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Panchang for Kolkata — 26 September 2026

Shukla Purnima tithi, Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra · Saturday · West Bengal (22.5726°, 88.3639°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Kanya (Bhadrapada)

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 — 05:26 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 Purnimauntil 10:19 PMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySaturdayLabour, iron, oil, long-term work — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada · pada 4until 11:32 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaGandauntil 01:17 PMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 10:47 AMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:26 AM
Sunset05:29 PM
Moonrise05:13 PM
Moonset04:46 AM
Moon inPisces
Sun inVirgo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:03 AM – 11:51 AM
Brahma Muhurta03:50 AM – 04:38 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam08:26 AM – 09:57 AM
Gulika Kalam05:26 AM – 06:56 AM
Yamaganda12:57 PM – 02:28 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta08:38 AM – 09:27 AM
Durmuhurta01:28 PM – 02:16 PM

Day Choghadiya

Kaal05:26 AM – 06:56 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh06:56 AM – 08:26 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:26 AM – 09:57 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:57 AM – 11:27 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:27 AM – 12:57 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:57 PM – 02:28 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:28 PM – 03:58 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal03:58 PM – 05:29 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Laabh05:29 PM – 06:58 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit06:58 PM – 08:28 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:28 PM – 09:57 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:57 PM – 11:27 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:27 PM – 12:57 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:57 AM – 02:26 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:26 AM – 03:56 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:56 AM – 05:26 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures

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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