Panchang · India
On Saturday, 12 December 2026 in Howrah, West Bengal, the Sun rises at 06:07 AM and sets at 04:54 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Tritiya, until 02:07 PM; the nakshatra is Uttara Ashadha until 06:12 AM, Dec 13, the yoga Vriddhi and the karana Gara. Rahu Kaal is 08:49 AM to 10:09 AM and Abhijit Muhurat 11:09 AM to 11:52 AM.
Times for Howrah, West Bengal
Saturday, 12 December 2026 · IST (UTC+5:30) · Sunrise 06:07 AM · Sunset 04:54 PM
Each lasts until the time shown, then the next one begins. The bar shows how much of it had passed at sunrise.
Plan your day
Calculated from sunrise and sunset at this place.
For starting something new.
Routine work is fine.
For Vrishabha (Taurus) Moon sign, 06:07 AM to 09:52 AM: the Moon is in their 8th sign.For Mithuna (Gemini) Moon sign, 09:52 AM to 10:36 PM, Dec 14: the Moon is in their 8th sign.See it for your own chart →
Travel east is traditionally avoided on Saturdays. Customs and remedies vary by region.
03:28 AM, Dec 13 to 04:48 PM, Dec 13: avoided for auspicious work.
Neither falls today.
From classical muhurta rules for today's nakshatra, tithi, yoga and weekday, with the best window from today's timings. General guidance, not personalised.
A good day to begin work, apply or meet seniors.
Uttara Ashadha is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours new work, applications and meetings; Saturday is the Saturn's day, linked with steady labour and discipline.
Good for buying, investing and opening accounts.
Uttara Ashadha is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours purchases and investments.
Postpone non-essential journeys if you can.
Uttara Ashadha is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, traditionally avoided for journeys; Disha Shool today is east: travel that way is traditionally avoided.
Good for starting treatment, exercise or a new routine.
Uttara Ashadha is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours starting treatment or a new routine.
A warm day for family, friends and romance.
Uttara Ashadha is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours friendship, marriage talks and gatherings.
Good for prayer, fasting and charity.
Uttara Ashadha is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours prayer, vows and charity.
Traditions differ by region and family; for an important start, check the Muhurat for your own chart.
Day and night each split into eight parts. Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good; Rog, Kaal and Udveg are avoided; Chal is neutral and suits travel.
Day and night each split into twelve planetary hours, starting with the weekday's lord at sunrise.
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturn | 06:07 AM | 07:01 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 2 | Jupiter | 07:01 AM | 07:55 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 3 | Mars | 07:55 AM | 08:49 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 4 | Sun | 08:49 AM | 09:43 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 5 | Venus | 09:43 AM | 10:36 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 6 | Mercury | 10:36 AM | 11:30 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 7 | Moon | 11:30 AM | 12:24 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 8 | Saturn | 12:24 PM | 01:18 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 9 | Jupiter | 01:18 PM | 02:12 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 10 | Mars | 02:12 PM | 03:06 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 11 | Sun | 03:06 PM | 04:00 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 12 | Venus | 04:00 PM | 04:54 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Mercury | 04:54 PM | 06:00 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 14 | Moon | 06:00 PM | 07:06 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 15 | Saturn | 07:06 PM | 08:12 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 16 | Jupiter | 08:12 PM | 09:18 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 17 | Mars | 09:18 PM | 10:24 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 18 | Sun | 10:24 PM | 11:31 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 19 | Venus | 11:31 PM | 12:37 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 20 | Mercury | 12:37 AM | 01:43 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 21 | Moon | 01:43 AM | 02:49 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 22 | Saturn | 02:49 AM | 03:55 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 23 | Jupiter | 03:55 AM | 05:01 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 24 | Mars | 05:01 AM | 06:08 AM | Courage, property, sport |
Purnimanta month convention for Bally, Greater Kolkata, Bally Jagachha, Howrah, West Bengal, 712258, India. The Hindu day runs sunrise to sunrise, so a Tithi or Nakshatra ending “after midnight” still belongs to this day. Sidereal positions use the Lahiri ayanamsa; other almanacs can differ by a few minutes. Methodology
✦ festival · • vrat · each day opens its own Howrah page
City data © GeoNames. Times for Howrah, West Bengal, in Asia/Kolkata.
Rahu Kaal, Abhijit Muhurat, Choghadiya and Hora are fractions of the local day, so they move with sunrise and sunset. Howrah sits at 22.58°N, 88.32°E, 8 m above sea level, in the Asia/Kolkata time zone.
Tithi and Nakshatra end at the same instant everywhere, but the local clock time differs, and the Tithi at Howrah's own sunrise decides which date a festival or vrat falls on here.
Shukla Tritiya is the tithi at sunrise (06:07 AM) in Howrah and lasts until 02:07 PM. The tithi at sunrise names the day.
Uttara Ashadha (pada 1), until 06:12 AM, Dec 13.
Sunrise is at 06:07 AM and sunset at 04:54 PM, local time, for Howrah's own coordinates.
08:49 AM to 10:09 AM. Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime, so it moves with Howrah's sunrise and sunset.
11:09 AM to 11:52 AM: the eighth of fifteen daytime muhurtas, around local noon, auspicious for most beginnings.
04:21 AM to 05:14 AM: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta (about 48 minutes) before sunrise, traditionally kept for prayer and study.
The Moon rises at 08:44 AM and sets at 07:34 PM.
A good day to begin work, apply or meet seniors. Best window: Abhijit Muhurat 11:09 AM to 11:52 AM. Avoid Rahu Kaal, 08:49 AM to 10:09 AM.
People with Vrishabha (Taurus) Moon sign, 06:07 AM to 09:52 AM and people with Mithuna (Gemini) Moon sign, 09:52 AM to 10:36 PM, Dec 14: the Moon is in their 8th sign.
A Panchang is the Hindu almanac. For each day it gives five details (panch anga, "five parts"): Tithi (lunar day), Vara (weekday), Nakshatra (the Moon's lunar mansion), Yoga (a Sun–Moon combination) and Karana (half a Tithi), along with sunrise-based timings used to choose a Muhurat.
Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime (sunrise to sunset), assigned to Rahu by weekday. Traditionally people avoid starting new ventures, signing agreements or beginning journeys in it. Because it depends on local sunrise and sunset, it differs from city to city and day to day.
A Tithi is the time the Moon takes to gain 12° on the Sun, so it can end at any hour. By convention the Tithi prevailing at sunrise names the day, which is why a festival can fall on a different civil date in different places.
