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Shukla Navami tithi, Anuradha nakshatra · Friday · West Bengal (22.5726°, 88.3639°)
Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Simha (Shravana)
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 — 05:15 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 Navami | until 11:36 PM | Rikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts. |
| Weekday | Friday | — | Arts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure. |
| Nakshatra | Anuradha · pada 4 | until 11:53 AM | Mridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure. |
| Yoga | Vaidhriti | until 05:18 AM | Maha-pata yoga — strongly rejected for all auspicious works. |
| Karana | Balava | until 10:26 AM | Movable karana — generally workable for most activities. |
| Sunrise | 05:15 AM |
| Sunset | 06:04 PM |
| Moonrise | 01:09 PM |
| Moonset | 11:41 PM |
| Moon in | Scorpio |
| Sun in | Leo |
| Ayana · Ritu (season) | Dakshinayana · Varsha |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:13 AM – 12:05 PM |
| Brahma Muhurta | 03:39 AM – 04:27 AM |
| Amrit Kalam | — |
| Rahu Kalam | 10:03 AM – 11:39 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 06:51 AM – 08:27 AM |
| Yamaganda | 02:51 PM – 04:27 PM |
| Varjyam | — |
| Durmuhurta | 10:22 AM – 11:13 AM |
| Durmuhurta | 01:47 PM – 02:38 PM |
| Chara | 05:15 AM – 06:51 AM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 06:51 AM – 08:27 AM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 08:27 AM – 10:03 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 10:03 AM – 11:39 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 11:39 AM – 01:15 PM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 01:15 PM – 02:51 PM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 02:51 PM – 04:27 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 04:27 PM – 06:04 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Rog | 06:04 PM – 07:27 PM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 07:27 PM – 08:51 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 08:51 PM – 10:15 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 10:15 PM – 11:39 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 11:39 PM – 01:03 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 01:03 AM – 02:27 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 02:27 AM – 03:51 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 03:51 AM – 05:15 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
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