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Panchang for Kolkata — 24 November 2025

Shukla Chaturthi tithi, Purva Ashadha nakshatra · Monday · 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 — 05:55 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
TithiShukla Chaturthiuntil 09:22 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraPurva Ashadha · pada 2until 09:53 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaShulauntil 12:36 PMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaVanijauntil 08:26 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:55 AM
Sunset04:51 PM
Moonrise09:22 AM
Moonset07:59 PM
Moon inSagittarius
Sun inScorpio
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta04:19 AM – 05:07 AM
Amrit Kalam04:32 PM – 06:17 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam07:17 AM – 08:39 AM
Gulika Kalam12:45 PM – 02:07 PM
Yamaganda10:01 AM – 11:23 AM
Varjyam05:59 AM – 07:44 AM
Abhijit Muhurta11:01 AM – 11:44 AM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta01:56 PM – 02:39 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit05:55 AM – 07:17 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:17 AM – 08:39 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:39 AM – 10:01 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:01 AM – 11:23 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:23 AM – 12:45 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:45 PM – 02:07 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:07 PM – 03:29 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:29 PM – 04:51 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara04:51 PM – 06:29 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh06:29 PM – 08:07 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:07 PM – 09:45 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:45 PM – 11:23 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:23 PM – 01:01 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:01 AM – 02:39 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:39 AM – 04:17 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:17 AM – 05:55 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

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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