Panchang · India
On Saturday, 16 January 2027 in Howrah, West Bengal, the Sun rises at 06:19 AM and sets at 05:14 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Ashtami, until 01:43 PM; the nakshatra is Ashwini until 11:39 PM, the yoga Siddha and the karana Bava. Rahu Kaal is 09:03 AM to 10:25 AM and Abhijit Muhurat 11:25 AM to 12:08 PM.
Times for Howrah, West Bengal
Saturday, 16 January 2027 · IST (UTC+5:30) · Sunrise 06:19 AM · Sunset 05:14 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 Kanya (Virgo) Moon sign, 11:51 PM, Jan 15 to 04:22 AM, Jan 18: 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.
No Bhadra today.
Gandmool (Ashwini) 11:51 PM, Jan 15 to 11:39 PM
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.
Ashwini is a Kshipra (swift) 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.
Ashwini is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which favours purchases and investments.
A good day for journeys.
Ashwini is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which favours journeys; Disha Shool today is east: travel that way is traditionally avoided.
Good for starting treatment, exercise or a new routine.
Ashwini is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which favours starting treatment or a new routine.
Fine for everyday time together.
Ashwini is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which suits trade, learning, medicine and quick tasks.
Good for prayer, fasting and charity.
Ashwini is a Kshipra (swift) 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 | 06:19 AM | 07:14 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 2 | Jupiter | 07:14 AM | 08:08 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 3 | Mars | 08:08 AM | 09:03 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 4 | Sun | 09:03 AM | 09:57 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 5 | Venus | 09:57 AM | 10:52 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 6 | Mercury | 10:52 AM | 11:46 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 7 | Moon | 11:46 AM | 12:41 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 8 | Saturn | 12:41 PM | 01:35 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 9 | Jupiter | 01:35 PM | 02:30 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 10 | Mars | 02:30 PM | 03:25 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 11 | Sun | 03:25 PM | 04:19 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 12 | Venus | 04:19 PM | 05:14 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Mercury | 05:14 PM | 06:19 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 14 | Moon | 06:19 PM | 07:25 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 15 | Saturn | 07:25 PM | 08:30 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 16 | Jupiter | 08:30 PM | 09:35 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 17 | Mars | 09:35 PM | 10:41 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 18 | Sun | 10:41 PM | 11:46 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 19 | Venus | 11:46 PM | 12:52 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 20 | Mercury | 12:52 AM | 01:57 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 21 | Moon | 01:57 AM | 03:03 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 22 | Saturn | 03:03 AM | 04:08 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 23 | Jupiter | 04:08 AM | 05:14 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 24 | Mars | 05:14 AM | 06:19 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
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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 Ashtami is the tithi at sunrise (06:19 AM) in Howrah and lasts until 01:43 PM. The tithi at sunrise names the day.
Ashwini (pada 2), until 11:39 PM.
Sunrise is at 06:19 AM and sunset at 05:14 PM, local time, for Howrah's own coordinates.
09:03 AM to 10:25 AM. Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime, so it moves with Howrah's sunrise and sunset.
11:25 AM to 12:08 PM: the eighth of fifteen daytime muhurtas, around local noon, auspicious for most beginnings.
04:34 AM to 05:27 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 11:18 AM and sets at 12:37 AM, Jan 17.
A good day to begin work, apply or meet seniors. Best window: Abhijit Muhurat 11:25 AM to 12:08 PM. Avoid Rahu Kaal, 09:03 AM to 10:25 AM.
People with Kanya (Virgo) Moon sign, 11:51 PM, Jan 15 to 04:22 AM, Jan 18: 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.
