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Panchang for Kolkata — 27 August 2026

Shukla Chaturdashi tithi, Dhanishtha nakshatra · Thursday · 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 — 05:17 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 Chaturdashiuntil 09:09 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraDhanishtha · pada 1until 02:15 AMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaShobhanauntil 07:55 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVanijauntil 09:09 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:17 AM
Sunset05:59 PM
Moonrise05:35 PM
Moonset04:13 AM
Moon inCapricorn
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:12 AM – 12:03 PM
Brahma Muhurta03:41 AM – 04:29 AM
Amrit Kalam02:32 PM – 04:13 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam01:13 PM – 02:48 PM
Gulika Kalam08:27 AM – 10:02 AM
Yamaganda05:17 AM – 06:52 AM
Varjyam04:22 AM – 06:03 AM
Durmuhurta12:54 PM – 01:45 PM
Durmuhurta04:17 PM – 05:08 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh05:17 AM – 06:52 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog06:52 AM – 08:27 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:27 AM – 10:02 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:02 AM – 11:38 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:38 AM – 01:13 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:13 PM – 02:48 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:48 PM – 04:23 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:23 PM – 05:59 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit05:59 PM – 07:23 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:23 PM – 08:48 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:48 PM – 10:13 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:13 PM – 11:38 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:38 PM – 01:02 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:02 AM – 02:27 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:27 AM – 03:52 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:52 AM – 05:17 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works

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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