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Shukla Dwadashi tithi, Purva Ashadha nakshatra · Monday · West Bengal (22.5726°, 88.3639°)
Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)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 — 05:16 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 Dwadashi | until 06:21 AM | Bhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive. |
| Weekday | Monday | — | Travel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works. |
| Nakshatra | Purva Ashadha · pada 2 | until 08:28 PM | Ugra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas. |
| Yoga | Priti | until 07:04 AM | Auspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works. |
| Karana | Bava | until 05:22 PM | Movable karana — generally workable for most activities. |
| Sunrise | 05:16 AM |
| Sunset | 06:01 PM |
| Moonrise | 03:38 PM |
| Moonset | 01:26 AM |
| Moon in | Sagittarius |
| Sun in | Leo |
| Ayana · Ritu (season) | Dakshinayana · Varsha |
| Brahma Muhurta | 03:40 AM – 04:28 AM |
| Amrit Kalam | 02:24 PM – 04:11 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 06:51 AM – 08:27 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 01:14 PM – 02:49 PM |
| Yamaganda | 10:02 AM – 11:38 AM |
| Varjyam | 03:44 AM – 05:31 AM |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:13 AM – 12:04 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious |
| Durmuhurta | 02:37 PM – 03:28 PM |
| Amrit | 05:16 AM – 06:51 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 06:51 AM – 08:27 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 08:27 AM – 10:02 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 10:02 AM – 11:38 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 11:38 AM – 01:14 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 01:14 PM – 02:49 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 02:49 PM – 04:25 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 04:25 PM – 06:01 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Chara | 06:01 PM – 07:25 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 07:25 PM – 08:49 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 08:49 PM – 10:14 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 10:14 PM – 11:38 PM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 11:38 PM – 01:02 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 01:02 AM – 02:27 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 02:27 AM – 03:51 AM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 03:51 AM – 05:16 AM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
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