Choghaḍiyā — Kolkata, 18 August 2026

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

Śubh (auspicious) Choghaḍiyā today: 10:04–11:40, 11:40–13:16, 14:52–16:28, 19:28–20:52, 01:04–02:28, 02:28–03:52 (IST). Sunrise 05:15 · sunset 18:05, Kolkata.

Day Choghaḍiyā (sunrise → sunset)

ChoghaḍiyāWindowLordQuality
Roga05:15–06:51MarsAvoid new work
Udvega06:51–08:27SunAvoid new work
Chala08:27–10:04VenusNeutral · movable
Labha10:04–11:40MercuryAuspicious
Amrita11:40–13:16MoonAuspicious
Kala13:16–14:52SaturnAvoid new work
Shubha14:52–16:28JupiterAuspicious
Roga16:28–18:05MarsAvoid new work

Night Choghaḍiyā (sunset → next sunrise)

ChoghaḍiyāWindowLordQuality
Kala18:05–19:28SaturnAvoid new work
Shubha19:28–20:52JupiterAuspicious
Roga20:52–22:16MarsAvoid new work
Udvega22:16–23:40SunAvoid new work
Chala23:40–01:04VenusNeutral · movable
Labha01:04–02:28MercuryAuspicious
Amrita02:28–03:52MoonAuspicious
Kala03:52–05:15SaturnAvoid new work

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 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 2026-08-18)

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