Panchang for Kolkata
Wednesday, 18 November 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Kolkata on Wednesday, 18 November 2026: Shukla Ashtami tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra, Kartika maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:52 AM, sunset 4:53 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:23 AM–12:45 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AshtamiShukla
until 6:06 AM
Nakshatra
Shatabhishapada 1
until 6:11 AM
Yoga
Dhruva
until 8:05 AM
Karana
Bava
until 6:06 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
4:53 PM
Moonrise
12:28 PM
Moonset
12:23 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:23 AM–12:45 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:15 AM–8:37 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:00 AM–11:23 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:01 AM–11:45 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:01 AM – 11:45 AM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:08 AM – 5:00 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:34 AM – 5:52 AM
Vijaya
1:13 PM – 1:57 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
4:53 PM – 6:11 PM
Nishita
10:57 PM – 11:49 PM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
10:30 PM – 12:12 AM
Varjyam · avoid
12:16 PM – 1:58 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:01 AM – 11:45 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, 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
| 5:52 AM–6:47 AM | Mercury |
| 6:47 AM–7:42 AM | Moon |
| 7:42 AM–8:37 AM | Saturn |
| 8:37 AM–9:32 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:32 AM–10:27 AM | Mars |
| 10:27 AM–11:23 AM | Sun |
| 11:23 AM–12:18 PM | Venus |
| 12:18 PM–1:13 PM | Mercury |
| 1:13 PM–2:08 PM | Moon |
| 2:08 PM–3:03 PM | Saturn |
| 3:03 PM–3:58 PM | Jupiter |
| 3:58 PM–4:53 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 4:53 PM–5:58 PM | Sun |
| 5:58 PM–7:03 PM | Venus |
| 7:03 PM–8:08 PM | Mercury |
| 8:08 PM–9:13 PM | Moon |
| 9:13 PM–10:18 PM | Saturn |
| 10:18 PM–11:23 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:23 PM–12:28 AM | Mars |
| 12:28 AM–1:33 AM | Sun |
| 1:33 AM–2:38 AM | Venus |
| 2:38 AM–3:43 AM | Mercury |
| 3:43 AM–4:48 AM | Moon |
| 4:48 AM–5:53 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.