Kolkata

2026-08-22

Tithi

Dashami दशमी

Nakshatra

Jyeshtha ज्येष्ठा

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	05:16	06:52	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	06:52	08:28	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	08:28	10:03	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	10:03	11:39	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	11:39	13:14	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	13:14	14:50	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	14:50	16:26	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	16:26	18:01	bad
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	18:01	19:26	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	19:26	20:50	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	20:50	22:14	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	22:14	23:39	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	23:39	01:03	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	01:03	02:28	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	02:28	03:52	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	03:52	05:16	good

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	08:28	10:03	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	05:16	06:52	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	05:16	06:52	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	11:13	12:04	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

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

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

03:40 – 04:28

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

04:11 – 05:16

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

13:46 – 14:37

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

17:49 – 18:13

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

18:01 – 19:06

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

23:15 – 24:03

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

01:21 – 03:09

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

18:10 – 19:58

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 1

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

05:16 – 06:07

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 2

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

06:07 – 06:58

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

Simha#5

Surya Nakshatra

Magha मघा

Pada 2 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

08:04
14:49
21:33
04:17

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	Mars
Mantri	Mars

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

East पूर्व

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

North उत्तर

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

West पश्चिम

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

Venus शुक्र

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, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

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

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

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

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
5	Simha सिंह	05:16	07:11
6	Kanya कन्या	07:11	09:21
7	Tula तुला	09:21	11:36
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	11:36	13:51
9	Dhanu धनु	13:51	15:56
10	Makara मकर	15:56	17:46
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	17:46	19:16
12	Meena मीन	19:16	20:46
1	Mesha मेष	20:46	22:31
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	22:31	24:26
3	Mithuna मिथुन	24:26	02:41
4	Karka कर्क	02:41	04:56
5	Simha सिंह	04:56	05:16

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	05:16	06:07	inauspicious
2	Shubha शुभ	06:07	06:58	auspicious
3	Roga रोग	06:58	07:49	inauspicious
4	Mrityu मृत्यु	07:49	08:40	inauspicious
5	Agni अग्नि	08:40	09:31	inauspicious
6	Raja राज	09:31	10:22	inauspicious
7	Chora चोर	10:22	11:13	inauspicious
8	Shubha शुभ	11:13	12:04	auspicious
9	Roga रोग	12:04	12:55	inauspicious
10	Mrityu मृत्यु	12:55	13:46	inauspicious
11	Agni अग्नि	13:46	14:37	inauspicious
12	Raja राज	14:37	15:28	inauspicious
13	Chora चोर	15:28	16:19	inauspicious
14	Shubha शुभ	16:19	17:10	auspicious
15	Roga रोग	17:10	18:01	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)

Varshaवर्षा

Ritu (Drik)

Varshaवर्षा

Ayana

Dakshinayanaदक्षिणायन

Dinamana

12h 45m

Ratrimana

11h 15m

Madhyahna

11:39

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

Choghadiya - Kolkata, 22 August 2026

On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Vedic calendar throughout Kolkata carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The sun rises at 5:16 AM and dipping below the horizon at 6:01 PM, bringing 12 hours 45 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Dashami of Shukla Paksha, and the nakshatra of the day is Jyeshtha. Vaidhriti yoga presides over the day, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-08-22. Brahma Muhurta opens at 3:40 AM and closes at 4:28 AM, anchored to today's local sunrise.

Throughout Kolkata, Rahu Kala occupies the stretch from 8:28 AM through 10:03 AM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. Today's Disha Shool falls in the East direction — classical guidance advises against new Saturday journeys toward the East. On the auspicious side, the Shubh choghadiya (6:52 AM–8:28 AM) is the day's prime auspicious window. Jyeshtha nakshatra is ruled by Mercury, anchoring the vedic day in the particulars of Kolkata.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Kolkata on 22 August 2026?

In Kolkata on 22 August 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 8:28 AM to 10:03 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 22 August 2026 at 5:16 AM?

Sunrise at 5:16 AM in Kolkata on 22 August 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 (6:01 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 22 August 2026?

The yoga operative in Kolkata on 22 August 2026 is Vaidhriti, active from 4:25 AM to 5:18 AM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Vaidhriti 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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वैधृति योग तपस् साधना

- Dharmasindhu, Nirnaya Sindhu

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सर्वार्थसिद्धि योग साधना

- Muhurta Chintamani

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सर्वार्थ सिद्धि योग साधना

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कोलकाता — 22 अगस्त

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 05:16
सूर्यास्त: सायं 18:01
तिथि: दशमी (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: ज्येष्ठा (तृतीय पाद)
राहु काल: प्रातः 08:28–प्रातः 10:03
शुभ चौघड़िया: शुभ (प्रातः 06:52–प्रातः 08:28)