Panchang · India
On Friday, 22 January 2027 in Kolkata, West Bengal, the Sun rises at 06:18 AM and sets at 05:18 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Purnima, until 05:47 PM; the nakshatra is Punarvasu until 10:25 AM, the yoga Vishkumbha and the karana Vishti. Rahu Kaal is 10:26 AM to 11:48 AM and Abhijit Muhurat 11:26 AM to 12:10 PM.
Times for Kolkata, West Bengal
Friday, 22 January 2027 · IST (UTC+5:30) · Sunrise 06:18 AM · Sunset 05:18 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 Dhanu (Sagittarius) Moon sign, 05:10 AM to 04:54 AM, Jan 24: the Moon is in their 8th sign.See it for your own chart →
Travel west is traditionally avoided on Fridays. Customs and remedies vary by region.
09:31 PM, Jan 21 to 07:38 AM: 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.
Hold new starts and important pitches.
Punarvasu is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which suits travel, vehicles and anything in motion; Purnima is a Purna tithi, good for completing and beginning work; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures; Vishti (Bhadra) karana is running at sunrise.
Delay loans and big investments.
Punarvasu is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which suits travel, vehicles and anything in motion; Purnima is a Purna tithi, good for completing and beginning work; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures; Vishti (Bhadra) karana is running at sunrise; Friday is the Venus's day, linked with buying clothes, jewellery and vehicles.
Postpone non-essential journeys if you can.
Punarvasu is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which favours journeys; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures; Vishti (Bhadra) karana is running at sunrise; Disha Shool today is west: travel that way is traditionally avoided.
A steady day for routine care.
Punarvasu is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which suits travel, vehicles and anything in motion.
Fine for everyday time together.
Punarvasu is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which suits travel, vehicles and anything in motion; Friday is the Venus's day, linked with romance, art and gifts.
Good for prayer, fasting and charity.
Punarvasu is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which suits travel, vehicles and anything in motion; Purnima 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 | Venus | 06:18 AM | 07:13 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 2 | Mercury | 07:13 AM | 08:08 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 3 | Moon | 08:08 AM | 09:03 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 4 | Saturn | 09:03 AM | 09:58 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 5 | Jupiter | 09:58 AM | 10:53 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 6 | Mars | 10:53 AM | 11:48 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 7 | Sun | 11:48 AM | 12:43 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 8 | Venus | 12:43 PM | 01:38 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 9 | Mercury | 01:38 PM | 02:33 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 10 | Moon | 02:33 PM | 03:28 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 11 | Saturn | 03:28 PM | 04:23 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 12 | Jupiter | 04:23 PM | 05:18 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Mars | 05:18 PM | 06:23 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 14 | Sun | 06:23 PM | 07:28 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 15 | Venus | 07:28 PM | 08:33 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 16 | Mercury | 08:33 PM | 09:38 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 17 | Moon | 09:38 PM | 10:43 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 18 | Saturn | 10:43 PM | 11:48 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 19 | Jupiter | 11:48 PM | 12:53 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 20 | Mars | 12:53 AM | 01:58 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 21 | Sun | 01:58 AM | 03:03 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 22 | Venus | 03:03 AM | 04:08 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 23 | Mercury | 04:08 AM | 05:13 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 24 | Moon | 05:13 AM | 06:18 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
Purnimanta month convention for Kolkata, West Bengal, 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. Kolkata sits at 22.56°N, 88.36°E, 11 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 Kolkata's own sunrise decides which date a festival or vrat falls on here.
Shukla Purnima is the tithi at sunrise (06:18 AM) in Kolkata and lasts until 05:47 PM. The tithi at sunrise names the day.
Punarvasu (pada 4), until 10:25 AM.
Sunrise is at 06:18 AM and sunset at 05:18 PM, local time, for Kolkata's own coordinates.
10:26 AM to 11:48 AM. Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime, so it moves with Kolkata's sunrise and sunset.
11:26 AM to 12:10 PM: the eighth of fifteen daytime muhurtas, around local noon, auspicious for most beginnings.
04:34 AM to 05:26 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 05:16 PM and sets at 06:48 AM, Jan 23.
Hold new starts and important pitches. Best window: Shubh 11:48 AM to 01:10 PM. Avoid Rahu Kaal, 10:26 AM to 11:48 AM.
People with Dhanu (Sagittarius) Moon sign, 05:10 AM to 04:54 AM, Jan 24: 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.
