Choghaḍiyā — Kolkata, 20 August 2026

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

Śubh (auspicious) Choghaḍiyā today: 05:16–06:52, 11:39–13:15, 13:15–14:51, 16:27–18:03, 18:03–19:27, 20:51–22:15, 02:28–03:52, 03:52–05:16 (IST). Sunrise 05:16 · sunset 18:03, Kolkata.

Day Choghaḍiyā (sunrise → sunset)

ChoghaḍiyāWindowLordQuality
Shubha05:16–06:52JupiterAuspicious
Roga06:52–08:28MarsAvoid new work
Udvega08:28–10:03SunAvoid new work
Chala10:03–11:39VenusNeutral · movable
Labha11:39–13:15MercuryAuspicious
Amrita13:15–14:51MoonAuspicious
Kala14:51–16:27SaturnAvoid new work
Shubha16:27–18:03JupiterAuspicious

Night Choghaḍiyā (sunset → next sunrise)

ChoghaḍiyāWindowLordQuality
Amrita18:03–19:27MoonAuspicious
Kala19:27–20:51SaturnAvoid new work
Shubha20:51–22:15JupiterAuspicious
Roga22:15–23:40MarsAvoid new work
Udvega23:40–01:04SunAvoid new work
Chala01:04–02:28VenusNeutral · movable
Labha02:28–03:52MercuryAuspicious
Amrita03:52–05:16MoonAuspicious

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 20 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 2026-08-20)

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