Panchang for Kolkata on Monday, 31 August 2026

Monday, 31 August 2026 IST Vedic time Shravana māsa · Krishna paksha

Observance

Kajari TeejSankashti Chaturthi

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Panchang timeline

local time
Shubh Ashubh
03 AM 05 AM 07 AM 09 AM 11 AM 01 PM 03 PM 05 PM 07 PM 09 PM 11 PM ☀ Sunrise 05:18 AM Sunset 05:54 PM Tithi → Chaturthi · Karana → Bava Brahma Pratah Sandhya 04:10 AM Abhijit Vijaya Sayahna Sandhya 05:54 PM Nishita Rahu Kalam 06:53 AM – 08:27 AM Yamaganda 10:02 AM – 11:36 AM Dur Muhurtam Gulikai Kalam 01:11 PM – 02:45 PM Varjyam 03:34 PM – 05:09 PM NOW

Windows before 03 AM or after midnight are listed in the muhurat tables below.

Monday, 31 August 2026

1. Tithi (Lunar day)

Krishna Tritiya

until · then Chaturthi

Type
Jaya
Deity
Gauri
Paksha
Krishna
2. Nakshatra (Lunar mansion)

Revati

until · then Ashwini

Pada
1
Lord
Mercury
Deity
Pushan
3. Yoga (Solar-lunar)

Ganda

until · then Vriddhi

4. Karana (Half-tithi)

Vishti

until · then Bava

Nature
Krura
Lord
Saturn
5. Vara (Weekday)

Somavara

Ruling graha
Chandra (Moon)

Sun & moon

Day length 12h 36m

Surya (Sun)

Simha · Leo
Sunrise
Solar noon
11:36 AM
Sunset

Sun in Purva Phalguni (pada 1)

Chandra (Moon)

Meena · Pisces

Waning gibbous

91.4% illuminated · waning

Moonrise
07:45 PM
Moonset
08:54 AM (+1)

Rashi & signs

Moon sign (Chandra)
Meena (Pisces)
Sun sign (Surya)
Simha (Leo)
Sun nakshatra
Purva Phalguni, pada 1
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)
24.2363°

Samvat & era

Vikram Samvat
2083 · Siddharthi
Shaka Samvat
1948 · Parabhava
Kali Yuga year
5127
Lunar month (Amanta)
Shravana
Solar month
Shravana
Ritu (Vedic · Drik)
Varsha (Monsoon) · Sharad
National civil date
9 Bhadra 1948 Shaka

Disha Shool & dosha

Inauspicious directionEast

Travel remedy

Consume milk before travel

Panchaka rahitaActive · Roga Panchaka

Special yogas: Matanga (Anandadi)

Chandrabalam

Favourable rashis

Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Meena

Chandrashtama (avoid initiations)

Simha

Shubh muhurat (auspicious)

  • Brahma Muhurat

  • Pratah Sandhya

  • Abhijit Muhurat

  • Vijaya Muhurta

  • Godhuli Muhurta

  • Sayahna Sandhya

  • Nishita Muhurta

Ashubh muhurat (inauspicious)

  • Rahu Kalam

  • Yamaganda

  • Dur Muhurtam

  • Gulikai Kalam

  • Varjyam

Choghadiya (day & night)

Eight diurnal and eight nocturnal partitions for quick decisions

# Choghadiya Interval AuspiciousnessNature
01 Amrit BestHighly auspicious
02 Kaal AvoidInauspicious
03 Shubh GoodAuspicious
04 Rog AvoidInauspicious
05 Udveg AvoidInauspicious
06 Char GoodAuspicious
07 Labh GoodAuspicious
08 Amrit BestHighly auspicious

Planetary positions (graha spashta)

Lahiri · sidereal
Graha Rashi Degrees Motion
Sun (Surya) Simha (Leo) 13° 22′ Direct
Moon (Chandra) Meena (Pisces) 17° 32′ Direct
Mercury (Budha) Simha (Leo) 16° 33′ Direct
Venus (Shukra) Kanya (Virgo) 28° 07′ Direct
Mars (Mangala) Mithuna (Gemini) 18° 31′ Direct
Jupiter (Guru) Karka (Cancer) 19° 15′ Direct
Saturn (Shani) Meena (Pisces) 19° 29′ Retrograde
Rahu Kumbha (Aquarius) 5° 07′ Retrograde
Ketu Simha (Leo) 5° 07′ Retrograde

Hourly hora

from sunrise · Moon first
  1. Chandra Hora
  2. Shani Hora
  3. Guru Hora
  4. Mangala Hora
  5. Surya Hora
  6. Shukra Hora
  7. Budha Hora
  8. Chandra Hora
  9. Shani Hora
  10. Guru Hora
  11. Mangala Hora
  12. Surya Hora
  13. Shukra Hora
  14. Budha Hora
  15. Chandra Hora
  16. Shani Hora
  17. Guru Hora
  18. Mangala Hora
  19. Surya Hora
  20. Shukra Hora
  21. Budha Hora
  22. Chandra Hora
  23. Shani Hora
  24. Guru Hora

Regional Hindu calendars

Solar and lunisolar month and era for Monday, 31 August 2026

Tamil calendar

Aavani(ஆவணி)

2057 · Parabhava

Telugu calendar

Shravana(శ్రావణం)

1948 · Parabhava

Kannada calendar

Shravana(ಶ್ರಾವಣ)

1948 · Parabhava

Malayalam calendar

Chingam(ചിങ്ങം)

1201

Bengali calendar

Bhadro(ভাদ্র)

1433

Gujarati calendar

Shravan(શ્રાવણ)

2083 · Pingala

Marathi calendar

Shravan(श्रावण)

1948 · Parabhava

Odia calendar

Bhadra(ଭାଦ୍ରବ)

1433

Vedic astronomical almanac

Understanding the Hindu Panchang

Pancha (five) anga (limbs): the five elements above describe every day in the Hindu calendar. They are calculated for your location and its sunrise (Drik ganita) with the Lahiri ayanamsa.

1 Tithi (lunar day)

The lunar day, measured by the angle between the Moon and the Sun. The tithi at sunrise governs the day's observances; its end time is shown above.

2 Nakshatra (lunar mansion)

The stretch of sky the Moon is passing through. Each has a ruling planet and four padas, shown with today's nakshatra above.

3 Yoga

A combination of the Sun's and Moon's positions. The current yoga and the one that follows it are listed above.

4 Karana (half-tithi)

Half of a tithi. Each karana has its own nature, shown with the current karana above.

5 Vara (weekday)

The Vedic day runs from one sunrise to the next and has a ruling graha, shown above.