Panchang
Panchang for Bengal, Saturday 16 January 2027
Times and dates on this page are for the Bengal region, computed for Kolkata.
These festival dates have not yet been checked against a printed almanac.
The five limbs and the month
- Tithi
- Ashtami (14:13:50 – 13:43:21)
- Nakshatra
- Ashwini (23:50:51 – 23:38:31)
- Yoga
- Siddha (16:17:34 – 14:38:10)
- Karana
- Bava (02:04:22 – 13:43:21)
- Weekday
- Shanivara (06:18:53 – 06:18:52)
- Month (amanta)
- Pausha
- Month (purnimanta)
- Pausha
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Ritu
- Hemanta
- Ayana
- Uttarayana
- Samvatsara
- Parabhava
- Era
- Shaka Samvat 1949/1948, Vikram Samvat 2084/2083
Sun and Moon
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Solar noon
- Moonrise
- Moon phase
- First Quarter
- Moon lit
- 52%
- Moon sign
- Mesha
- Sun sign
- Makara
Rahu Kaal and the times to avoid
- Rahu Kaal
- –
- Yamaganda
- –
- Gulika Kaal
- –
- Ganda Moola
- –
Auspicious times
- Abhijit Muhurta
- –
- Anandadi Yoga
- –
- Brahma Muhurta
- –
- Godhuli Muhurta
- –
- Nishita Muhurta
- –
- Pratah Sandhya
- –
- Sayahna Sandhya
- –
- Vijaya Muhurta
- –
Choghadiya
Day
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | ||
| Shubh | ||
| Rog | ||
| Udveg | ||
| Char | ||
| Labh | ||
| Amrit | ||
| Kaal |
Night
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | ||
| Amrit | ||
| Kaal | ||
| Shubh | ||
| Rog | ||
| Udveg | ||
| Char | ||
| Labh |
Hora
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Saturn | ||
| Jupiter | ||
| Mars | ||
| Sun | ||
| Venus | ||
| Mercury | ||
| Moon | ||
| Saturn | ||
| Jupiter | ||
| Mars | ||
| Sun | ||
| Venus | ||
| Mercury | ||
| Moon | ||
| Saturn | ||
| Jupiter | ||
| Mars | ||
| Sun | ||
| Venus | ||
| Mercury | ||
| Moon | ||
| Saturn | ||
| Jupiter | ||
| Mars |
Lagna
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Makara | ||
| Kumbha | ||
| Meena | ||
| Mesha | ||
| Vrishabha | ||
| Mithuna | ||
| Karka | ||
| Simha | ||
| Kanya | ||
| Tula | ||
| Vrishchika | ||
| Dhanu | ||
| Makara |
Festivals and observances
DurgashtamiObservance time: – A monthly observance dedicated to Goddess Durga, falling on the Shukla Paksha Ashtami of each lunar month.
Sankrant KaridinA day when the Makar Sankranti sun-transit is considered inauspicious for celebrations, observed by Smarta Hindus.
Shakambhari NavaratraObservance time: – An eight-day observance dedicated to the goddess Shakambhari, beginning on Pausha Shukla Ashtami.
Of note today
- Ganda Moola