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Panchang for Kolkata — 17 April 2027

Shukla Ekadashi tithi, Magha nakshatra · Saturday · West Bengal (22.5726°, 88.3639°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (2/4)Vikram Samvat 2084 (Raudri)Shaka Samvat 1949Mesha (Chaitra)

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 — 05:15 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 Ekadashiuntil 09:28 AMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySaturdayLabour, iron, oil, long-term work — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraMagha · pada 4until 07:08 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaVriddhiuntil 12:24 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 09:28 AMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:15 AM
Sunset05:58 PM
Moonrise02:41 PM
Moonset02:32 AM
Moon inLeo
Sun inAries
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Vasanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:11 AM – 12:01 PM
Brahma Muhurta03:39 AM – 04:27 AM
Amrit Kalam04:06 AM – 05:37 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam08:25 AM – 10:01 AM
Gulika Kalam05:15 AM – 06:50 AM
Yamaganda01:11 PM – 02:47 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta08:38 AM – 09:29 AM
Durmuhurta01:43 PM – 02:34 PM

Day Choghadiya

Kaal05:15 AM – 06:50 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh06:50 AM – 08:25 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:25 AM – 10:01 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:01 AM – 11:36 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:36 AM – 01:11 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:11 PM – 02:47 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:47 PM – 04:22 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:22 PM – 05:58 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Laabh05:58 PM – 07:22 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit07:22 PM – 08:47 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:47 PM – 10:11 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:11 PM – 11:36 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:36 PM – 01:01 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:01 AM – 02:25 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:25 AM – 03:50 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:50 AM – 05:15 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures

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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