Panchang for Kolkata
Monday, 16 December 2024 · Somvar (Monday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Kolkata on Monday, 16 December 2024: Krishna Pratipada tithi, Ardra nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2080 (Nala). Sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 4:56 PM. Rahu Kaal 7:31 AM–8:52 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PratipadaKrishna
until 12:28 PM
Nakshatra
Ardrapada 1
until 1:14 AM
Yoga
Shukla
until 11:23 PM
Karana
Kaulava
until 12:28 PM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
4:56 PM
Moonrise
5:48 PM
Moonset
8:01 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal7:31 AM–8:52 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:12 AM–11:33 AM
- Gulika Kaal12:54 PM–2:14 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:12 AM – 11:55 AM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:24 AM – 5:17 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:51 AM – 6:10 AM
Vijaya
1:21 PM – 2:04 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
4:56 PM – 6:15 PM
Nishita
11:07 PM – 12:00 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
7:30 PM – 9:02 PM
Varjyam · avoid
10:21 AM – 11:52 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:55 AM – 12:38 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Mithuna, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Makara
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:10 AM–1:14 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
1:14 AM–6:10 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara 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
| 6:10 AM–7:04 AM | Moon |
| 7:04 AM–7:58 AM | Saturn |
| 7:58 AM–8:52 AM | Jupiter |
| 8:52 AM–9:45 AM | Mars |
| 9:45 AM–10:39 AM | Sun |
| 10:39 AM–11:33 AM | Venus |
| 11:33 AM–12:27 PM | Mercury |
| 12:27 PM–1:21 PM | Moon |
| 1:21 PM–2:14 PM | Saturn |
| 2:14 PM–3:08 PM | Jupiter |
| 3:08 PM–4:02 PM | Mars |
| 4:02 PM–4:56 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 4:56 PM–6:02 PM | Venus |
| 6:02 PM–7:08 PM | Mercury |
| 7:08 PM–8:15 PM | Moon |
| 8:15 PM–9:21 PM | Saturn |
| 9:21 PM–10:27 PM | Jupiter |
| 10:27 PM–11:33 PM | Mars |
| 11:33 PM–12:40 AM | Sun |
| 12:40 AM–1:46 AM | Venus |
| 1:46 AM–2:52 AM | Mercury |
| 2:52 AM–3:58 AM | Moon |
| 3:58 AM–5:05 AM | Saturn |
| 5:05 AM–6:11 AM | Jupiter |
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.