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Panchang for Kolkata — 18 November 2026

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra · Wednesday · West Bengal (22.5726°, 88.3639°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Vrischika (Kartika)

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 — 05:51 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 06:05 AMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayWednesdayTrade, learning, accounts, communication, short travel.
NakshatraShatabhisha · pada 1until 06:10 AMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaDhruvauntil 08:05 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBavauntil 06:05 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:51 AM
Sunset04:52 PM
Moonrise12:32 PM
Moonset12:19 AM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inScorpio
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta04:15 AM – 05:03 AM
Amrit Kalam10:21 PM – 12:03 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam11:21 AM – 12:44 PM
Gulika Kalam09:58 AM – 11:21 AM
Yamaganda07:13 AM – 08:36 AM
Varjyam12:07 PM – 01:49 PM
Abhijit Muhurta10:59 AM – 11:43 AM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta08:47 AM – 09:31 AM

Day Choghadiya

Laabh05:51 AM – 07:13 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit07:13 AM – 08:36 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:36 AM – 09:58 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:58 AM – 11:21 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:21 AM – 12:44 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:44 PM – 02:06 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:06 PM – 03:29 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:29 PM – 04:52 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures

Night Choghadiya

Udveg04:52 PM – 06:29 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara06:29 PM – 08:06 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:06 PM – 09:44 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:44 PM – 11:21 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:21 PM – 12:58 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:58 AM – 02:36 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:36 AM – 04:13 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:13 AM – 05:51 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; 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