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Panchang for Kolkata — 15 May 2027

Shukla Dashami tithi, Purva Phalguni nakshatra · Saturday · West Bengal (22.5726°, 88.3639°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)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 — 04:56 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
TithiShukla Dashamiuntil 06:18 PMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySaturdayLabour, iron, oil, long-term work — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraPurva Phalguni · pada 3until 12:00 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaVyaghatauntil 06:33 AMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaTaitilauntil 06:56 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise04:56 AM
Sunset06:10 PM
Moonrise01:34 PM
Moonset01:09 AM
Moon inLeo
Sun inAries
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Vasanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:06 AM – 11:59 AM
Brahma Muhurta03:20 AM – 04:08 AM
Amrit Kalam04:41 AM – 06:15 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam08:14 AM – 09:53 AM
Gulika Kalam04:56 AM – 06:35 AM
Yamaganda01:12 PM – 02:51 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta08:27 AM – 09:20 AM
Durmuhurta01:45 PM – 02:38 PM

Day Choghadiya

Kaal04:56 AM – 06:35 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh06:35 AM – 08:14 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:14 AM – 09:53 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:53 AM – 11:33 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:33 AM – 01:12 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:12 PM – 02:51 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:51 PM – 04:30 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:30 PM – 06:10 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Laabh06:10 PM – 07:30 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit07:30 PM – 08:51 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:51 PM – 10:12 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:12 PM – 11:33 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:33 PM – 12:53 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:53 AM – 02:14 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:14 AM – 03:35 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:35 AM – 04:56 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