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Panchang for Kolkata — 4 September 2026

Krishna Ashtami tithi, Rohini 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 — 05:20 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
TithiKrishna Ashtamiuntil 12:14 AMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayFridayArts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure.
NakshatraRohini · pada 1until 11:04 PMSthira nakshatra — Griha-pravesh, planting, coronation, long-term & permanent works.
YogaHarshanauntil 03:44 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBalavauntil 01:21 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:20 AM
Sunset05:51 PM
Moonrise10:59 PM
Moonset12:02 PM
Moon inTaurus
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:10 AM – 12:00 PM
Brahma Muhurta03:44 AM – 04:32 AM
Amrit Kalam07:23 PM – 08:54 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam10:01 AM – 11:35 AM
Gulika Kalam06:53 AM – 08:27 AM
Yamaganda02:43 PM – 04:17 PM
Varjyam02:53 PM – 04:23 PM
Durmuhurta10:20 AM – 11:10 AM
Durmuhurta01:40 PM – 02:30 PM

Day Choghadiya

Chara05:20 AM – 06:53 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh06:53 AM – 08:27 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:27 AM – 10:01 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:01 AM – 11:35 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:35 AM – 01:09 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:09 PM – 02:43 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:43 PM – 04:17 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:17 PM – 05:51 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

Night Choghadiya

Rog05:51 PM – 07:17 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:17 PM – 08:43 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:43 PM – 10:09 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:09 PM – 11:35 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:35 PM – 01:01 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:01 AM – 02:27 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:27 AM – 03:53 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:53 AM – 05:20 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