Panchang for Kolkata
Friday, 21 August 2026 · Shukravar (Friday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Kolkata on Friday, 21 August 2026: Shukla Navami tithi, Anuradha nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:15 AM, sunset 6:03 PM. Rahu Kaal 10:05 AM–11:41 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
NavamiShukla
until 11:37 PM
Nakshatra
Anuradhapada 4
until 11:53 AM
Yoga
Vaidhriti
until 5:18 AM
Karana
Balava
until 10:26 AM
Vara
Shukravar(Friday)
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
6:03 PM
Moonrise
1:04 PM
Moonset
11:45 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal10:05 AM–11:41 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal2:53 PM–4:29 PM
- Gulika Kaal6:52 AM–8:29 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:15 AM – 12:06 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:45 AM – 4:30 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:07 AM – 5:15 AM
Vijaya
1:47 PM – 2:38 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:03 PM – 7:10 PM
Nishita
11:16 PM – 12:01 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 5:15 AM – 11:53 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
4:57 AM – 6:44 AM
Varjyam · avoid
6:10 PM – 7:58 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
7:48 AM – 8:39 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:15 AM–11:53 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
11:53 AM–5:15 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
| 5:15 AM–6:19 AM | Venus |
| 6:19 AM–7:23 AM | Mercury |
| 7:23 AM–8:27 AM | Moon |
| 8:27 AM–9:31 AM | Saturn |
| 9:31 AM–10:35 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:35 AM–11:39 AM | Mars |
| 11:39 AM–12:43 PM | Sun |
| 12:43 PM–1:47 PM | Venus |
| 1:47 PM–2:51 PM | Mercury |
| 2:51 PM–3:55 PM | Moon |
| 3:55 PM–4:59 PM | Saturn |
| 4:59 PM–6:03 PM | Jupiter |
night horas
| 6:03 PM–6:59 PM | Mars |
| 6:59 PM–7:55 PM | Sun |
| 7:55 PM–8:51 PM | Venus |
| 8:51 PM–9:47 PM | Mercury |
| 9:47 PM–10:43 PM | Moon |
| 10:43 PM–11:40 PM | Saturn |
| 11:40 PM–12:36 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:36 AM–1:32 AM | Mars |
| 1:32 AM–2:28 AM | Sun |
| 2:28 AM–3:24 AM | Venus |
| 3:24 AM–4:21 AM | Mercury |
| 4:21 AM–5:17 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.