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Panchang for Kolkata — 20 May 2027

Shukla Purnima tithi, Vishakha nakshatra · Thursday · 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 — 04:54 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 Purnimauntil 04:29 PMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraVishakha · pada 3until 01:21 PMMishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works.
YogaParighauntil 10:26 PMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaBavauntil 04:29 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise04:54 AM
Sunset06:12 PM
Moonrise06:21 PM
Moonset04:17 AM
Moon inLibra
Sun inTaurus
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Vasanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:06 AM – 11:59 AM
Brahma Muhurta03:18 AM – 04:06 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam01:12 PM – 02:52 PM
Gulika Kalam08:13 AM – 09:53 AM
Yamaganda04:54 AM – 06:33 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta12:52 PM – 01:46 PM
Durmuhurta04:25 PM – 05:18 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh04:54 AM – 06:33 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog06:33 AM – 08:13 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:13 AM – 09:53 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara09:53 AM – 11:33 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:33 AM – 01:12 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:12 PM – 02:52 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:52 PM – 04:32 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:32 PM – 06:12 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit06:12 PM – 07:32 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:32 PM – 08:52 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:52 PM – 10:12 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:12 PM – 11:33 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:33 PM – 12:53 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:53 AM – 02:13 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:13 AM – 03:33 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:33 AM – 04:54 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works

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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