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Panchang for Kolkata — 31 July 2026

Krishna Dwitiya tithi, Dhanishtha nakshatra · Friday · West Bengal (22.5726°, 88.3639°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Karka (Ashadha)

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 — 05:07 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 Dwitiyauntil 10:32 PMBhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayFridayArts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure.
NakshatraDhanishtha · pada 2until 07:27 PMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaSaubhagyauntil 11:54 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaTaitilauntil 10:04 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:07 AM
Sunset06:18 PM
Moonrise07:34 PM
Moonset06:20 AM
Moon inCapricorn
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:16 AM – 12:08 PM
Brahma Muhurta03:31 AM – 04:19 AM
Amrit Kalam07:27 AM – 09:10 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam10:03 AM – 11:42 AM
Gulika Kalam06:45 AM – 08:24 AM
Yamaganda03:00 PM – 04:39 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta10:23 AM – 11:16 AM
Durmuhurta01:54 PM – 02:47 PM

Day Choghadiya

Chara05:07 AM – 06:45 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh06:45 AM – 08:24 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:24 AM – 10:03 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:03 AM – 11:42 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:42 AM – 01:21 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:21 PM – 03:00 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:00 PM – 04:39 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:39 PM – 06:18 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

Night Choghadiya

Rog06:18 PM – 07:39 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:39 PM – 09:00 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara09:00 PM – 10:21 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:21 PM – 11:42 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:42 PM – 01:03 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:03 AM – 02:24 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:24 AM – 03:45 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:45 AM – 05:07 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; 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