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Panchang for Kolkata — 16 August 2027

Shukla Chaturdashi tithi, Shravana nakshatra · Monday · West Bengal (22.5726°, 88.3639°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2084 (Raudri)Shaka Samvat 1949Karka (Ashadha)

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 — 05:14 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 Chaturdashiuntil 10:29 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraShravana · pada 2until 11:34 PMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaSaubhagyauntil 12:40 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVanijauntil 10:29 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:14 AM
Sunset06:08 PM
Moonrise05:38 PM
Moonset04:06 AM
Moon inCapricorn
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta03:38 AM – 04:26 AM
Amrit Kalam11:04 AM – 12:52 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam06:50 AM – 08:27 AM
Gulika Kalam01:17 PM – 02:54 PM
Yamaganda10:04 AM – 11:41 AM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta11:15 AM – 12:06 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta02:41 PM – 03:33 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit05:14 AM – 06:50 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal06:50 AM – 08:27 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:27 AM – 10:04 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:04 AM – 11:41 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:41 AM – 01:17 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:17 PM – 02:54 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:54 PM – 04:31 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:31 PM – 06:08 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara06:08 PM – 07:31 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh07:31 PM – 08:54 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:54 PM – 10:17 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:17 PM – 11:41 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:41 PM – 01:04 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:04 AM – 02:27 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:27 AM – 03:50 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:50 AM – 05:14 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