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Panchang for Kolkata — 21 October 2025

Krishna Amavasya tithi, Chitra nakshatra · Tuesday · West Bengal (22.5726°, 88.3639°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukti)Shaka Samvat 1947Tula (Ashvina)

A pañcāṅga is the day's five limbs — tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga and karaṇa. All five come from the real positions of the Sun and Moon and change through the day, so they are reckoned from Kolkata (22.5726°, 88.3639°)'s own sunrise — 05:35 AM here today rather than from a national average. Below are today's five with the time each ends, and then the day's auspicious and inauspicious windows.

What it means
TithiKrishna Amavasyauntil 05:55 PMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraChitra · pada 2until 10:58 PMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaVishkumbhauntil 03:16 AMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaNagauntil 05:55 PMFixed karana — harsh / cruel deeds only.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:35 AM
Sunset05:07 PM
Moonrise05:18 AM
Moonset04:47 PM
Moon inVirgo
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta10:57 AM – 11:44 AM
Brahma Muhurta03:59 AM – 04:47 AM
Amrit Kalam03:26 PM – 05:13 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam02:14 PM – 03:40 PM
Gulika Kalam11:21 AM – 12:47 PM
Yamaganda08:28 AM – 09:54 AM
Varjyam04:44 AM – 06:31 AM
Durmuhurta10:11 AM – 10:57 AM
Durmuhurta01:16 PM – 02:02 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog05:35 AM – 07:01 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:01 AM – 08:28 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:28 AM – 09:54 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:54 AM – 11:21 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:21 AM – 12:47 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:47 PM – 02:14 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:14 PM – 03:40 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:40 PM – 05:07 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal05:07 PM – 06:40 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh06:40 PM – 08:14 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:14 PM – 09:47 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:47 PM – 11:21 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:21 PM – 12:54 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:54 AM – 02:28 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:28 AM – 04:01 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:01 AM – 05:35 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

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Sources & citations

P Sun/Moon sidereal longitudes via Swiss Ephemeris (pyswisseph), Lahiri/Chitrapaksha ayanamsa
T1 Surya Siddhanta — tithi=Moon−Sun/12°, nakshatra=Moon/13°20′, yoga=(Sun+Moon)/13°20′, karana=half-tithi
T3 Rahu/Yamaganda/Gulika kalam — 8 equal day-octants by weekday (standard panchang convention)
T2 Prasna Marga — Visha (Varjyam) & Amrita ghati table per nakshatra
T2 Muhurta Chintamani — auspicious/inauspicious yogas, masa/ritu/ayana
T2 Abhijit = the midday muhurta — Jaimini Sutras, B. S. Rao 1955, commentator's note to Su.27: “The mid-day goes under the name of Abhijit and is considered as very auspicious for all work. It cuts away all evils. Abhijit sarva doshaghnam.” Day divided into 15 muhurtas of 2 ghati each, varying with daylength — Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra (Tara Chandra Shastri / Khemaraja edition)
T3 Durmuhurta — muhurta slots by weekday (standard panchang convention; no verse for it in our library, so it is not cited to one)
T3 Muhurta Chintamani — Choghadiya/Kalahora prakarana; weekday-rotated 7-cycle