Panchang for Kolkata on Wednesday, 23 December 2026

Wednesday, 23 December 2026 • — IST • Vedic time • Margashira māsa · Shukla paksha

Observance

Dattatreya JayantiVadde Sahibzade Shaheedi Divas

Upcoming Thu, 24 Dec: Annapurna Jayanti, Tripura Sundari Jayanti, Arudra Darshanam Mon, 28 Dec: Sri Akshobhya Tirtha Aradhana, Chhote Sahibzade Shaheedi Divas Tue, 5 Jan: Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Wed, 6 Jan: Hanuman Jayanti Fri, 8 Jan: Mahaperiyava Aradhana

Panchang timeline

local time

Shubh Ashubh

Windows before 04 AM or after midnight are listed in the muhurat tables below.

Wednesday, 23 December 2026

Five limbs · at sunrise

1. Tithi (Lunar day)

Shukla Chaturdashi

until 10:47 AM · then Purnima

Type: Rikta
Deity: Shiva
Paksha: Shukla

2. Nakshatra (Lunar mansion)

Rohini

until 07:57 AM · then Mrigashira

Pada: 4
Lord: Moon
Deity: Brahma

3. Yoga (Solar-lunar)

Shubha

until 05:16 PM · then Shukla

4. Karana (Half-tithi)

Vanija

until 10:47 AM · then Vishti

Nature: Saumya
Lord: Venus

5. Vara (Weekday)

Budhavara

Ruling graha: Budha (Mercury)

Sun & moon

Day length 10h 45m

Surya (Sun)

Dhanu · Sagittarius

Sunrise: 06:12 AM
Solar noon: 11:35 AM
Sunset: 04:58 PM

Sun in Moola (pada 3)

Chandra (Moon)

Vrishabha · Taurus

Full moon

98.4% illuminated · waxing

Moonrise: 04:06 PM
Moonset: 06:23 AM (+1)

Rashi & signs

Moon sign (Chandra): Vrishabha (Taurus)
Sun sign (Surya): Dhanu (Sagittarius)
Sun nakshatra: Moola, pada 3
Ayanamsa (Lahiri): 24.2407°

Samvat & era

Vikram Samvat: 2083 · Siddharthi
Shaka Samvat: 1948 · Parabhava
Kali Yuga year: 5127
Lunar month (Amanta): Margashira
Solar month: Margashirsha
Ritu (Vedic · Drik): Hemant (Pre-winter) · Shishir
National civil date: 2 Pausha 1948 Shaka

Disha Shool & dosha

Inauspicious directionNorth

Travel remedy

Consume green gram before travel

Panchaka rahitaNot active

Special yogas: Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga, Shubha (Anandadi)

Chandrabalam

Favourable rashis

Vrishabha, Karka, Simha, Vrischika, Dhanu, Meena

Chandrashtama (avoid initiations)

Tula

Shubh muhurat (auspicious)

Amrit Kalam

05:07 AM – 06:32 AM
Pratah Sandhya

07:17 AM – 06:12 AM
Brahma Muhurat

07:38 AM – 06:55 AM
Vijaya Muhurta

01:23 PM – 02:06 PM
Godhuli Muhurta

04:58 PM – 05:24 PM
Sayahna Sandhya

04:58 PM – 06:17 PM
Nishita Muhurta

11:09 PM – 12:02 AM (+1)

Ashubh muhurat (inauspicious)

Yamaganda

07:33 AM – 08:54 AM
Gulikai Kalam

10:14 AM – 11:35 AM
Dur Muhurtam

11:13 AM – 11:56 AM
Rahu Kalam

11:35 AM – 12:56 PM
Varjyam

12:50 PM – 02:13 PM

Choghadiya (day & night)

Eight diurnal and eight nocturnal partitions for quick decisions

#	Choghadiya	Interval	Ruling planet	AuspiciousnessNature
01	Labh	06:12 AM – 07:33 AM	Mercury	GoodAuspicious
02	Amrit	07:33 AM – 08:54 AM	Moon	BestHighly auspicious
03	Kaal	08:54 AM – 10:14 AM	Saturn	AvoidInauspicious
04	Shubh	10:14 AM – 11:35 AM	Jupiter	GoodAuspicious
05	Rog	11:35 AM – 12:56 PM	Mars	AvoidInauspicious
06	Udveg	12:56 PM – 02:16 PM	Sun	AvoidInauspicious
07	Char	02:16 PM – 03:37 PM	Venus	GoodAuspicious
08	Labh	03:37 PM – 04:58 PM	Mercury	GoodAuspicious
01	Udveg	04:58 PM – 06:37 PM	Sun	AvoidInauspicious
02	Char	06:37 PM – 08:16 PM	Venus	GoodAuspicious
03	Labh	08:16 PM – 09:56 PM	Mercury	GoodAuspicious
04	Amrit	09:56 PM – 11:35 PM	Moon	BestHighly auspicious
05	Kaal	11:35 PM – 01:15 AM	Saturn	AvoidInauspicious
06	Shubh	01:15 AM – 02:54 AM	Jupiter	GoodAuspicious
07	Rog	02:54 AM – 04:33 AM	Mars	AvoidInauspicious
08	Udveg	04:33 AM – 06:13 AM	Sun	AvoidInauspicious

Planetary positions (graha spashta)

Lahiri · sidereal

Graha	Rashi	Degrees	Nakshatra	Motion
Sun (Surya)	Dhanu (Sagittarius)	6° 56′	Moola p3	Direct
Moon (Chandra)	Vrishabha (Taurus)	22° 13′	Rohini p4	Direct
Mercury (Budha)	Dhanu (Sagittarius)	1° 27′	Moola p1	Direct
Venus (Shukra)	Tula (Libra)	20° 37′	Vishakha p1	Direct
Mars (Mangala)	Simha (Leo)	14° 10′	Purva Phalguni p1	Direct
Jupiter (Guru)	Simha (Leo)	2° 37′	Magha p1	Retrograde
Saturn (Shani)	Meena (Pisces)	13° 49′	Uttara Bhadrapada p4	Direct
Rahu	Makara (Capricorn)	29° 04′	Dhanishta p2	Retrograde
Ketu	Karka (Cancer)	29° 04′	Ashlesha p4	Retrograde

Hourly hora

from sunrise · Mercury first

Budha Hora 06:12 AM – 07:06 AM
Chandra Hora 07:06 AM – 08:00 AM
Shani Hora 08:00 AM – 08:54 AM
Guru Hora 08:54 AM – 09:47 AM
Mangala Hora 09:47 AM – 10:41 AM
Surya Hora 10:41 AM – 11:35 AM
Shukra Hora 11:35 AM – 12:29 PM
Budha Hora 12:29 PM – 01:23 PM
Chandra Hora 01:23 PM – 02:16 PM
Shani Hora 02:16 PM – 03:10 PM
Guru Hora 03:10 PM – 04:04 PM
Mangala Hora 04:04 PM – 04:58 PM
Surya Hora 04:58 PM – 06:04 PM
Shukra Hora 06:04 PM – 07:10 PM
Budha Hora 07:10 PM – 08:16 PM
Chandra Hora 08:16 PM – 09:23 PM
Shani Hora 09:23 PM – 10:29 PM
Guru Hora 10:29 PM – 11:35 PM
Mangala Hora 11:35 PM – 12:41 AM
Surya Hora 12:41 AM – 01:48 AM
Shukra Hora 01:48 AM – 02:54 AM
Budha Hora 02:54 AM – 04:00 AM
Chandra Hora 04:00 AM – 05:07 AM
Shani Hora 05:07 AM – 06:13 AM

Regional Hindu calendars

Solar and lunisolar month and era for Wednesday, 23 December 2026

pan-Indian alignments

Tamil calendar

Margazhi(மார்கழி)

2057 · Parabhava

Telugu calendar

Margashira(మార్గశిరం)

1948 · Parabhava

Kannada calendar

Margashira(ಮಾರ್ಗಶಿರ)

1948 · Parabhava

Malayalam calendar

Dhanu(ധനു)

1201

Bengali calendar

Poush(পৌষ)

1433

Gujarati calendar

Magshar(માગશર)

2083 · Kalayukti

Marathi calendar

Margashirsh(मार्गशीर्ष)

1948 · Parabhava

Odia calendar

Pausa(ପୌଷ)

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.