Choghadiya Today in Kolkata
Today’s choghadiya for Kolkata, West Bengal, worked out from Kolkata’s own sunrise and sunset in India Standard Time (Asia/Kolkata). Kolkata keeps the goddess at its centre: Kali at Kalighat and at Rani Rashmoni’s Dakshineswar, and Durga for ten days each autumn in the pavilions UNESCO inscribed in 2021, built around clay images pulled from the Ganga and returned to it on the tenth day.
Best times in Kolkata
| Choghadiya | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Labh लाभ | 8:32 AM to 9:56 AM | Good |
| Shubh शुभ | 12:44 PM to 2:08 PM | Good |
| Shubh शुभ | 4:56 PM to 6:32 PM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 6:32 PM to 8:08 PM | Good |
| Shubh शुभ | 4:09 AM to 5:45 AM | Good |
| Abhijit Muhurat | 10:58 AM to 11:43 AM | in Amrit and Kaal; overlaps Vara Vela, Yamaganda, Kala Vela |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh windows clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal, Vara Vela, Kala Vela and Kala Ratri, with the Abhijit Muhurat. A good choghadiya that falls in one of them is marked Mixed in the tables below. How these overlaps work.
Day choghadiya
| Choghadiya | Time | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg उद्वेग | 5:45 AM to 7:09 AM | Avoid |
| Char चर | 7:09 AM to 8:32 AM | Neutral |
| Labh लाभ | 8:32 AM to 9:56 AM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत Vara Vela | 9:56 AM to 11:20 AM | Mixed |
| Kaal काल Yamaganda Kala Vela | 11:20 AM to 12:44 PM | Avoid |
| Shubh शुभ | 12:44 PM to 2:08 PM | Good |
| Rog रोग Gulika Kaal | 2:08 PM to 3:32 PM | Avoid |
| Udveg उद्वेग Rahu Kaal | 3:32 PM to 4:56 PM | Avoid |
Night choghadiya
| Choghadiya | Time | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh शुभ | 4:56 PM to 6:32 PM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 6:32 PM to 8:08 PM | Good |
| Char चर | 8:08 PM to 9:44 PM | Neutral |
| Rog रोग | 9:44 PM to 11:21 PM | Avoid |
| Kaal काल | 11:21 PM to 12:57 AM | Avoid |
| Labh लाभ Kala Ratri | 12:57 AM to 2:33 AM | Mixed |
| Udveg उद्वेग | 2:33 AM to 4:09 AM | Avoid |
| Shubh शुभ | 4:09 AM to 5:45 AM | Good |
Panchang in Kolkata for today
Auspicious time
Times to avoid
Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana are as at sunrise in Kolkata, with the time each one ends, all in Kolkata time and for the date chosen above.
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Hindu festivals in Kolkata: dates and timings
These are the dates as they fall in Kolkata, worked out for Kolkata’s own sunrise and moonrise. 1 of the 37 festivals below fall on a different day here than in Delhi.
| Festival | Date in Kolkata |
|---|---|
| 2026 | |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Tue, Oct 20 Same day as Delhi |
| Sharad Purnima | Sun, Oct 25 Same day as Delhi |
| Karva Chauth Moonrise 7:46 PM. Puja 5:01 PM to 6:17 PM. Fast 5:39 AM to 7:46 PM. | Thu, Oct 29 Same day as Delhi |
| Ahoi Ashtami | Sun, Nov 1 Same day as Delhi |
| Dhanteras | Fri, Nov 6 Same day as Delhi |
| Kali Chaudas (Choti Diwali) | Sat, Nov 7 Same day as Delhi |
| Naraka Chaturdashi (Abhyang Snan) | Sun, Nov 8 Same day as Delhi |
| Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) Lakshmi puja 5:20 PM to 7:19 PM. | Sun, Nov 8 Same day as Delhi |
| Chhath Puja | Sun, Nov 15 Same day as Delhi |
| Dev Uthani Ekadashi | Fri, Nov 20 Same day as Delhi |
| Tulsi Vivah | Sat, Nov 21 Same day as Delhi |
| Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali) | Tue, Nov 24 Same day as Delhi |
| Vivah Panchami | Mon, Dec 14 Same day as Delhi |
| Gita Jayanti | Sun, Dec 20 Same day as Delhi |
| 2027 | |
| Makar Sankranti | Fri, Jan 15 Same day as Delhi |
| Maha Shivratri | Sat, Mar 6 Same day as Delhi |
| Holika Dahan | Mon, Mar 22 Same day as Delhi |
| Holi | Tue, Mar 23 Same day as Delhi |
| Chaitra Navratri begins | Wed, Apr 7 Same day as Delhi |
| Ram Navami | Thu, Apr 15 Same day as Delhi |
| Hanuman Jayanti | Tue, Apr 20 Same day as Delhi |
| Akshaya Tritiya | Sun, May 9 Same day as Delhi |
| Vat Savitri Vrat | Fri, Jun 4 Same day as Delhi |
| Shani Jayanti | Fri, Jun 4 Same day as Delhi |
| Ganga Dussehra | Sun, Jun 13 Same day as Delhi |
| Nirjala Ekadashi | Mon, Jun 14 Same day as Delhi |
| Guru Purnima | Sun, Jul 18 Same day as Delhi |
| Sawan Somwar begins | Mon, Jul 19 Same day as Delhi |
| Hariyali Teej | Wed, Aug 4 Same day as Delhi |
| Nag Panchami | Fri, Aug 6 Same day as Delhi |
| Raksha Bandhan | Tue, Aug 17 Same day as Delhi |
| Krishna Janmashtami | Wed, Aug 25 Same day as Delhi |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Sat, Sep 4 Same day as Delhi |
| Radha Ashtami | Wed, Sep 8 Same day as Delhi |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Tue, Sep 14 Same day as Delhi |
| Sharad Navratri begins | Fri, Oct 1 Day after Delhi (Thu, Sep 30) |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Sat, Oct 9 Same day as Delhi |
Why a date can differ: a tithi (lunar day) begins at the same instant everywhere on earth, but a festival is kept on the local day when its tithi holds at the right moment, such as sunrise or moonrise. Kolkata’s sunrise and moonrise come at different minutes from Delhi’s, so now and then that moment lands on a different calendar day here. For festivals not listed, see the festival calendar.
Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya and Pradosh in Kolkata
The next vrat days for Kolkata, with the tithi window in Kolkata time.
Ekadashi
| Papankusha Ekadashi | Thu, Oct 22 |
| Rama Ekadashi | Thu, Nov 5 |
| Devutthana Ekadashi | Fri, Nov 20 |
| Utpanna Ekadashi | Fri, Dec 4 |
| Mokshada Ekadashi | Sun, Dec 20 |
| Saphala Ekadashi | Sun, Jan 3 |
Purnima
| Ashwina Purnima Tithi 11:55 AM Oct 25 to 9:40 AM Oct 26 Ashwina Purnima Vrat: Sun, Oct 25 Ashwina Purnima: Mon, Oct 26 | Sun, Oct 25 Mon, Oct 26 |
| Kartika Purnima Tithi 11:42 PM Nov 23 to 8:23 PM Nov 24 | Tue, Nov 24 |
| Margashirsha Purnima Tithi 10:46 AM Dec 23 to 6:57 AM Dec 24 Margashirsha Purnima Vrat: Wed, Dec 23 Margashirsha Purnima: Thu, Dec 24 | Wed, Dec 23 Thu, Dec 24 |
| Pausha Purnima Tithi 9:29 PM Jan 21 to 5:46 PM Jan 22 | Fri, Jan 22 |
| Magha Purnima Tithi 7:58 AM Feb 20 to 4:51 AM Feb 21 | Sat, Feb 20 |
| Phalguna Purnima Tithi 6:20 PM Mar 21 to 4:12 PM Mar 22 | Mon, Mar 22 |
Amavasya
| Kartika Amavasya Tithi 11:27 AM Nov 08 to 12:30 PM Nov 09 Darsha Amavasya: Sun, Nov 8 Kartika Amavasya: Mon, Nov 9 | Sun, Nov 8 Mon, Nov 9 |
| Margashirsha Amavasya Tithi 4:12 AM Dec 08 to 6:21 AM Dec 09 | Tue, Dec 8 |
| Pausha Amavasya Tithi 11:14 PM Jan 06 to 1:54 AM Jan 08 | Thu, Jan 7 |
| Magha Amavasya Tithi 7:05 PM Feb 05 to 9:25 PM Feb 06 | Sat, Feb 6 |
| Phalguna Amavasya Tithi 1:45 PM Mar 07 to 2:58 PM Mar 08 | Mon, Mar 8 |
| Chaitra Amavasya Tithi 5:39 AM Apr 06 to 5:20 AM Apr 07 | Tue, Apr 6 |
Pradosh
| Shukra Pradosh Vrat Puja 5:05 PM to 7:35 PM | Fri, Oct 23 |
| Shukra Pradosh Vrat Puja 4:56 PM to 7:30 PM | Fri, Nov 6 |
| Ravi Pradosh Vrat Puja 4:51 PM to 7:27 PM | Sun, Nov 22 |
| Ravi Pradosh Vrat Puja 4:51 PM to 7:30 PM | Sun, Dec 6 |
| Soma Pradosh Vrat Puja 5:35 PM to 7:35 PM | Mon, Dec 21 |
| Bhauma Pradosh Vrat Puja 5:05 PM to 7:44 PM | Tue, Jan 5 |
Hindu temples in and around Kolkata
Mandirs across the Kolkata area, from the city to the suburbs. Check each temple’s website for darshan hours and its festival programme.
Kalighat Kali Temple
Incredible India records the belief that Sati’s right toe fell where the temple stands, making it a Shakti seat; the Kolkata Municipal Corporation names Santosh Roy, a descendant of the Sabarna Roychowdhury family of Barisha, as the builder of the present temple in 1809; open 5:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 10:30 PM.
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Sanctioned by Rani Rashmoni, with its idols installed on the snana-yatra day of 31 May 1855; the Kali image, Bhavatarini, stands on Shiva on a silver lotus, twelve smaller shrines to Shiva line the courtyard, and the room where Sri Ramakrishna lived for fourteen years is kept; open 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM.
Belur Math
The headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission on the west bank of the Hooghly; Incredible India records that Swami Vivekananda consecrated the grounds in 1898 with his guru’s relics, and that the sandstone Ramakrishna temple blends Hindu, Buddhist, Christian and Islamic forms; the Math lists visiting hours of 6:30 to 11:30 AM and 4:00 to 9:00 PM.
Sri Sri Radha Govinda Mandir (ISKCON Kolkata)
ISKCON’s own history names it the society’s first centre in India, set up by Srila Prabhupada on his return in August 1970, with the first deity in India installed here in May 1971 and ISKCON’s first Indian Rath Yatra run from Albert Road on 12 July 1972; Incredible India lists hours of 4:30 AM to 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM to 8:30 PM.
Thanthania Kalibari
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation records Sankar Ghosh as its founder and notes that opinions differ on its date, 1703 or 1803, with an inscription reading 1110 in the Bengali calendar pointing to 1703.
Birla Mandir
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation describes the white marble temple with Rajasthani engravings as having taken twenty-two years of labour to build.
Chitteswari Temple
Dated by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation to the early 17th century, and often said to have given Chitpur its name.
Festival traditions in Kolkata
- Census 2011 counted 4,496,694 people in Kolkata district, 76.51 percent of them Hindu, with Muslims (20.60 percent) and Christians (0.88 percent) the next largest groups. (Census 2011 district tables)
- UNESCO inscribed Durga Puja in Kolkata on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2021, describing a ten-day worship of the mother goddess in September or October, with images sculpted from unfired Ganga clay in small workshops and immersed in the river on the tenth day. (UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage)
- Mahalaya 2026 was marked at Eden Gardens on 10 October with 3,000 dhakis drumming together, a 3,000-drone show and about 40,000 people, an event the organisers presented as a world record. (Free Press Journal, 11 October 2026)
- ISKCON’s first Rath Yatra in India ran through Kolkata on 12 July 1972, from 3C Albert Road to Mallick’s Thakurbari on M.G. Road, according to the Kolkata temple’s own history. (ISKCON Kolkata)
Kolkata choghadiya and festivals: common questions
- What time is the Karva Chauth moonrise in Kolkata?
- Thursday, October 29, 2026: moonrise 7:46 PM, puja 5:01 PM to 6:17 PM.
- When is Lakshmi puja on Diwali in Kolkata?
- The Lakshmi puja muhurat in Kolkata is Sunday, November 8, 2026: 5:20 PM to 7:19 PM.
- When is Holi 2027 in Kolkata?
- Tuesday, March 23, 2027 in Kolkata, same day as Delhi. Holika Dahan: Monday, March 22, 2027.
- When is Janmashtami 2027 in Kolkata?
- Wednesday, August 25, 2027 in Kolkata, same day as Delhi.
- When is Dussehra 2026 in Kolkata?
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026 in Kolkata, same day as Delhi.
- When does Navratri 2027 begin in Kolkata?
- Friday, October 1, 2027 in Kolkata, a day after Delhi (Thu, Sep 30).
- When is Makar Sankranti 2027 in Kolkata?
- Friday, January 15, 2027 in Kolkata, same day as Delhi.
- Why is Durga Puja in Kolkata on the UNESCO list?
- UNESCO inscribed Durga Puja in Kolkata on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2021, at the 16th session of its committee. Its description covers the ten-day worship in September or October, the large installations and pavilions across the city, the clay images sculpted in small workshops from Ganga clay, and the immersion on the tenth day in the river the clay came from.
- What are the Kalighat temple timings?
- Incredible India lists Kalighat as open from 5:00 AM to 2:00 PM and again from 5:00 PM to 10:30 PM. Dakshineswar, across the city on the Hooghly, opens from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM.
Choghadiya through the year in Kolkata
Sunrise and sunset in Kolkata on the 21st of each month, and how long one choghadiya lasts by day and by night.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Each day choghadiya | Each night choghadiya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January | 6:19 AM | 5:17 PM | 10h 58m | 1h 22m | 1h 38m |
| 21 February | 6:04 AM | 5:36 PM | 11h 32m | 1h 26m | 1h 34m |
| 21 March | 5:40 AM | 5:48 PM | 12h 8m | 1h 31m | 1h 29m |
| 21 April | 5:12 AM | 5:59 PM | 12h 47m | 1h 36m | 1h 24m |
| 21 May | 4:54 AM | 6:12 PM | 13h 18m | 1h 40m | 1h 20m |
| 21 June | 4:53 AM | 6:24 PM | 13h 31m | 1h 41m | 1h 19m |
| 21 July | 5:03 AM | 6:23 PM | 13h 19m | 1h 40m | 1h 20m |
| 21 August | 5:16 AM | 6:04 PM | 12h 49m | 1h 36m | 1h 24m |
| 21 September | 5:25 AM | 5:35 PM | 12h 10m | 1h 31m | 1h 29m |
| 21 October | 5:35 AM | 5:07 PM | 11h 32m | 1h 26m | 1h 34m |
| 21 November | 5:53 AM | 4:52 PM | 10h 59m | 1h 22m | 1h 38m |
| 21 December | 6:12 AM | 4:57 PM | 10h 45m | 1h 21m | 1h 39m |
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Choghadiya timings are computed astronomically from sunrise and sunset for Kolkata, West Bengal and shown in local time. Festival and vrat dates are for Kolkata. Panchang traditions can vary; for samskaras and major events, please also consult your family panditji.
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