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📿 Panchangam — 17 August 2026
Tithi (Lunar Day)
Panchami
Shukla Paksha
▶ 16 Aug 04:53 PM
■ 17 Aug 05:01 PM
← From previous day
Nakshatra (Star)
Pada 2
▶ 17 Aug 03:43 AM
■ 18 Aug 04:51 AM
→ Continues to next day
(Drik system — see 8-system table)
Yoga
Sadhya
Auspicious ✓
▶ 17 Aug 12:00 AM
■ 17 Aug 03:54 AM
Karana
Balava
Half-Tithi period
Vara (Day)
Monday
Lord Shiva
Moon Phase
Waxing Crescent 🌒
Tithi (Lunar Day) 5/30 · Virgo
Today's Key Details
Today's Main Recommendation
Rahu Kalam: 06:48 AM – 08:25 AM
Varjyam: 12:40 AM – 02:20 AM
Do important work only when both Rahu Kalam and Varjyam are absent.
☀️ Sunrise / Sunset — Kolkata
🌅 Sunrise05:10 AM
🌇 Sunset06:10 PM
⏱12:59:48
⚠ Kolkata
🙏 Deity to Pray Today
🕉️
Lord Shiva
Today is Monday. Worship Lord Shiva. Tithi deity: Naga. Chitra nakshatra is presided by Vishvakarma.
🌙 Brahma Muhurta
03:34 AM – 04:22 AM
☀️ Abhijit Muhurta
11:16 AM – 12:04 PM
💧 Amrit Kalam
06:40 AM – 08:10 AM
⛔ Inauspicious Times — Kolkata
⚠️ Kolkata
🔴 Rahu Kalam
06:48 AM – 08:25 AM
🟠 Gulika Kalam
01:18 PM – 02:55 PM
🟡 Yamagandam
10:03 AM – 11:40 AM
🔵 Varjyam
12:40 AM – 02:20 AM
🔷 Durmuhurtam 1
07:46 AM – 08:38 AM
🔷 Durmuhurtam 2
12:06 PM – 12:58 PM
⏰ Choghadiya — Kolkata
☀️ Day Choghadiya
| Period | Time | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| ✓✓ Amrit | 05:10 AM – 06:48 AM | Highly auspicious for all work |
| ✗ Kaal | 06:48 AM – 08:25 AM | Avoid all important work |
| ✓ Shubh | 08:25 AM – 10:03 AM | Good for all new beginnings |
| ✗ Rog | 10:03 AM – 11:40 AM | Avoid travel and new ventures |
| ✗ Udveg | 11:40 AM – 01:18 PM | Avoid disputes and government work |
| ✓ Char | 01:18 PM – 02:55 PM | Excellent for travel |
| ✓ Labh | 02:55 PM – 04:32 PM | Excellent for business and commerce |
| ✓✓ Amrit | 04:32 PM – 06:10 PM | Highly auspicious for all work |
🌙 Night Choghadiya
| Period | Time | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Char | 06:10 PM – 07:33 PM | Excellent for travel |
| ✗ Rog | 07:33 PM – 08:55 PM | Avoid travel and new ventures |
| ✗ Kaal | 08:55 PM – 10:18 PM | Avoid all important work |
| ✓ Labh | 10:18 PM – 11:40 PM | Excellent for business and commerce |
| ✗ Udveg | 11:40 PM – 01:03 AM | Avoid disputes and government work |
| ✓ Shubh | 01:03 AM – 02:25 AM | Good for all new beginnings |
| ✓✓ Amrit | 02:25 AM – 03:48 AM | Highly auspicious for all work |
| ✓ Char | 03:48 AM – 05:10 AM | Excellent for travel |
🌺 Gowri Panchangam — Kolkata
| Gowri Naal | Time | Nature | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saubhagya | 05:10 AM – 07:46 AM | Excellent | Fortune — highly auspicious |
| Mrityu | 07:46 AM – 10:22 AM | Very Bad | Death period — strictly avoid |
| Rahu | 10:22 AM – 12:58 PM | Bad | Inauspicious — avoid important work |
| Yama | 12:58 PM – 03:34 PM | Bad | Inauspicious — avoid |
| Manmada | 03:34 PM – 06:10 PM | Good | Auspicious — good for new ventures |
🪐 Hora (Planetary Hours) — Kolkata
☀️ Day Hora
| Planet | Time | Good For | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⚪ | Venus | 05:10 AM – 06:15 AM | Marriage, arts, pleasure, vehicles, beauty |
| 💚 | Mercury | 06:15 AM – 07:20 AM | Education, communication, trade, accounts |
| 🌙 | Moon | 07:20 AM – 08:25 AM | Travel, agriculture, liquids, mother, emotion |
| ⚫ | Saturn | 08:25 AM – 09:30 AM | Long-term projects, service, old people |
| 🟡 | Jupiter | 09:30 AM – 10:35 AM | Religion, finance, children, wisdom, expansio |
| 🔴 | Mars | 10:35 AM – 11:40 AM | Courage, surgery, sports, property |
| ☀️ | Sun | 11:40 AM – 12:45 PM | Government work, authority, health, father |
| ⚪ | Venus | 12:45 PM – 01:50 PM | Marriage, arts, pleasure, vehicles, beauty |
| 💚 | Mercury | 01:50 PM – 02:55 PM | Education, communication, trade, accounts |
| 🌙 | Moon | 02:55 PM – 04:00 PM | Travel, agriculture, liquids, mother, emotion |
| ⚫ | Saturn | 04:00 PM – 05:05 PM | Long-term projects, service, old people |
| 🟡 | Jupiter | 05:05 PM – 06:10 PM | Religion, finance, children, wisdom, expansio |
🌙 Night Hora
| Planet | Time | Good For | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔴 | Mars | 06:10 PM – 07:05 PM | Courage, surgery, sports, property |
| ☀️ | Sun | 07:05 PM – 08:00 PM | Government work, authority, health, father |
| ⚪ | Venus | 08:00 PM – 08:55 PM | Marriage, arts, pleasure, vehicles, beauty |
| 💚 | Mercury | 08:55 PM – 09:50 PM | Education, communication, trade, accounts |
| 🌙 | Moon | 09:50 PM – 10:45 PM | Travel, agriculture, liquids, mother, emotion |
| ⚫ | Saturn | 10:45 PM – 11:40 PM | Long-term projects, service, old people |
| 🟡 | Jupiter | 11:40 PM – 12:35 AM | Religion, finance, children, wisdom, expansio |
| 🔴 | Mars | 12:35 AM – 01:30 AM | Courage, surgery, sports, property |
| ☀️ | Sun | 01:30 AM – 02:25 AM | Government work, authority, health, father |
| ⚪ | Venus | 02:25 AM – 03:20 AM | Marriage, arts, pleasure, vehicles, beauty |
| 💚 | Mercury | 03:20 AM – 04:15 AM | Education, communication, trade, accounts |
| 🌙 | Moon | 04:15 AM – 05:10 AM | Travel, agriculture, liquids, mother, emotion |
📅 Activity Muhurtas
| Tithi (Lunar Day) | Rating | ✓ | ⚠ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 💍 Marriage (Vivah) | Neutral ~ | Sadhya yoga is auspicious | Chitra nakshatra is not ideal Avoid Rahu Kalam & Gulika Kalam |
| 🏠 House Entry (Gruha Pravesh) | Excellent ✓✓ | Chitra nakshatra is favourable Sadhya yoga is auspicious |
Avoid Rahu Kalam & Gulika Kalam |
| 🚗 Vehicle Purchase | Excellent ✓✓ | Chitra nakshatra is favourable Sadhya yoga is auspicious |
Avoid Rahu Kalam & Gulika Kalam |
| 💼 Business / New Venture | Excellent ✓✓ | Chitra nakshatra is favourable Sadhya yoga is auspicious |
Avoid Rahu Kalam & Gulika Kalam |
| ✈️ Journey / Travel | Neutral ~ | Sadhya yoga is auspicious | Chitra nakshatra is not ideal Avoid Rahu Kalam & Gulika Kalam |
| 📚 Education / Study Commencement | Excellent ✓✓ | Chitra nakshatra is favourable Sadhya yoga is auspicious |
Avoid Rahu Kalam & Gulika Kalam |
🔗 Related Panchangam Pages
For this date and city
Auspicious TimesInauspicious TimesMarriage (Vivah)Brahma MuhurtaAbhijit MuhurtaAmrit KalamRahu KalamGulika KalamYamagandamVarjyamDurmuhurtam 1
Learn Panchangam concepts
🌟 Good Times
⚡ Vijaya Muhurta
12:06 PM – 12:32 PM
🐄 Godhuli Muhurta
5:22 PM – 6:34 PM
🌙 Nishita Muhurta
11:16 PM – 12:04 AM
🧭 Disha Shool
Avoid travelling — East
Remedy: Eat sweet before leaving
⚖️ Panchangam Across Eight Traditional Systems (8)
(Drik system — see 8-system table)
| System | Tithi (Lunar Day) | Nakshatra (Star) | Yoga |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drik Siddhanta — Lahiri (Modern Astronomical) North India, Maharashtra, Global — Government of India official | Ayanamsa: 24.166° |
Panchami ▶ ← ■ 17 Aug 05:01 PM |
Chitra Pada 2 ▶ 17 Aug 03:43 AM ■ → |
Sadhya Auspicious ✓ ▶ 17 Aug 12:00 AM ■ 17 Aug 03:54 AM |
| Surya Siddhanta (Ancient, c. 400 CE) Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, West Bengal | Ayanamsa: 23.854° |
Panchami ▶ ← ■ 17 Aug 05:01 PM |
Chitra Pada 2 ▶ 17 Aug 03:08 AM ■ → |
Sadhya Auspicious ✓ ▶ 17 Aug 12:00 AM ■ 17 Aug 02:49 AM |
| Arya Siddhanta — Aryabhata (c. 499 CE) Kerala | Ayanamsa: 23.75° |
Panchami ▶ ← ■ 17 Aug 05:01 PM |
Chitra Pada 2 ▶ 17 Aug 02:57 AM ■ → |
Sadhya Auspicious ✓ ▶ 17 Aug 12:00 AM ■ 17 Aug 02:28 AM |
| Vakya Panchangam (Oral / Tabular Tradition) Tamil Nadu (Traditional oral method) | Ayanamsa: 23.854° |
Panchami ▶ ← ■ 17 Aug 05:01 PM |
Chitra Pada 2 ▶ 17 Aug 03:08 AM ■ → |
Sadhya Auspicious ✓ ▶ 17 Aug 12:00 AM ■ 17 Aug 02:49 AM |
| Tirukkanitha Panchangam (Revised Tamil) Tamil Nadu (Modern almanac) | Ayanamsa: 23.956° |
Panchami ▶ ← ■ 17 Aug 05:01 PM |
Chitra Pada 2 ▶ 17 Aug 03:20 AM ■ → |
Sadhya Auspicious ✓ ▶ 17 Aug 12:00 AM ■ 17 Aug 03:10 AM |
| Krishnamurti Paddhati (KP System) Pan-India astrology community (KP Jyotish) | Ayanamsa: 23.856° |
Panchami ▶ ← ■ 17 Aug 05:01 PM |
Chitra Pada 2 ▶ 17 Aug 03:09 AM ■ → |
Sadhya Auspicious ✓ ▶ 17 Aug 12:00 AM ■ 17 Aug 02:49 AM |
| Raman Ayanamsa (B.V. Raman) South Indian Jyotish practitioners | Ayanamsa: 22.46° |
Panchami ▶ ← ■ 17 Aug 05:01 PM |
Chitra Pada 2 ▶ 17 Aug 12:33 AM ■ → |
Shubha Auspicious ✓ ▶ 17 Aug 12:00 AM ■ 17 Aug 09:13 PM |
| Sri Yukteshwar Ayanamsa (Kriya Yoga Tradition) Yogic / Kriya Yoga tradition | Ayanamsa: 22.461° |
Panchami ▶ ← ■ 17 Aug 05:01 PM |
Chitra Pada 2 ▶ 17 Aug 12:34 AM ■ → |
Shubha Auspicious ✓ ▶ 17 Aug 12:00 AM ■ 17 Aug 09:13 PM |
🔗 Inauspicious Times / Auspicious Times
⏱ Today's Time Elements — Kolkata
Click each for detailed page with what to do / avoid
⭐ Tarabalam (Star Strength Today)
⭐ Tarabalam — Chitra Based on today's nakshatra
Find your birth star (janma nakshatra) to see if today is auspicious for you.
| Birth Nakshatra | Tara | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwini (Ashwini) | Pratyak | Bad |
| Bharani (Bharani) | Kshema | Good |
| Krittika (Krittika) | Vipat | Bad |
| Rohini (Rohini) | Sampat | Good |
| Mrigashira (Mrigashira) | Janma | Neutral |
| Ardra (Ardra) | Parama Mitra | Excellent |
| Punarvasu (Punarvasu) | Mitra | Good |
| Pushya (Pushya) | Naidhana | Bad |
| Ashlesha (Ashlesha) | Sadhana | Good |
| Magha (Magha) | Pratyak | Bad |
| Purva Phalguni (Purva Phalguni) | Kshema | Good |
| Uttara Phalguni (Uttara Phalguni) | Vipat | Bad |
| Hasta (Hasta) | Sampat | Good |
| Chitra (Chitra) ← Today | Janma | Neutral |
| Swati (Swati) | Parama Mitra | Excellent |
| Vishakha (Vishakha) | Mitra | Good |
| Anuradha (Anuradha) | Naidhana | Bad |
| Jyeshtha (Jyeshtha) | Sadhana | Good |
| Mula (Mula) | Pratyak | Bad |
| Purva Ashadha (Purva Ashadha) | Kshema | Good |
| Uttara Ashadha (Uttara Ashadha) | Vipat | Bad |
| Shravana (Shravana) | Sampat | Good |
| Dhanishtha (Dhanishtha) | Janma | Neutral |
| Shatabhisha (Shatabhisha) | Parama Mitra | Excellent |
| Purva Bhadrapada (Purva Bhadrapada) | Mitra | Good |
| Uttara Bhadrapada (Uttara Bhadrapada) | Naidhana | Bad |
| Revati (Revati) | Sadhana | Good |
❓ FAQ
Tithi (Lunar Day) 17 August 2026 Kolkata?
Panchami Shukla Paksha.
← From previous day
→ 17 Aug 05:01 PM
Choghadiya Kolkata?
Day Choghadiya: Amrit (05:10 AM–06:48 AM), Kaal (06:48 AM–08:25 AM), Shubh (08:25 AM–10:03 AM), Rog (10:03 AM–11:40 AM)...
Varjyam Kolkata?
12:40 AM – 02:20 AM
Nakshatra (Star) Kolkata?
Chitra Pada 2. ■ 18 Aug 04:51 AM
Rahu Kalam Kolkata?
06:48 AM – 08:25 AM (Asia/Kolkata)
Deity to Pray Today?
Today is Monday. Worship Lord Shiva. Tithi deity: Naga. Chitra nakshatra is presided by Vishvakarma.