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Shukla Dashami tithi, Dhanishtha nakshatra · Wednesday · 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 — 05:35 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Dashami | until 02:12 PM | Purna tithi — auspicious and supportive. |
| Weekday | Wednesday | — | Trade, learning, accounts, communication, short travel. |
| Nakshatra | Dhanishtha · pada 2 | until 07:48 PM | Chara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works. |
| Yoga | Ganda | until 12:33 AM | Inauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works. |
| Karana | Gara | until 02:12 PM | Movable karana — generally workable for most activities. |
| Sunrise | 05:35 AM |
| Sunset | 05:07 PM |
| Moonrise | 02:02 PM |
| Moonset | 12:44 AM |
| Moon in | Capricorn |
| Sun in | Libra |
| Ayana · Ritu (season) | Dakshinayana · Sharad |
| Brahma Muhurta | 03:59 AM – 04:47 AM |
| Amrit Kalam | 08:17 AM – 09:59 AM |
| Rahu Kalam | 11:21 AM – 12:47 PM |
| Gulika Kalam | 09:54 AM – 11:21 AM |
| Yamaganda | 07:01 AM – 08:28 AM |
| Varjyam | — |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 10:57 AM – 11:44 AM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious |
| Durmuhurta | 08:39 AM – 09:25 AM |
| Laabh | 05:35 AM – 07:01 AM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 07:01 AM – 08:28 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 08:28 AM – 09:54 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 09:54 AM – 11:21 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 11:21 AM – 12:47 PM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 12:47 PM – 02:14 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 02:14 PM – 03:40 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 03:40 PM – 05:07 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Udveg | 05:07 PM – 06:40 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 06:40 PM – 08:14 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 08:14 PM – 09:47 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 09:47 PM – 11:21 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 11:21 PM – 12:54 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 12:54 AM – 02:28 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 02:28 AM – 04:01 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 04:01 AM – 05:35 AM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
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