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Panchang for Kolkata — 23 November 2026

Shukla Chaturdashi tithi, Bharani nakshatra · Monday · West Bengal (22.5726°, 88.3639°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)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 — 05:54 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 Chaturdashiuntil 11:42 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraBharani · pada 1until 02:02 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaVariyanauntil 07:58 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaGarauntil 01:14 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:54 AM
Sunset04:51 PM
Moonrise03:37 PM
Moonset04:10 AM
Moon inAries
Sun inScorpio
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta04:18 AM – 05:06 AM
Amrit Kalam09:35 PM – 11:02 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam07:16 AM – 08:38 AM
Gulika Kalam12:44 PM – 02:06 PM
Yamaganda10:00 AM – 11:22 AM
Varjyam12:53 PM – 02:20 PM
Abhijit Muhurta11:00 AM – 11:44 AM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta01:55 PM – 02:39 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit05:54 AM – 07:16 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:16 AM – 08:38 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:38 AM – 10:00 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:00 AM – 11:22 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:22 AM – 12:44 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:44 PM – 02:06 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:06 PM – 03:28 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:28 PM – 04:51 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara04:51 PM – 06:28 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh06:28 PM – 08:06 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:06 PM – 09:44 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:44 PM – 11:22 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:22 PM – 01:00 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:00 AM – 02:38 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:38 AM – 04:16 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:16 AM – 05:54 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