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Panchang for Kolkata — 26 November 2026

Krishna Dwitiya tithi, Mrigashira nakshatra · Thursday · 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 — 05:56 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
TithiKrishna Dwitiyauntil 01:15 PMBhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraMrigashira · pada 2until 05:47 PMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaSiddhauntil 07:49 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaGarauntil 01:15 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:56 AM
Sunset04:51 PM
Moonrise06:36 PM
Moonset07:37 AM
Moon inTaurus
Sun inScorpio
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:01 AM – 11:45 AM
Brahma Muhurta04:20 AM – 05:08 AM
Amrit Kalam09:56 AM – 11:21 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam12:45 PM – 02:07 PM
Gulika Kalam08:39 AM – 10:01 AM
Yamaganda05:56 AM – 07:17 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta12:29 PM – 01:12 PM
Durmuhurta03:23 PM – 04:07 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh05:56 AM – 07:17 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:17 AM – 08:39 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:39 AM – 10:01 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:01 AM – 11:23 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:23 AM – 12:45 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:45 PM – 02:07 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:07 PM – 03:29 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:29 PM – 04:51 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit04:51 PM – 06:29 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal06:29 PM – 08:07 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:07 PM – 09:45 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:45 PM – 11:23 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:23 PM – 01:01 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:01 AM – 02:39 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:39 AM – 04:17 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:17 AM – 05:56 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