Panchang for Kolkata
Wednesday, 20 December 2023 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Kolkata on Wednesday, 20 December 2023: Shukla Ashtami tithi, Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 4:57 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:35 AM–12:55 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AshtamiShukla
until 11:15 AM
Nakshatra
Uttara Bhadrapadapada 2
until 10:58 PM
Yoga
Vyatipata
until 3:57 PM
Karana
Bava
until 11:15 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
4:57 PM
Moonrise
12:01 PM
Moonset
12:30 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:35 AM–12:55 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:33 AM–8:53 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:14 AM–11:35 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:13 AM–11:56 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:13 AM – 11:56 AM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:26 AM – 5:19 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:53 AM – 6:12 AM
Vijaya
1:22 PM – 2:05 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
4:57 PM – 6:17 PM
Nishita
11:08 PM – 12:01 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 6:12 AM – 10:58 PM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
6:23 PM – 7:55 PM
Varjyam · avoid
9:13 AM – 10:45 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:13 AM – 11:56 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:12 AM–10:58 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
10:58 PM–6:12 AM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
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
| 6:12 AM–7:06 AM | Mercury |
| 7:06 AM–8:00 AM | Moon |
| 8:00 AM–8:53 AM | Saturn |
| 8:53 AM–9:47 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:47 AM–10:41 AM | Mars |
| 10:41 AM–11:35 AM | Sun |
| 11:35 AM–12:28 PM | Venus |
| 12:28 PM–1:22 PM | Mercury |
| 1:22 PM–2:16 PM | Moon |
| 2:16 PM–3:10 PM | Saturn |
| 3:10 PM–4:03 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:03 PM–4:57 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 4:57 PM–6:03 PM | Sun |
| 6:03 PM–7:10 PM | Venus |
| 7:10 PM–8:16 PM | Mercury |
| 8:16 PM–9:22 PM | Moon |
| 9:22 PM–10:29 PM | Saturn |
| 10:29 PM–11:35 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:35 PM–12:41 AM | Mars |
| 12:41 AM–1:47 AM | Sun |
| 1:47 AM–2:54 AM | Venus |
| 2:54 AM–4:00 AM | Mercury |
| 4:00 AM–5:06 AM | Moon |
| 5:06 AM–6:13 AM | Saturn |
More for Kolkata: Choghadiya · Rahu Kaal
Computed for Kolkata (22.56, 88.36, Asia/Kolkata) at local sunrise using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, validated against standard Vedic almanacs.