Panchang · India
On Saturday, 17 April 2027 in Howrah, West Bengal, the Sun rises at 05:15 AM and sets at 05:58 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Ekadashi, until 09:28 AM; the nakshatra is Magha until 07:08 AM, the yoga Vriddhi and the karana Vishti. Rahu Kaal is 08:26 AM to 10:01 AM and Abhijit Muhurat 11:11 AM to 12:02 PM. Observed on this day: Kamada Ekadashi.
Times for Howrah, West Bengal
Saturday, 17 April 2027 · IST (UTC+5:30) · Sunrise 05:15 AM · Sunset 05:58 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 Makara (Capricorn) Moon sign, 08:18 AM, Apr 16 to 11:52 AM, Apr 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.
10:24 PM, Apr 16 to 09:28 AM: avoided for auspicious work.
Gandmool (Magha) 08:18 AM, Apr 16 to 07:08 AM
From classical muhurta rules for today's nakshatra, tithi, yoga and weekday, with the best window from today's timings. General guidance, not personalised.
Routine work is fine; keep big starts for a better day.
Magha is a Ugra (fierce) nakshatra, which is traditionally avoided for gentle or new undertakings; Ekadashi is a Nanda tithi, good for completing and beginning work; Vishti (Bhadra) karana is running at sunrise; Saturday is the Saturn's day, linked with steady labour and discipline.
Delay loans and big investments.
Magha is a Ugra (fierce) nakshatra, traditionally avoided for purchases and investments; Ekadashi is a Nanda tithi, good for completing and beginning work; Vishti (Bhadra) karana is running at sunrise.
Postpone non-essential journeys if you can.
Magha is a Ugra (fierce) nakshatra, traditionally avoided for journeys; Vishti (Bhadra) karana is running at sunrise; Disha Shool today is east: travel that way is traditionally avoided.
Take it easy; avoid starting new treatment.
Magha is a Ugra (fierce) nakshatra, traditionally avoided for starting treatment or a new routine.
Avoid arguments and big conversations.
Magha is a Ugra (fierce) nakshatra, traditionally avoided for friendship, marriage talks and gatherings.
Good for prayer, fasting and charity.
Magha is a Ugra (fierce) nakshatra, which is traditionally avoided for gentle or new undertakings; Ekadashi is traditionally a day for fasting, prayer 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 | 05:15 AM | 06:19 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 2 | Jupiter | 06:19 AM | 07:22 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 3 | Mars | 07:22 AM | 08:26 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 4 | Sun | 08:26 AM | 09:30 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 5 | Venus | 09:30 AM | 10:33 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 6 | Mercury | 10:33 AM | 11:37 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 7 | Moon | 11:37 AM | 12:40 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 8 | Saturn | 12:40 PM | 01:44 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 9 | Jupiter | 01:44 PM | 02:47 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 10 | Mars | 02:47 PM | 03:51 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 11 | Sun | 03:51 PM | 04:54 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 12 | Venus | 04:54 PM | 05:58 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Mercury | 05:58 PM | 06:54 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 14 | Moon | 06:54 PM | 07:51 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 15 | Saturn | 07:51 PM | 08:47 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 16 | Jupiter | 08:47 PM | 09:43 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 17 | Mars | 09:43 PM | 10:40 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 18 | Sun | 10:40 PM | 11:36 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 19 | Venus | 11:36 PM | 12:33 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 20 | Mercury | 12:33 AM | 01:29 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 21 | Moon | 01:29 AM | 02:25 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 22 | Saturn | 02:25 AM | 03:22 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 23 | Jupiter | 03:22 AM | 04:18 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 24 | Mars | 04:18 AM | 05:15 AM | Courage, property, sport |
Purnimanta month convention for 22.5769°N, 88.3186°E. 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 Ekadashi is the tithi at sunrise (05:15 AM) in Howrah and lasts until 09:28 AM. The tithi at sunrise names the day.
Magha (pada 4), until 07:08 AM.
Sunrise is at 05:15 AM and sunset at 05:58 PM, local time, for Howrah's own coordinates.
08:26 AM to 10:01 AM. Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime, so it moves with Howrah's sunrise and sunset.
11:11 AM to 12:02 PM: the eighth of fifteen daytime muhurtas, around local noon, auspicious for most beginnings.
03:45 AM to 04:30 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 02:42 PM and sets at 03:09 AM, Apr 18.
Kamada Ekadashi, by Howrah's sunrise and moonrise.
Routine work is fine; keep big starts for a better day. Best window: Abhijit Muhurat 11:11 AM to 12:02 PM. Avoid Rahu Kaal, 08:26 AM to 10:01 AM.
People with Makara (Capricorn) Moon sign, 08:18 AM, Apr 16 to 11:52 AM, Apr 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.
