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Shukla Ashtami tithi, Magha nakshatra · Saturday · West Bengal (22.5726°, 88.3639°)
Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (2/4)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 — 04:53 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 Ashtami | until 04:27 AM | Jaya tithi — auspicious and supportive. |
| Weekday | Saturday | — | Labour, iron, oil, long-term work — avoid auspicious starts. |
| Nakshatra | Magha · pada 1 | until 02:09 AM | Ugra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas. |
| Yoga | Dhruva | until 06:13 AM | Auspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works. |
| Karana | Vishti | until 04:40 PM | Viṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds. |
| Sunrise | 04:53 AM |
| Sunset | 06:13 PM |
| Moonrise | 11:24 AM |
| Moonset | 12:15 AM |
| Moon in | Leo |
| Sun in | Taurus |
| Ayana · Ritu (season) | Uttarayana · Vasanta |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:06 AM – 11:59 AM |
| Brahma Muhurta | 03:17 AM – 04:05 AM |
| Amrit Kalam | 10:37 PM – 12:14 AM |
| Rahu Kalam | 08:13 AM – 09:53 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 04:53 AM – 06:33 AM |
| Yamaganda | 01:13 PM – 02:53 PM |
| Varjyam | 01:00 PM – 02:36 PM |
| Durmuhurta | 08:26 AM – 09:19 AM |
| Durmuhurta | 01:46 PM – 02:39 PM |
| Kaal | 04:53 AM – 06:33 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 06:33 AM – 08:13 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 08:13 AM – 09:53 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 09:53 AM – 11:33 AM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 11:33 AM – 01:13 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 01:13 PM – 02:53 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 02:53 PM – 04:33 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 04:33 PM – 06:13 PM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Laabh | 06:13 PM – 07:33 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 07:33 PM – 08:53 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 08:53 PM – 10:13 PM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 10:13 PM – 11:33 PM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 11:33 PM – 12:53 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 12:53 AM – 02:13 AM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 02:13 AM – 03:33 AM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 03:33 AM – 04:53 AM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
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