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Panchang for Kolkata — 2 November 2026

Krishna Ashtami tithi, Ashlesha 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 — 05:41 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
TithiKrishna Ashtamiuntil 01:11 PMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraAshlesha · pada 1until 03:46 AMTikshna nakshatra — Incantation, confrontation, severing ties — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaShubhauntil 12:06 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaKaulavauntil 01:11 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:41 AM
Sunset04:59 PM
Moonrise12:07 AM
Moonset12:28 PM
Moon inCancer
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta04:05 AM – 04:53 AM
Amrit Kalam01:54 AM – 03:27 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam07:05 AM – 08:30 AM
Gulika Kalam12:44 PM – 02:09 PM
Yamaganda09:55 AM – 11:20 AM
Varjyam04:35 PM – 06:08 PM
Abhijit Muhurta10:57 AM – 11:42 AM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta01:58 PM – 02:43 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit05:41 AM – 07:05 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:05 AM – 08:30 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:30 AM – 09:55 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:55 AM – 11:20 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:20 AM – 12:44 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:44 PM – 02:09 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:09 PM – 03:34 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:34 PM – 04:59 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara04:59 PM – 06:34 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh06:34 PM – 08:09 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:09 PM – 09:44 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:44 PM – 11:20 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:20 PM – 12:55 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:55 AM – 02:30 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:30 AM – 04:05 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:05 AM – 05:41 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