Panchang · Kolkata

Panchang for Kolkata

Dec17Ashtami

Tithi at sunrise · Kolkata

Thursday, 17 December 2026

Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
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Margashirsha Shukla Ashtami

Shukla paksha

Ashtami runs until 11:25 PM, then Navami begins.

Sunrise6:10 AM

Sunset4:55 PM

Moonrise11:31 AM

Moonset11:59 PM

Month: Margashirsha · Day: Guruvaar

Tithi: Ashtami; until 11:25 PM, then Navami
Nakshatra: Purva Bhadrapada; until 3:30 PM, then Uttara Bhadrapada
Yoga: Siddhi; until 1:22 PM, then Vyatipata
Karana: Vishti; until 11:11 AM, then Bava

Calculated for Kolkata

The panchang day begins at sunrise in Kolkata. The tithi shown is the one running at sunrise.

The day’s times

For Kolkata today, from local sunrise and sunset.

Favourable times

Abhijit muhurat11:11 AM to 11:54 AM

Shubh: 6:10 AM to 7:30 AM
Labh: 11:33 AM to 12:53 PM
Amrit: 12:54 PM to 2:13 PM
Shubh: 3:35 PM to 4:55 PM

Times traditionally avoided

Rahu kaal12:54 PM to 2:13 PM

Yamaganda: 6:10 AM to 7:30 AM
Gulika kaal: 8:52 AM to 10:11 AM
Sunrise and sunset: 6:10 AM and 4:55 PM

See rahu kaal this week

Choghadiya

Favourable, neutral and avoided periods for Kolkata, by day and by night.

Day choghadiya

6:10 AM to 4:55 PM

ShubhFavourable6:10 AM to 7:30 AM
RogAvoided7:31 AM to 8:51 AM
UdvegAvoided8:52 AM to 10:11 AM
CharaNeutral10:12 AM to 11:32 AM
LabhFavourable11:33 AM to 12:53 PM
AmritFavourable12:54 PM to 2:13 PM
KaalAvoided2:14 PM to 3:34 PM
ShubhFavourable3:35 PM to 4:55 PM

Night choghadiya

4:56 PM to 6:10 AM, Friday 18 December

AmritFavourable4:56 PM to 6:34 PM
CharaNeutral6:35 PM to 8:14 PM
RogAvoided8:15 PM to 9:53 PM
KaalAvoided9:54 PM to 11:32 PM
LabhFavourable11:33 PM to 1:12 AM, Friday 18 December
UdvegAvoided1:13 AM to 2:51 AM, Friday 18 December
ShubhFavourable2:52 AM to 4:30 AM, Friday 18 December
AmritFavourable4:31 AM to 6:10 AM, Friday 18 December

The week ahead

The tithi at sunrise in Kolkata, with the festivals and vrats.

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