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Panchang for Kolkata — 14 August 2026

Shukla Dwitiya tithi, Purva Phalguni 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 — 05:13 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 Dwitiyauntil 06:47 PMBhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayFridayArts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure.
NakshatraPurva Phalguni · pada 1until 03:42 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaParighauntil 09:28 AMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaBalavauntil 07:40 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:13 AM
Sunset06:09 PM
Moonrise06:38 AM
Moonset07:14 PM
Moon inLeo
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:15 AM – 12:06 PM
Brahma Muhurta03:37 AM – 04:25 AM
Amrit Kalam08:46 PM – 10:18 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam10:04 AM – 11:41 AM
Gulika Kalam06:50 AM – 08:27 AM
Yamaganda02:55 PM – 04:32 PM
Varjyam11:32 AM – 01:04 PM
Durmuhurta10:23 AM – 11:15 AM
Durmuhurta01:50 PM – 02:42 PM

Day Choghadiya

Chara05:13 AM – 06:50 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh06:50 AM – 08:27 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:27 AM – 10:04 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:04 AM – 11:41 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:41 AM – 01:18 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:18 PM – 02:55 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:55 PM – 04:32 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:32 PM – 06:09 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

Night Choghadiya

Rog06:09 PM – 07:32 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:32 PM – 08:55 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:55 PM – 10:18 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:18 PM – 11:41 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:41 PM – 01:04 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:04 AM – 02:27 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:27 AM – 03:50 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:50 AM – 05:13 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