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Panchang for Kolkata — 19 November 2026

Shukla Navami tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra · Thursday · West Bengal (22.5726°, 88.3639°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (2/4)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 Navamiuntil 07:06 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraShatabhisha · pada 4until 06:10 AMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaVyaghatauntil 07:42 AMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaKaulavauntil 07:06 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:51 AM
Sunset04:52 PM
Moonrise01:05 PM
Moonset12:19 AM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inScorpio
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta10:59 AM – 11:43 AM
Brahma Muhurta04:15 AM – 05:03 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam12:44 PM – 02:06 PM
Gulika Kalam08:36 AM – 09:58 AM
Yamaganda05:51 AM – 07:13 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta12:27 PM – 01:11 PM
Durmuhurta03:23 PM – 04:07 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh05:51 AM – 07:13 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:13 AM – 08:36 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:36 AM – 09:58 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara09:58 AM – 11:21 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:21 AM – 12:44 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:44 PM – 02:06 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:06 PM – 03:29 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:29 PM – 04:52 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit04:52 PM – 06:29 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal06:29 PM – 08:06 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:06 PM – 09:44 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:44 PM – 11:21 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:21 PM – 12:58 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:58 AM – 02:36 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:36 AM – 04:13 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:13 AM – 05:51 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works

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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