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Panchang for Kolkata — 16 September 2026

Shukla Panchami tithi, Vishakha nakshatra · Wednesday · 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 — 05:23 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 Panchamiuntil 08:59 AMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayWednesdayTrade, learning, accounts, communication, short travel.
NakshatraVishakha · pada 3until 05:22 PMMishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works.
YogaVaidhritiuntil 12:22 PMMaha-pata yoga — strongly rejected for all auspicious works.
KaranaBalavauntil 08:59 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:23 AM
Sunset05:39 PM
Moonrise10:03 AM
Moonset08:48 PM
Moon inLibra
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta03:47 AM – 04:35 AM
Amrit Kalam07:09 AM – 08:54 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam11:31 AM – 01:03 PM
Gulika Kalam09:59 AM – 11:31 AM
Yamaganda06:55 AM – 08:27 AM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta11:06 AM – 11:55 AM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta08:39 AM – 09:28 AM

Day Choghadiya

Laabh05:23 AM – 06:55 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit06:55 AM – 08:27 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:27 AM – 09:59 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:59 AM – 11:31 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:31 AM – 01:03 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:03 PM – 02:35 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:35 PM – 04:07 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:07 PM – 05:39 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures

Night Choghadiya

Udveg05:39 PM – 07:07 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara07:07 PM – 08:35 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:35 PM – 10:03 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:03 PM – 11:31 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:31 PM – 12:59 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:59 AM – 02:27 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:27 AM – 03:55 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:55 AM – 05:23 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; 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