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Shukla Dwadashi tithi, Bharani nakshatra · Monday · West Bengal (22.5726°, 88.3639°)
Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Dhanu (Margashirsha)
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 — 06:12 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Dwadashi | until 05:36 PM | Bhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive. |
| Weekday | Monday | — | Travel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works. |
| Nakshatra | Bharani · pada 3 | until 01:09 PM | Ugra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas. |
| Yoga | Siddha | until 01:32 AM | Auspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works. |
| Karana | Bava | until 07:00 AM | Movable karana — generally workable for most activities. |
| Sunrise | 06:12 AM |
| Sunset | 04:57 PM |
| Moonrise | 02:11 PM |
| Moonset | 02:53 AM |
| Moon in | Aries |
| Sun in | Sagittarius |
| Ayana · Ritu (season) | Dakshinayana · Hemanta |
| Brahma Muhurta | 04:36 AM – 05:24 AM |
| Amrit Kalam | 08:57 AM – 10:25 AM |
| Rahu Kalam | 07:32 AM – 08:53 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 12:55 PM – 02:15 PM |
| Yamaganda | 10:13 AM – 11:34 AM |
| Varjyam | — |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:13 AM – 11:56 AM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious |
| Durmuhurta | 02:05 PM – 02:48 PM |
| Amrit | 06:12 AM – 07:32 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 07:32 AM – 08:53 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 08:53 AM – 10:13 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 10:13 AM – 11:34 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 11:34 AM – 12:55 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 12:55 PM – 02:15 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 02:15 PM – 03:36 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 03:36 PM – 04:57 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Chara | 04:57 PM – 06:36 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 06:36 PM – 08:15 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 08:15 PM – 09:55 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 09:55 PM – 11:34 PM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 11:34 PM – 01:13 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 01:13 AM – 02:53 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 02:53 AM – 04:32 AM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 04:32 AM – 06:12 AM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
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