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Shukla Pratipada tithi, Krittika nakshatra · Sunday · West Bengal (22.5726°, 88.3639°)
Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Vrishabha (Vaishakha)
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 — 04:55 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Pratipada | until 09:41 PM | Nanda tithi — auspicious and supportive. |
| Weekday | Sunday | — | Authority, government, medicine, father, courage, gold. |
| Nakshatra | Krittika · pada 3 | until 02:32 PM | Mishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works. |
| Yoga | Shobhana | until 06:15 AM | Auspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works. |
| Karana | Kimstughna | until 11:36 AM | Fixed karana — auspicious, conducive to good beginnings. |
| Sunrise | 04:55 AM |
| Sunset | 06:11 PM |
| Moonrise | 04:58 AM |
| Moonset | 06:55 PM |
| Moon in | Taurus |
| Sun in | Taurus |
| Ayana · Ritu (season) | Uttarayana · Vasanta |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:06 AM – 11:59 AM |
| Brahma Muhurta | 03:19 AM – 04:07 AM |
| Amrit Kalam | 11:21 AM – 12:45 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 04:31 PM – 06:11 PM |
| Gulika Kalam | 02:52 PM – 04:31 PM |
| Yamaganda | 11:33 AM – 01:12 PM |
| Varjyam | — |
| Durmuhurta | 04:24 PM – 05:17 PM |
| Udveg | 04:55 AM – 06:34 AM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 06:34 AM – 08:14 AM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 08:14 AM – 09:53 AM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 09:53 AM – 11:33 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 11:33 AM – 01:12 PM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 01:12 PM – 02:52 PM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 02:52 PM – 04:31 PM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 04:31 PM – 06:11 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 06:11 PM – 07:31 PM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 07:31 PM – 08:52 PM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 08:52 PM – 10:12 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 10:12 PM – 11:33 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 11:33 PM – 12:53 AM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 12:53 AM – 02:14 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 02:14 AM – 03:34 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 03:34 AM – 04:55 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
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