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Panchang for Kolkata — 20 November 2026

Shukla Dashami tithi, Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra · Friday · 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 — 05:52 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 Dashamiuntil 07:16 AMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayFridayArts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure.
NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada · pada 4until 06:56 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaHarshanauntil 06:40 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaGarauntil 07:16 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:52 AM
Sunset04:52 PM
Moonrise01:38 PM
Moonset01:13 AM
Moon inPisces
Sun inScorpio
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:00 AM – 11:44 AM
Brahma Muhurta04:16 AM – 05:04 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam09:59 AM – 11:22 AM
Gulika Kalam07:14 AM – 08:37 AM
Yamaganda02:07 PM – 03:29 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta10:16 AM – 11:00 AM
Durmuhurta01:12 PM – 01:56 PM

Day Choghadiya

Chara05:52 AM – 07:14 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh07:14 AM – 08:37 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:37 AM – 09:59 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:59 AM – 11:22 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:22 AM – 12:44 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:44 PM – 02:07 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:07 PM – 03:29 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:29 PM – 04:52 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

Night Choghadiya

Rog04:52 PM – 06:29 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg06:29 PM – 08:07 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:07 PM – 09:44 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:44 PM – 11:22 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:22 PM – 12:59 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:59 AM – 02:37 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:37 AM – 04:14 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:14 AM – 05:52 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