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Panchang for 17 November 2026, Kolkata

Tuesday: Shukla Ashtami at sunrise, Moon in Dhanishta, sunrise 05:50 and sunset 16:52 in Kolkata, West Bengal, with every limb change and timing window of the day.

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The day at a glance

Vara (weekday)
Mangalavara (Mars)
Sunrise
05:50
Sunset
16:52
Next sunrise
05:50 (next day)
Moonrise and moonset
Moonrise 11:55 · Moonset 23:30
Tithi at sunrise
Shukla Ashtami
Nakshatra at sunrise
Dhanishta, pada 1 (lord Mars)
Yoga at sunrise
Vriddhi
Karana at sunrise
Vishti
Moon sign at sunrise
Makara (Capricorn)
Sun sign at sunrise
Vrishchika (Scorpio)
Rahu Kaal
14:06–15:29 Worst
Choghadiya
Good by daylight
  1. 09:58–11:21 Labh good Good
  2. 11:21–12:44 Amrit good Best
  3. 14:06–15:29 Shubh good Better
All 16 choghadiyas

Tuesday order; night times after midnight fall on the next date.

Day: sunrise 05:50 to sunset 16:52
TimeChoghadiyaQuality
05:50–07:13Rog inauspiciousBad
07:13–08:35Udveg inauspiciousBad
08:35–09:58Chal neutralNeutral
09:58–11:21Labh goodGood
11:21–12:44Amrit goodBest
12:44–14:06Kaal inauspiciousWorst
14:06–15:29Shubh goodBetter
15:29–16:52Rog inauspiciousBad
Night: sunset 16:52 to next sunrise 05:50
TimeChoghadiyaQuality
16:52–18:29Kaal inauspiciousWorst
18:29–20:07Labh goodGood
20:07–21:44Udveg inauspiciousBad
21:44–23:21Shubh goodBetter
23:21–00:59Amrit goodBest
00:59–02:36Chal neutralNeutral
02:36–04:13Rog inauspiciousBad
04:13–05:50Kaal inauspiciousWorst

Timing quality, best to worst

  • Best Amrit choghadiya · Jupiter hora
  • Better Shubh choghadiya · Venus hora
  • Good Labh choghadiya · Moon and Mercury horas
  • Neutral Chal choghadiya · Sun hora
  • Bad Udveg and Rog choghadiyas · Mars and Saturn horas
  • Worst Kaal choghadiya · Rahu Kaal

Grades follow the panchanga tradition; they are not a forecast.

Yamaganda · Gulika
08:35–09:58 · 11:21–12:44
Abhijit muhurta
10:59–11:43

Published day page · calculated · Panchanga tradition

How this day differs

  • Sunrise 05:50 (yesterday 05:49), sunset 16:52 (yesterday 16:52), daylight 11 h 02 min (yesterday 11 h 03 min).
  • Between this sunrise and the next: moonrise 11:55, yesterday 11:20; moonset 23:30, yesterday 22:37.
  • At 05:50 the tithi is Shukla Ashtami; at yesterday’s sunrise (05:49) it was Shukla Saptami.
  • At 05:50 the Moon is in Dhanishta (Shravana at 05:49 yesterday), in Makara (Capricorn); the yoga is Vriddhi (yesterday Ganda).
  • Rahu Kaal moves from 07:12–08:35 on Monday (daylight part 2 of 8) to 14:06–15:29 on Tuesday (part 7).

Kolkata lies at 22.56° N, 88.36° E; local solar noon is at 11:21. Against Bengaluru on the same date, sunrise here is 29 min earlier, sunset 57 min earlier and daylight 28 min shorter; the limbs end at the same clock times in both.

Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika, Abhijit and Brahma muhurta

Each daylight part is 1 h 23 min today; the weekday picks which part is Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda or Gulika, which panchangas avoid for new work, while Abhijit (44 min) and Brahma muhurta count as favourable by tradition. Some panchangas reckon Brahma muhurta with fixed 48-minute muhurtas.

Timing windows on Tuesday 17 November 2026, Kolkata
WindowTimeRule
Rahu Kaal14:06–15:29daylight part 7 of 8
Yamaganda08:35–09:58daylight part 3 of 8
Gulika Kaal11:21–12:44daylight part 5 of 8
Abhijit muhurta10:59–11:43day muhurta 8 of 15
Brahma muhurta04:06–04:58night muhurta 14 of 15 (52 min)

Month, paksha and year

Paksha
Shukla paksha (waxing Moon)
Amanta month
Kartika
Purnimanta month
Kartika
Ritu (by amanta month)
Sharad
Ayana (sidereal Sun)
Dakshinayana
Shaka Samvat
1948
Vikram Samvat (Chaitradi)
2083
Samvatsara
Parabhava

Amanta months run new Moon to new Moon (South and West India), purnimanta months full Moon to full Moon (North India).

When each limb changes

Times are local in Kolkata (Asia/Kolkata). The first of each is in effect at sunrise; each next one begins where the previous ends. “Next day” means after midnight, before the next sunrise.

Tithi
TithiEnds
Shukla Ashtami06:06 (next day)
Nakshatra
NakshatraEnds
Dhanishta (lord Mars)04:34 (next day)
Shatabhisha (lord Rahu)06:09 (Thu 19 Nov 2026)
Yoga
YogaEnds
Vriddhi07:52
Dhruva08:04 (next day)
Karana
KaranaEnds
Vishti17:18
Bava06:06 (next day)

About this day

  • The day is Tuesday, Mangalavara (Mars) in the tradition, from sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise at 05:50 (next day); the night lasts 12 h 59 min.
  • Shukla Ashtami is in effect at this sunrise and still at the next one, so the same tithi names two consecutive days (a vriddhi tithi).
  • The 1 h 23 min day choghadiyas begin with Rog and the 1 h 37 min night choghadiyas with Kaal, as on every Tuesday.
  • Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana change 3 times in all between this sunrise and the next.

Method and limits

Calculated with the live Panchang’s model and checked against Drik Panchang on 28 city-and-date combinations (times within 2.3 minutes, moonrise and moonset within 6.4). Observance of fasts and festivals follows regional rules. Amrit Kaal, Varjyam and Durmuhurta are not calculated yet.

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