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Panchang for Kolkata — 24 May 2026

Shukla Navami tithi, Purva Phalguni nakshatra · Sunday · West Bengal (22.5726°, 88.3639°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)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
TithiShukla Navamiuntil 04:31 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdaySundayAuthority, government, medicine, father, courage, gold.
NakshatraPurva Phalguni · pada 1until 02:51 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaHarshanauntil 03:44 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBalavauntil 04:24 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise04:53 AM
Sunset06:14 PM
Moonrise12:20 PM
Moonset12:15 AM
Moon inLeo
Sun inTaurus
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Vasanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:06 AM – 12:00 PM
Brahma Muhurta03:17 AM – 04:05 AM
Amrit Kalam07:08 PM – 08:47 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam04:33 PM – 06:14 PM
Gulika Kalam02:53 PM – 04:33 PM
Yamaganda11:33 AM – 01:13 PM
Varjyam09:14 AM – 10:53 AM
Durmuhurta04:27 PM – 05:20 PM

Day Choghadiya

Udveg04:53 AM – 06:33 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara06:33 AM – 08:13 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:13 AM – 09:53 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:53 AM – 11:33 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:33 AM – 01:13 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:13 PM – 02:53 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:53 PM – 04:33 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:33 PM – 06:14 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Shubh06:14 PM – 07:33 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:33 PM – 08:53 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:53 PM – 10:13 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:13 PM – 11:33 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:33 PM – 12:53 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:53 AM – 02:13 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:13 AM – 03:33 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:33 AM – 04:53 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

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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