Kolkata

2026-02-20

Tithi

Tritiya तृतीया

Nakshatra

Uttara Bhadrapada उत्तरभाद्रपदा

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Char	चर	Venus	day	06:06	07:32	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	07:32	08:58	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	08:58	10:24	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	10:24	11:50	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	11:50	13:16	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	13:16	14:42	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	14:42	16:08	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	16:08	17:34	neutral
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	17:34	19:08	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	19:08	20:42	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	20:42	22:16	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	22:16	23:50	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	23:50	01:24	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	01:24	02:58	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	02:58	04:32	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	04:32	06:06	bad

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	10:24	11:50	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	14:42	16:08	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	07:32	08:58	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	11:27	12:13	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

Sunrise- and nakshatra-keyed windows that classical muhurta texts recommend for sadhana, study, and beginnings.

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

04:30 – 05:18

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

05:01 – 06:06

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

13:45 – 14:31

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

17:22 – 17:46

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

17:34 – 18:39

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

23:26 – 24:14

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

06:10 – 07:43

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + Surya nakshatra position at the city’s coordinates.

Inauspicious Windows अशुभ काल

Classical periods to avoid for new ventures, beyond Rahu Kaal, Yamaghanda, and Gulika (already shown on the daylight timeline above).

Varjyam

वर्ज्यम्

02:40 – 04:13

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 4

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

08:23 – 09:09

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 9

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

12:13 – 12:59

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Dharma Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + nakshatra position.

Sun Today सूर्य

Surya rashi and nakshatra — the sun-side complement to the moon-side tithi and nakshatra shown in the hero above.

Surya Rashi

Kumbha#11

Surya Nakshatra

Shatabhisha शतभिषा

Pada 1 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

08:31
14:18
20:05
01:52

Source: Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) sidereal ephemeris. Pada arithmetic from nakshatra division into 4 equal arcs of 3° 20′ each.

Hindu Year विक्रम संवत्

Vikram, Shaka and Gujarati Samvat for the current year, with the cycle name (Samvatsara) from the 60-year governance cycle.

Vikram Samvat

2083

Parabhava पराभव

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Shaka Samvat

1948

Kilaka कीलक

Gujarati Samvat

2082

Vishvavasu विश्वावसु

Mantri Mandala — Year Governance

Position	Deity
Raja	Sun
Mantri	Sun

Remaining governance positions (8) will populate as the engine resolves them.

Source: Nirnaya Sindhu; Suryasiddhanta. Samvatsara from the 60-year Brihaspati cycle.

Daily Directions दिशा

Direction-of-the-day lookups used in muhurta selection — Disha Shool for travel, Agnivasa for yajna, Chandra/Rahu Vasa for direction-of- gain, Shivavasa for ritual timing.

Disha Shool

West पश्चिम

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

North उत्तर

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

East पूर्व

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Patala पाताल

avoid

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Bhojana भोजन

neutral

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Sun सूर्य

favourable

Source: Benefic planet: offering auspicious

Today’s Strength Tables

Tarabala and Chandrabala — the two classical strength lookups used in muhurta selection. If your birth nakshatra or birth rashi appears in the favourable set, the day is workable for new beginnings.

Favourable Janma Rashis Today

Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Meena

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

#	Janma Nakshatra	Tara	Quality
1	Ashwini	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
2	Bharani	Vadha वध	inauspicious
3	Krittika	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
4	Rohini	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
5	Mrigashira	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
6	Ardra	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
7	Punarvasu	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
8	Pushya	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
9	Ashlesha	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
10	Magha	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
11	Purva Phalguni	Vadha वध	inauspicious
12	Uttara Phalguni	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
13	Hasta	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
14	Chitra	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
15	Swati	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
16	Vishakha	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
17	Anuradha	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
18	Jyeshtha	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
19	Mula	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
20	Purva Ashadha	Vadha वध	inauspicious
21	Uttara Ashadha	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
22	Shravana	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
23	Dhanishtha	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
24	Shatabhisha	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
25	Purva Bhadrapada	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
27	Revati	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	12	no
2	Vrishabha	11	yes
3	Mithuna	10	yes
4	Karka	9	no
5	Simha	8	no
6	Kanya	7	yes
7	Tula	6	yes
8	Vrishchika	5	no
9	Dhanu	4	no
10	Makara	3	yes
11	Kumbha	2	no
12	Meena	1	yes

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Brihat Samhita. Tarabala uses the 9-cycle from janma-nakshatra to today’s nakshatra.

Udaya Lagna (Rising Sign) Timeline

Which rashi is rising on the eastern horizon at each point of the day. Segment width is proportional to the actual rising duration.

All 13 segments (text)

#	Rashi	Start	End
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	06:06	07:21
12	Meena मीन	07:21	08:51
1	Mesha मेष	08:51	10:31
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	10:31	12:31
3	Mithuna मिथुन	12:31	14:46
4	Karka कर्क	14:46	17:01
5	Simha सिंह	17:01	19:11
6	Kanya कन्या	19:11	21:21
7	Tula तुला	21:21	23:36
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	23:36	01:51
9	Dhanu धनु	01:51	03:56
10	Makara मकर	03:56	05:46
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	05:46	06:06

Panchaka Rahita Muhurta पञ्चक रहित मुहूर्त

15 classical day-muhurta segments labelled by panchaka category. Green = auspicious; rose = avoid. Width is proportional to actual duration.

All 15 segments (text)

#	Label	Start	End	Quality
1	Chora चोर	06:06	06:51	inauspicious
2	Shubha शुभ	06:51	07:37	auspicious
3	Roga रोग	07:37	08:23	inauspicious
4	Mrityu मृत्यु	08:23	09:09	inauspicious
5	Agni अग्नि	09:09	09:55	inauspicious
6	Raja राज	09:55	10:41	inauspicious
7	Chora चोर	10:41	11:27	inauspicious
8	Shubha शुभ	11:27	12:13	auspicious
9	Roga रोग	12:13	12:59	inauspicious
10	Mrityu मृत्यु	12:59	13:45	inauspicious
11	Agni अग्नि	13:45	14:31	inauspicious
12	Raja राज	14:31	15:16	inauspicious
13	Chora चोर	15:16	16:02	inauspicious
14	Shubha शुभ	16:02	16:48	auspicious
15	Roga रोग	16:48	17:34	inauspicious

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu.

Season & Sun Path

Vedic ritu, ayana, day/night length, and solar-noon — the seasonal scaffolding around today’s panchang.

Ritu (Vedic)

Shishiraशिशिर

Ritu (Drik)

Shishiraशिशिर

Ayana

Uttarayanaउत्तरायण

Dinamana

11h 29m

Ratrimana

12h 31m

Madhyahna

11:50

Source: Suryasiddhanta. Dinamana = sunrise→sunset minutes; Madhyahna = local solar noon.

Choghadiya - Kolkata, 20 February 2026

On Friday, 20 February 2026, the Vedic calendar throughout Kolkata carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The sun rises at 6:06 AM and dipping below the horizon at 5:34 PM, bringing 11 hours 29 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Tritiya of the Shukla fortnight, and the nakshatra of the day is Uttara Bhadrapada. Sadhya yoga presides over the day, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-02-20. Brahma Muhurta opens at 4:30 AM and closes at 5:18 AM, anchored to today's local sunrise.

Throughout Kolkata, Rahu Kala occupies the stretch from 10:24 AM through 11:50 AM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. Today's Disha Shool falls in the West direction — classical guidance advises against new Friday journeys toward the West. On the auspicious side, the Labh choghadiya (7:32 AM–8:58 AM) is the day's prime auspicious window. Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra is ruled by Saturn, anchoring the vedic day in the particulars of Kolkata.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Kolkata on 20 February 2026?

In Kolkata on 20 February 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 10:24 AM to 11:50 AM. This 90-minute window is governed by Rahu and is traditionally avoided for starting new work, travel, or auspicious ceremonies. The timing shifts daily based on local sunrise, so it differs from city to city.

Why is sunrise in Kolkata on 20 February 2026 at 6:06 AM?

Sunrise at 6:06 AM in Kolkata on 20 February 2026 is determined by the city's geographic latitude (22.57°N) and the Earth's axial tilt on this date. The exact sunrise and sunset (5:34 PM) define the length of the Vedic day and anchor all panchang calculations — from Rahu Kaal to the choghadiya slots — to Kolkata's local horizon.

What yoga is operative in Kolkata on 20 February 2026?

The yoga operative in Kolkata on 20 February 2026 is Sadhya, active from 8:42 PM to 6:23 PM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Sadhya yoga carries its own quality and influences the day's overall character — affecting the auspiciousness of activities begun during its span.

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कोलकाता — 20 फरवरी

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 06:06
सूर्यास्त: अपराह्ण 17:34
तिथि: तृतीया (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: उत्तरभाद्रपदा (द्वितीय पाद)
राहु काल: प्रातः 10:24–प्रातः 11:50
शुभ चौघड़िया: लाभ (प्रातः 07:32–प्रातः 08:58)