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Panchang for Kolkata — 20 November 2025

Krishna Amavasya tithi, Vishakha nakshatra · Thursday · West Bengal (22.5726°, 88.3639°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukti)Shaka Samvat 1947Vrischika (Kartika)

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 — 05:52 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 12:17 PMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraVishakha · pada 4until 10:58 AMMishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works.
YogaShobhanauntil 09:52 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaNagauntil 12:17 PMFixed karana — harsh / cruel deeds only.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:52 AM
Sunset04:52 PM
Moonrise05:51 AM
Moonset04:37 PM
Moon inScorpio
Sun inScorpio
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:00 AM – 11:44 AM
Brahma Muhurta04:16 AM – 05:04 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam12:44 PM – 02:07 PM
Gulika Kalam08:37 AM – 09:59 AM
Yamaganda05:52 AM – 07:14 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta12:28 PM – 01:12 PM
Durmuhurta03:24 PM – 04:08 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh05:52 AM – 07:14 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:14 AM – 08:37 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:37 AM – 09:59 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara09:59 AM – 11:22 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:22 AM – 12:44 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:44 PM – 02:07 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:07 PM – 03:29 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:29 PM – 04:52 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit04:52 PM – 06:29 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal06:29 PM – 08:07 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:07 PM – 09:44 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:44 PM – 11:22 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:22 PM – 12:59 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:59 AM – 02:37 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:37 AM – 04:14 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:14 AM – 05:52 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works

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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