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Shukla Panchami tithi, Chitra nakshatra · Monday · 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 — 05:14 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 Panchami | until 05:00 PM | Purna tithi — auspicious and supportive. |
| Weekday | Monday | — | Travel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works. |
| Nakshatra | Chitra · pada 1 | until 04:58 AM | Mridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure. |
| Yoga | Shubha | until 03:29 AM | Auspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works. |
| Karana | Balava | until 05:00 PM | Movable karana — generally workable for most activities. |
| Sunrise | 05:14 AM |
| Sunset | 06:07 PM |
| Moonrise | 09:28 AM |
| Moonset | 08:56 PM |
| Moon in | Virgo |
| Sun in | Cancer |
| Ayana · Ritu (season) | Dakshinayana · Grishma |
| Brahma Muhurta | 03:38 AM – 04:26 AM |
| Amrit Kalam | 09:30 PM – 11:10 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 06:50 AM – 08:27 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 01:17 PM – 02:53 PM |
| Yamaganda | 10:03 AM – 11:40 AM |
| Varjyam | 11:26 AM – 01:07 PM |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:14 AM – 12:06 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious |
| Durmuhurta | 02:40 PM – 03:32 PM |
| Amrit | 05:14 AM – 06:50 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 06:50 AM – 08:27 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 08:27 AM – 10:03 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 10:03 AM – 11:40 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 11:40 AM – 01:17 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 01:17 PM – 02:53 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 02:53 PM – 04:30 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 04:30 PM – 06:07 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Chara | 06:07 PM – 07:30 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 07:30 PM – 08:53 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 08:53 PM – 10:17 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 10:17 PM – 11:40 PM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 11:40 PM – 01:03 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 01:03 AM – 02:27 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 02:27 AM – 03:50 AM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 03:50 AM – 05:14 AM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
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