Panchang for Kolkata
Wednesday, 16 August 2023 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Kolkata on Wednesday, 16 August 2023: Krishna Amavasya tithi, Ashlesha nakshatra, Adhik Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:14 AM, sunset 6:09 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:42 AM–1:19 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AmavasyaKrishna
until 3:08 PM
Nakshatra
Ashleshapada 3
until 4:58 PM
Yoga
Variyana
until 6:31 PM
Karana
Naga
until 3:08 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:14 AM
Sunset
6:09 PM
Moonrise
4:54 AM
Moonset
6:22 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:42 AM–1:19 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal6:51 AM–8:28 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:05 AM–11:42 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:16 AM–12:08 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:16 AM – 12:08 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:46 AM – 4:30 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:08 AM – 5:14 AM
Vijaya
1:51 PM – 2:43 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:09 PM – 7:16 PM
Nishita
11:20 PM – 12:04 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
3:10 PM – 4:58 PM
Varjyam · avoid
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Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:16 AM – 12:08 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:14 AM–4:58 PM: Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
4:58 PM–5:14 AM: Mithuna, Simha, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:14 AM–4:58 PM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
4:58 PM–5:14 AM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
Hora (Planetary Hours)
Each hora is ruled by a planet — saffron = auspicious, gray = avoid. The first hora begins at sunrise, ruled by the weekday lord.
day horas
| 5:14 AM–6:19 AM | Mercury |
| 6:19 AM–7:24 AM | Moon |
| 7:24 AM–8:28 AM | Saturn |
| 8:28 AM–9:33 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:33 AM–10:37 AM | Mars |
| 10:37 AM–11:42 AM | Sun |
| 11:42 AM–12:46 PM | Venus |
| 12:46 PM–1:51 PM | Mercury |
| 1:51 PM–2:56 PM | Moon |
| 2:56 PM–4:00 PM | Saturn |
| 4:00 PM–5:05 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:05 PM–6:09 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:09 PM–7:05 PM | Sun |
| 7:05 PM–8:00 PM | Venus |
| 8:00 PM–8:56 PM | Mercury |
| 8:56 PM–9:51 PM | Moon |
| 9:51 PM–10:47 PM | Saturn |
| 10:47 PM–11:42 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:42 PM–12:38 AM | Mars |
| 12:38 AM–1:33 AM | Sun |
| 1:33 AM–2:28 AM | Venus |
| 2:28 AM–3:24 AM | Mercury |
| 3:24 AM–4:19 AM | Moon |
| 4:19 AM–5:15 AM | Saturn |
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Computed for Kolkata (22.56, 88.36, Asia/Kolkata) at local sunrise using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, validated against standard Vedic almanacs.