Panchang for Kolkata
Wednesday, 21 August 2024 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Kolkata on Wednesday, 21 August 2024: Krishna Dwitiya tithi, Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2080 (Nala). Sunrise 5:17 AM, sunset 6:05 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:41 AM–1:17 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwitiyaKrishna
until 5:07 PM
Nakshatra
Purva Bhadrapadapada 1
until 12:34 AM
Yoga
Sukarma
until 5:01 PM
Karana
Taitila
until 6:50 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
6:05 PM
Moonrise
7:22 PM
Moonset
7:40 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:41 AM–1:17 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal6:53 AM–8:29 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:05 AM–11:41 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:15 AM–12:06 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:15 AM – 12:06 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:47 AM – 4:32 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:09 AM – 5:17 AM
Vijaya
1:49 PM – 2:40 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:05 PM – 7:12 PM
Nishita
11:18 PM – 12:03 AM
Bhadra · avoid
3:26 AM – 5:17 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 12:34 AM – 5:17 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
5:26 PM – 6:51 PM
Varjyam · avoid
8:52 AM – 10:18 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:15 AM – 12:06 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:17 AM–7:12 PM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
7:12 PM–5:17 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:17 AM–12:34 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
12:34 AM–5:17 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, 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
| 5:17 AM–6:21 AM | Mercury |
| 6:21 AM–7:25 AM | Moon |
| 7:25 AM–8:29 AM | Saturn |
| 8:29 AM–9:33 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:33 AM–10:37 AM | Mars |
| 10:37 AM–11:41 AM | Sun |
| 11:41 AM–12:45 PM | Venus |
| 12:45 PM–1:49 PM | Mercury |
| 1:49 PM–2:53 PM | Moon |
| 2:53 PM–3:57 PM | Saturn |
| 3:57 PM–5:01 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:01 PM–6:05 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:05 PM–7:01 PM | Sun |
| 7:01 PM–7:57 PM | Venus |
| 7:57 PM–8:53 PM | Mercury |
| 8:53 PM–9:49 PM | Moon |
| 9:49 PM–10:45 PM | Saturn |
| 10:45 PM–11:41 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:41 PM–12:37 AM | Mars |
| 12:37 AM–1:33 AM | Sun |
| 1:33 AM–2:29 AM | Venus |
| 2:29 AM–3:25 AM | Mercury |
| 3:25 AM–4:21 AM | Moon |
| 4:21 AM–5:17 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.