Panchang for Kolkata
Wednesday, 22 July 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Kolkata on Wednesday, 22 July 2026: Shukla Ashtami tithi, Swati nakshatra, Ashadha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:04 AM, sunset 6:23 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:44 AM–1:23 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AshtamiShukla
until 5:17 AM
Nakshatra
Swatipada 2
until 11:04 PM
Yoga
Sadhya
until 6:42 PM
Karana
Bava
until 5:17 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:04 AM
Sunset
6:23 PM
Moonrise
12:29 PM
Moonset
11:39 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:44 AM–1:23 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal6:44 AM–8:24 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:04 AM–11:44 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:17 AM–12:10 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:17 AM – 12:10 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:39 AM – 4:21 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:00 AM – 5:04 AM
Vijaya
1:57 PM – 2:50 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:23 PM – 7:27 PM
Nishita
11:22 PM – 12:05 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
1:26 PM – 3:11 PM
Varjyam · avoid
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Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:17 AM – 12:10 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:04 AM–11:04 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
11:04 PM–5:04 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
| 5:04 AM–6:11 AM | Mercury |
| 6:11 AM–7:17 AM | Moon |
| 7:17 AM–8:24 AM | Saturn |
| 8:24 AM–9:30 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:30 AM–10:37 AM | Mars |
| 10:37 AM–11:44 AM | Sun |
| 11:44 AM–12:50 PM | Venus |
| 12:50 PM–1:57 PM | Mercury |
| 1:57 PM–3:03 PM | Moon |
| 3:03 PM–4:10 PM | Saturn |
| 4:10 PM–5:16 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:16 PM–6:23 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:23 PM–7:16 PM | Sun |
| 7:16 PM–8:10 PM | Venus |
| 8:10 PM–9:03 PM | Mercury |
| 9:03 PM–9:57 PM | Moon |
| 9:57 PM–10:50 PM | Saturn |
| 10:50 PM–11:44 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:44 PM–12:37 AM | Mars |
| 12:37 AM–1:31 AM | Sun |
| 1:31 AM–2:24 AM | Venus |
| 2:24 AM–3:18 AM | Mercury |
| 3:18 AM–4:11 AM | Moon |
| 4:11 AM–5:05 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.