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Choghaḍiyā — Kolkata, 17 August 2026

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

Śubh (auspicious) Choghaḍiyā today: 05:15–06:51, 08:27–10:04, 14:53–16:29, 16:29–18:05, 19:29–20:53, 20:53–22:17, 23:40–01:04 (IST). Sunrise 05:15 · sunset 18:05, Kolkata.

Day Choghaḍiyā (sunrise → sunset)

ChoghaḍiyāWindowLordQuality
Amrita05:15–06:51MoonAuspicious
Kala06:51–08:27SaturnAvoid new work
Shubha08:27–10:04JupiterAuspicious
Roga10:04–11:40MarsAvoid new work
Udvega11:40–13:16SunAvoid new work
Chala13:16–14:53VenusNeutral · movable
Labha14:53–16:29MercuryAuspicious
Amrita16:29–18:05MoonAuspicious

Night Choghaḍiyā (sunset → next sunrise)

ChoghaḍiyāWindowLordQuality
Chala18:05–19:29VenusNeutral · movable
Labha19:29–20:53MercuryAuspicious
Amrita20:53–22:17MoonAuspicious
Kala22:17–23:40SaturnAvoid new work
Shubha23:40–01:04JupiterAuspicious
Roga01:04–02:28MarsAvoid new work
Udvega02:28–03:51SunAvoid new work
Chala03:51–05:15VenusNeutral · 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 17 August 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 2026-08-17)

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