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Panchang for Kolkata — 17 May 2027

Shukla Dwadashi tithi, Hasta nakshatra · Monday · West Bengal (22.5726°, 88.3639°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2084 (Raudri)Shaka Samvat 1949Vrishabha (Vaishakha)

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 Dwadashiuntil 04:28 PMBhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraHasta · pada 4until 11:29 AMKshipra nakshatra — Trade, medicine, learning, fine arts, quick tasks.
YogaSiddhiuntil 01:10 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBalavauntil 04:28 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise04:56 AM
Sunset06:11 PM
Moonrise03:27 PM
Moonset02:19 AM
Moon inVirgo
Sun inTaurus
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Vasanta

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta03:20 AM – 04:08 AM
Amrit Kalam04:25 AM – 06:01 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam06:35 AM – 08:14 AM
Gulika Kalam01:12 PM – 02:52 PM
Yamaganda09:54 AM – 11:33 AM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta11:07 AM – 12:00 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta02:39 PM – 03:32 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit04:56 AM – 06:35 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal06:35 AM – 08:14 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:14 AM – 09:54 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:54 AM – 11:33 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:33 AM – 01:12 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:12 PM – 02:52 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:52 PM – 04:31 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:31 PM – 06:11 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara06:11 PM – 07:31 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh07:31 PM – 08:52 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:52 PM – 10:12 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:12 PM – 11:33 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:33 PM – 12:54 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:54 AM – 02:14 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:14 AM – 03:35 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:35 AM – 04:56 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