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Panchang for Kolkata — 19 October 2026

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Uttara Ashadha nakshatra · Monday · West Bengal (22.5726°, 88.3639°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Tula (Ashvina)

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 — 05:34 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 Ashtamiuntil 10:52 AMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraUttara Ashadha · pada 3until 03:38 PMSthira nakshatra — Griha-pravesh, planting, coronation, long-term & permanent works.
YogaDhritiuntil 12:35 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBavauntil 10:52 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:34 AM
Sunset05:08 PM
Moonrise12:50 PM
Moonset11:50 PM
Moon inCapricorn
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta03:58 AM – 04:46 AM
Amrit Kalam08:05 AM – 09:52 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam07:00 AM – 08:27 AM
Gulika Kalam12:47 PM – 02:14 PM
Yamaganda09:54 AM – 11:21 AM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta10:57 AM – 11:44 AM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta02:02 PM – 02:49 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit05:34 AM – 07:00 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:00 AM – 08:27 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:27 AM – 09:54 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:54 AM – 11:21 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:21 AM – 12:47 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:47 PM – 02:14 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:14 PM – 03:41 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:41 PM – 05:08 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara05:08 PM – 06:41 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh06:41 PM – 08:14 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:14 PM – 09:47 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:47 PM – 11:21 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:21 PM – 12:54 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:54 AM – 02:27 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:27 AM – 04:00 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:00 AM – 05:34 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