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Choghaḍiyā — Kolkata, 18 May 2026

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

Śubh (auspicious) Choghaḍiyā today: 04:56–06:35, 08:14–09:53, 14:51–16:30, 16:30–18:09, 19:30–20:51, 20:51–22:12, 23:32–00:53 (IST). Sunrise 04:56 · sunset 18:09, Kolkata.

Day Choghaḍiyā (sunrise → sunset)

ChoghaḍiyāWindowLordQuality
Amrita04:56–06:35MoonAuspicious
Kala06:35–08:14SaturnAvoid new work
Shubha08:14–09:53JupiterAuspicious
Roga09:53–11:33MarsAvoid new work
Udvega11:33–13:12SunAvoid new work
Chala13:12–14:51VenusNeutral · movable
Labha14:51–16:30MercuryAuspicious
Amrita16:30–18:09MoonAuspicious

Night Choghaḍiyā (sunset → next sunrise)

ChoghaḍiyāWindowLordQuality
Chala18:09–19:30VenusNeutral · movable
Labha19:30–20:51MercuryAuspicious
Amrita20:51–22:12MoonAuspicious
Kala22:12–23:32SaturnAvoid new work
Shubha23:32–00:53JupiterAuspicious
Roga00:53–02:14MarsAvoid new work
Udvega02:14–03:35SunAvoid new work
Chala03:35–04:55VenusNeutral · movable

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 18 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 2026-05-18)

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