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Panchang for Kolkata — 13 November 2026

Shukla Chaturthi tithi, Mula nakshatra · Friday · 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 — 05:48 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 Chaturthiuntil 08:43 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayFridayArts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure.
NakshatraMula · pada 3until 05:17 PMTikshna nakshatra — Incantation, confrontation, severing ties — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaDhritiuntil 05:23 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVanijauntil 07:24 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:48 AM
Sunset04:54 PM
Moonrise09:18 AM
Moonset07:52 PM
Moon inSagittarius
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta10:58 AM – 11:43 AM
Brahma Muhurta04:12 AM – 05:00 AM
Amrit Kalam09:52 AM – 11:41 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam09:57 AM – 11:21 AM
Gulika Kalam07:11 AM – 08:34 AM
Yamaganda02:07 PM – 03:30 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta10:14 AM – 10:58 AM
Durmuhurta01:12 PM – 01:56 PM

Day Choghadiya

Chara05:48 AM – 07:11 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh07:11 AM – 08:34 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:34 AM – 09:57 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:57 AM – 11:21 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:21 AM – 12:44 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:44 PM – 02:07 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:07 PM – 03:30 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:30 PM – 04:54 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

Night Choghadiya

Rog04:54 PM – 06:30 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg06:30 PM – 08:07 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:07 PM – 09:44 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:44 PM – 11:21 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:21 PM – 12:57 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:57 AM – 02:34 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:34 AM – 04:11 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:11 AM – 05:48 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

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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