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Panchang for Kolkata — 12 October 2026

Shukla Dwitiya tithi, Swati nakshatra · Monday · West Bengal (22.5726°, 88.3639°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)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 — 05:32 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 Dwitiyauntil 10:13 PMBhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraSwati · pada 2until 11:52 PMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaVishkumbhauntil 08:32 PMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaBalavauntil 09:48 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:32 AM
Sunset05:14 PM
Moonrise06:54 AM
Moonset06:02 PM
Moon inLibra
Sun inVirgo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta03:56 AM – 04:44 AM
Amrit Kalam02:05 PM – 03:47 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam06:59 AM – 08:27 AM
Gulika Kalam12:50 PM – 02:18 PM
Yamaganda09:55 AM – 11:23 AM
Varjyam03:55 AM – 05:37 AM
Abhijit Muhurta10:59 AM – 11:46 AM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta02:06 PM – 02:53 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit05:32 AM – 06:59 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal06:59 AM – 08:27 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:27 AM – 09:55 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:55 AM – 11:23 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:23 AM – 12:50 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:50 PM – 02:18 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:18 PM – 03:46 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:46 PM – 05:14 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara05:14 PM – 06:46 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh06:46 PM – 08:18 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:18 PM – 09:50 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:50 PM – 11:23 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:23 PM – 12:55 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:55 AM – 02:27 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:27 AM – 03:59 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:59 AM – 05:32 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

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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