Panchang for Kolkata
Friday, 24 April 2026 · Shukravar (Friday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Kolkata on Friday, 24 April 2026: Shukla Ashtami tithi, Pushya nakshatra, Vaishakha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:10 AM, sunset 6:01 PM. Rahu Kaal 9:59 AM–11:35 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AshtamiShukla
until 7:22 PM
Nakshatra
Pushyapada 2
until 8:15 PM
Yoga
Shula
until 1:24 AM
Karana
Vishti
until 8:02 AM
Vara
Shukravar(Friday)
Sunrise
5:10 AM
Sunset
6:01 PM
Moonrise
11:26 AM
Moonset
1:03 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal9:59 AM–11:35 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal2:48 PM–4:24 PM
- Gulika Kaal6:46 AM–8:23 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:10 AM – 12:01 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:41 AM – 4:26 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:03 AM – 5:10 AM
Vijaya
1:44 PM – 2:35 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:01 PM – 7:08 PM
Nishita
11:13 PM – 11:58 PM
Bhadra · avoid
5:10 AM – 8:02 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
2:02 PM – 3:35 PM
Varjyam · avoid
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Dur Muhurtam · avoid
7:44 AM – 8:36 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:10 AM–8:15 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
8:15 PM–5:10 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
| 5:10 AM–6:14 AM | Venus |
| 6:14 AM–7:19 AM | Mercury |
| 7:19 AM–8:23 AM | Moon |
| 8:23 AM–9:27 AM | Saturn |
| 9:27 AM–10:31 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:31 AM–11:35 AM | Mars |
| 11:35 AM–12:40 PM | Sun |
| 12:40 PM–1:44 PM | Venus |
| 1:44 PM–2:48 PM | Mercury |
| 2:48 PM–3:52 PM | Moon |
| 3:52 PM–4:56 PM | Saturn |
| 4:56 PM–6:01 PM | Jupiter |
night horas
| 6:01 PM–6:56 PM | Mars |
| 6:56 PM–7:52 PM | Sun |
| 7:52 PM–8:48 PM | Venus |
| 8:48 PM–9:44 PM | Mercury |
| 9:44 PM–10:39 PM | Moon |
| 10:39 PM–11:35 PM | Saturn |
| 11:35 PM–12:31 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:31 AM–1:26 AM | Mars |
| 1:26 AM–2:22 AM | Sun |
| 2:22 AM–3:18 AM | Venus |
| 3:18 AM–4:14 AM | Mercury |
| 4:14 AM–5:09 AM | Moon |
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.