupiter
- 10:17 NowMars
- 11:17 NowSun
- 12:17 NowVenus
- 13:17 NowMercury
- 14:17 NowMoon
- 15:17 NowSaturn
- 16:17 NowJupiter
- 17:17 NowMars
- 18:17 NowSun
- 19:17 NowVenus
- 20:17 NowMercury
- 21:17 NowMoon
- 22:17 NowSaturn
- 23:17 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:17 NowMars
- 01:17 NowSun
- 02:17 NowVenus
- 03:17 NowMercury
- 04:17 NowMoon
- 05:17 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:31 – 05:06 Scorpio
- 05:06 – 07:11 Sagittarius
- 07:11 – 08:58 Capricorn
- 08:58 – 10:31 Aquarius
- 10:31 – 12:02 Pisces
- 12:02 – 13:43 Aries
- 13:43 – 15:41 Taurus
- 15:41 – 17:55 Gemini
- 17:55 – 20:10 Cancer
- 20:10 – 22:22 Leo
- 22:22 – 00:32 next day Virgo
- 00:32 – 02:46 next day Libra
- 02:46 – 05:02 next day Scorpio
- 05:02 – 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