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Panchang for Kolkata — 24 May 2027

Krishna Chaturthi tithi, Purva Ashadha 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 — 04:53 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
TithiKrishna Chaturthiuntil 10:59 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraPurva Ashadha · pada 2until 10:08 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaShubhauntil 11:54 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBavauntil 09:48 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise04:53 AM
Sunset06:14 PM
Moonrise09:46 PM
Moonset07:42 AM
Moon inSagittarius
Sun inTaurus
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Vasanta

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta03:17 AM – 04:05 AM
Amrit Kalam03:38 PM – 05:25 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam06:33 AM – 08:13 AM
Gulika Kalam01:13 PM – 02:53 PM
Yamaganda09:53 AM – 11:33 AM
Varjyam04:52 AM – 06:40 AM
Abhijit Muhurta11:06 AM – 12:00 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta02:40 PM – 03:33 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit04:53 AM – 06:33 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal06:33 AM – 08:13 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:13 AM – 09:53 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:53 AM – 11:33 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:33 AM – 01:13 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:13 PM – 02:53 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:53 PM – 04:33 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:33 PM – 06:14 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara06:14 PM – 07:33 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh07:33 PM – 08:53 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:53 PM – 10:13 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:13 PM – 11:33 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:33 PM – 12:53 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:53 AM – 02:13 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:13 AM – 03:33 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:33 AM – 04:53 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