Panchang for Kolkata
Wednesday, 13 December 2023 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Kolkata on Wednesday, 13 December 2023: Shukla Pratipada tithi, Jyeshtha nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 4:54 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:31 AM–12:52 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PratipadaShukla
until 3:10 AM
Nakshatra
Jyeshthapada 4
until 11:06 AM
Yoga
Shula
until 4:18 PM
Karana
Kimstughna
until 4:09 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
4:54 PM
Moonrise
6:22 AM
Moonset
5:06 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:31 AM–12:52 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:29 AM–8:50 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:11 AM–11:31 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:10 AM–11:53 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:10 AM – 11:53 AM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:22 AM – 5:15 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:49 AM – 6:08 AM
Vijaya
1:19 PM – 2:02 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
4:54 PM – 6:14 PM
Nishita
11:05 PM – 11:58 PM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
3:44 AM – 5:15 AM
Varjyam · avoid
6:39 PM – 8:10 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:10 AM – 11:53 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:08 AM–11:06 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
11:06 AM–6:08 AM: Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Dhanu, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:08 AM–11:06 AM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
11:06 AM–6:08 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
| 6:08 AM–7:02 AM | Mercury |
| 7:02 AM–7:56 AM | Moon |
| 7:56 AM–8:50 AM | Saturn |
| 8:50 AM–9:44 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:44 AM–10:37 AM | Mars |
| 10:37 AM–11:31 AM | Sun |
| 11:31 AM–12:25 PM | Venus |
| 12:25 PM–1:19 PM | Mercury |
| 1:19 PM–2:13 PM | Moon |
| 2:13 PM–3:07 PM | Saturn |
| 3:07 PM–4:01 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:01 PM–4:54 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 4:54 PM–6:01 PM | Sun |
| 6:01 PM–7:07 PM | Venus |
| 7:07 PM–8:13 PM | Mercury |
| 8:13 PM–9:19 PM | Moon |
| 9:19 PM–10:25 PM | Saturn |
| 10:25 PM–11:32 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:32 PM–12:38 AM | Mars |
| 12:38 AM–1:44 AM | Sun |
| 1:44 AM–2:50 AM | Venus |
| 2:50 AM–3:56 AM | Mercury |
| 3:56 AM–5:03 AM | Moon |
| 5:03 AM–6:09 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.