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Panchang for Kolkata — 14 December 2026

Shukla Panchami tithi, Shravana 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 — 06:08 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 Panchamiuntil 07:16 PMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraShravana · pada 4until 09:12 AMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaVyaghatauntil 01:04 PMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaBavauntil 06:04 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:08 AM
Sunset04:54 PM
Moonrise09:58 AM
Moonset09:20 PM
Moon inCapricorn
Sun inScorpio
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta04:32 AM – 05:20 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam07:28 AM – 08:49 AM
Gulika Kalam12:51 PM – 02:12 PM
Yamaganda10:10 AM – 11:31 AM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta11:09 AM – 11:52 AM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta02:01 PM – 02:44 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit06:08 AM – 07:28 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:28 AM – 08:49 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:49 AM – 10:10 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:10 AM – 11:31 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:31 AM – 12:51 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:51 PM – 02:12 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:12 PM – 03:33 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:33 PM – 04:54 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara04:54 PM – 06:33 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh06:33 PM – 08:12 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:12 PM – 09:51 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:51 PM – 11:31 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:31 PM – 01:10 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:10 AM – 02:49 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:49 AM – 04:28 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:28 AM – 06:08 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