Choghaḍiyā — Kolkata, 16 May 2026

Saturday. The day and night time-quality windows for Kolkata, computed from the local sunrise and sunset.

Śubh (auspicious) Choghaḍiyā today: 06:36–08:15, 13:12–14:51, 14:51–16:29, 18:08–19:29, 19:29–20:50, 22:11–23:32, 03:35–04:56 (IST). Sunrise 04:57 · sunset 18:08, Kolkata.

Day Choghaḍiyā (sunrise → sunset)

ChoghaḍiyāWindowLordQuality
Kala04:57–06:36SaturnAvoid new work
Shubha06:36–08:15JupiterAuspicious
Roga08:15–09:54MarsAvoid new work
Udvega09:54–11:33SunAvoid new work
Chala11:33–13:12VenusNeutral · movable
Labha13:12–14:51MercuryAuspicious
Amrita14:51–16:29MoonAuspicious
Kala16:29–18:08SaturnAvoid new work

Night Choghaḍiyā (sunset → next sunrise)

ChoghaḍiyāWindowLordQuality
Labha18:08–19:29MercuryAuspicious
Amrita19:29–20:50MoonAuspicious
Kala20:50–22:11SaturnAvoid new work
Shubha22:11–23:32JupiterAuspicious
Roga23:32–00:53MarsAvoid new work
Udvega00:53–02:14SunAvoid new work
Chala02:14–03:35VenusNeutral · movable
Labha03:35–04:56MercuryAuspicious

Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are the auspicious Choghaḍiyā; Chala is movable (favoured for travel); Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided for new undertakings. See the full Kolkata panchāṅga for 16 May 2026 (tithi, nakṣatra, rāhu-kāla) and the Kolkata horā (planetary hours).

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How this table was computed

Methodday (sunrise→sunset) and night (sunset→next sunrise) each divided into 8 equal Choghaḍiyā; the sequence starts from the weekday lord's segment (classical derivation) and steps through the fixed cycle; boundaries from Swiss Ephemeris sunrise/sunset
SourceSwiss Ephemeris sunrise/sunset (sidereal Lahiri chart context)
Engineastroamrit seo-tables choghaḍiyā (Kolkata 2026-05-16)

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