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Panchang for Kolkata — 17 March 2026

Krishna Trayodashi tithi, Dhanishtha nakshatra · Tuesday · West Bengal (22.5726°, 88.3639°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Meena (Phalguna)

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 — 05:44 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 Trayodashiuntil 09:23 AMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraDhanishtha · pada 4until 06:22 AMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaSiddhauntil 08:15 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVanijauntil 09:23 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:44 AM
Sunset05:47 PM
Moonrise04:32 AM
Moonset04:09 PM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inPisces
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Shishira

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:21 AM – 12:09 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:08 AM – 04:56 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam02:46 PM – 04:16 PM
Gulika Kalam11:45 AM – 01:15 PM
Yamaganda08:44 AM – 10:15 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta10:33 AM – 11:21 AM
Durmuhurta01:46 PM – 02:34 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog05:44 AM – 07:14 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:14 AM – 08:44 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:44 AM – 10:15 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:15 AM – 11:45 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:45 AM – 01:15 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:15 PM – 02:46 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:46 PM – 04:16 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:16 PM – 05:47 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal05:47 PM – 07:16 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh07:16 PM – 08:46 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:46 PM – 10:15 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:15 PM – 11:45 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:45 PM – 01:15 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:15 AM – 02:44 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:44 AM – 04:14 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:14 AM – 05:44 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