Panchang for Kolkata
Wednesday, 8 April 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Kolkata on Wednesday, 8 April 2026: Krishna Shashthi tithi, Jyeshtha nakshatra, Chaitra maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:24 AM, sunset 5:55 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:39 AM–1:13 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ShashthiKrishna
until 7:02 PM
Nakshatra
Jyeshthapada 4
until 5:54 AM
Yoga
Variyana
until 5:10 PM
Karana
Gara
until 5:49 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
5:55 PM
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
10:13 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:39 AM–1:13 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal6:58 AM–8:31 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:05 AM–11:39 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:14 AM–12:04 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:14 AM – 12:04 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:52 AM – 4:38 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:15 AM – 5:24 AM
Vijaya
1:44 PM – 2:34 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:55 PM – 7:03 PM
Nishita
11:16 PM – 12:02 AM
Bhadra · avoid
7:02 PM – 5:24 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
1:38 AM – 3:26 AM
Varjyam · avoid
2:52 PM – 4:40 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:14 AM – 12:04 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:24 AM–5:54 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
5:54 AM–5:24 AM: Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Dhanu, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:24 AM–5:54 AM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
5:54 AM–5:24 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
| 5:24 AM–6:26 AM | Mercury |
| 6:26 AM–7:29 AM | Moon |
| 7:29 AM–8:31 AM | Saturn |
| 8:31 AM–9:34 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:34 AM–10:37 AM | Mars |
| 10:37 AM–11:39 AM | Sun |
| 11:39 AM–12:42 PM | Venus |
| 12:42 PM–1:44 PM | Mercury |
| 1:44 PM–2:47 PM | Moon |
| 2:47 PM–3:49 PM | Saturn |
| 3:49 PM–4:52 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:52 PM–5:55 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:55 PM–6:52 PM | Sun |
| 6:52 PM–7:49 PM | Venus |
| 7:49 PM–8:47 PM | Mercury |
| 8:47 PM–9:44 PM | Moon |
| 9:44 PM–10:41 PM | Saturn |
| 10:41 PM–11:39 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:39 PM–12:36 AM | Mars |
| 12:36 AM–1:33 AM | Sun |
| 1:33 AM–2:31 AM | Venus |
| 2:31 AM–3:28 AM | Mercury |
| 3:28 AM–4:25 AM | Moon |
| 4:25 AM–5:23 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.