{"place": {"name": "Kolkata", "region": "West Bengal", "country": "IN", "lat": 22.5726, "lon": 88.3639, "tz": "Asia/Kolkata", "tamil_nadu": false, "key": "kolkata", "name_ta": "கொல்கத்தா"}, "date": "2026-08-23", "weekday": "Sunday", "polar": null, "moonrise": "2026-08-23T14:52:02+05:30", "moonset": "2026-08-24T01:25:52+05:30", "tamil_date": {"month": "ஆவணி", "day": 6}, "sunrise": "2026-08-23T05:16:01+05:30", "sunset": "2026-08-23T18:02:10+05:30", "next_sunrise": "2026-08-24T05:16:21+05:30", "tithi": {"name": "Ekadashi", "paksha": "Shukla", "ends": "2026-08-24T04:19:14+05:30"}, "tithi_then": null, "nakshatra": {"name": "Moola", "ends": "2026-08-23T17:44:53+05:30"}, "yoga": {"name": "Vishkambha", "ends": "2026-08-23T06:14:32+05:30"}, "karana": {"name": "Vanija", "ends": "2026-08-23T15:11:29+05:30"}, "rahu_kalam": ["2026-08-23T16:26:24+05:30", "2026-08-23T18:02:10+05:30"], "yamagandam": ["2026-08-23T11:39:06+05:30", "2026-08-23T13:14:52+05:30"], "gulikai": ["2026-08-23T14:50:38+05:30", 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"2026-08-23T18:02:10+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T19:26:26+05:30"}, {"name": "Sugam", "quality": "good", "from": "2026-08-23T19:26:26+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T20:50:43+05:30"}, {"name": "Soram", "quality": "avoid", "from": "2026-08-23T20:50:43+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T22:14:59+05:30"}, {"name": "Visham", "quality": "avoid", "from": "2026-08-23T22:14:59+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T23:39:16+05:30"}, {"name": "Uthi", "quality": "good", "from": "2026-08-23T23:39:16+05:30", "to": "2026-08-24T01:03:32+05:30"}, {"name": "Amirdha", "quality": "good", "from": "2026-08-24T01:03:32+05:30", "to": "2026-08-24T02:27:48+05:30"}, {"name": "Rogam", "quality": "avoid", "from": "2026-08-24T02:27:48+05:30", "to": "2026-08-24T03:52:05+05:30"}, {"name": "Laabam", "quality": "good", "from": "2026-08-24T03:52:05+05:30", "to": "2026-08-24T05:16:21+05:30"}]}, "hora": [{"lord": "Sun", "from": "2026-08-23T05:16:01+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T06:19:52+05:30"}, {"lord": "Venus", "from": "2026-08-23T06:19:52+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T07:23:43+05:30"}, {"lord": "Mercury", "from": "2026-08-23T07:23:43+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T08:27:34+05:30"}, {"lord": "Moon", "from": "2026-08-23T08:27:34+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T09:31:24+05:30"}, {"lord": "Saturn", "from": "2026-08-23T09:31:24+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T10:35:15+05:30"}, {"lord": "Jupiter", "from": "2026-08-23T10:35:15+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T11:39:06+05:30"}, {"lord": "Mars", "from": "2026-08-23T11:39:06+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T12:42:56+05:30"}, {"lord": "Sun", "from": "2026-08-23T12:42:56+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T13:46:47+05:30"}, {"lord": "Venus", "from": "2026-08-23T13:46:47+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T14:50:38+05:30"}, {"lord": "Mercury", "from": "2026-08-23T14:50:38+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T15:54:28+05:30"}, {"lord": "Moon", "from": "2026-08-23T15:54:28+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T16:58:19+05:30"}, {"lord": "Saturn", "from": "2026-08-23T16:58:19+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T18:02:10+05:30"}, {"lord": "Jupiter", "from": "2026-08-23T18:02:10+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T18:58:21+05:30"}, {"lord": "Mars", "from": "2026-08-23T18:58:21+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T19:54:32+05:30"}, {"lord": "Sun", "from": "2026-08-23T19:54:32+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T20:50:43+05:30"}, {"lord": "Venus", "from": "2026-08-23T20:50:43+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T21:46:54+05:30"}, {"lord": "Mercury", "from": "2026-08-23T21:46:54+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T22:43:05+05:30"}, {"lord": "Moon", "from": "2026-08-23T22:43:05+05:30", "to": "2026-08-23T23:39:16+05:30"}, {"lord": "Saturn", "from": "2026-08-23T23:39:16+05:30", "to": "2026-08-24T00:35:27+05:30"}, {"lord": "Jupiter", "from": "2026-08-24T00:35:27+05:30", "to": "2026-08-24T01:31:37+05:30"}, {"lord": "Mars", "from": "2026-08-24T01:31:37+05:30", "to": "2026-08-24T02:27:48+05:30"}, {"lord": "Sun", "from": "2026-08-24T02:27:48+05:30", "to": "2026-08-24T03:23:59+05:30"}, {"lord": "Venus", "from": "2026-08-24T03:23:59+05:30", "to": "2026-08-24T04:20:10+05:30"}, {"lord": "Mercury", "from": "2026-08-24T04:20:10+05:30", "to": "2026-08-24T05:16:21+05:30"}], "observances": ["ekadashi"], "pages": {"en": "https://shastrapanchangam.com/en/panchangam/kolkata/2026-08-23/", "ta": "https://shastrapanchangam.com/ta/panchangam/kolkata/2026-08-23/", "tamil_day_sheet": "https://shastrapanchangam.com/ta/card/kolkata/2026-08-23/"}, "observance_rules": {"ekadashi": "Smarta: the ekadashi at sunrise; of two sunrises, the second; with no dwadashi at the next sunrise, a day earlier"}, "festivals": [], "sources": {"sunrise": "Upper limb of the Sun, with refraction, at Kolkata (22.57° N, 88.36° E). Swiss Ephemeris.", "sunset": "Upper limb of the Sun, with refraction, at Kolkata (22.57° N, 88.36° E). Swiss Ephemeris.", "moonrise": "Centre of the Moon, without refraction, the first between sunrise and the next sunrise, at Kolkata (22.57° N, 88.36° E). Swiss Ephemeris.", "moonset": "Centre of the Moon, without refraction, the first between sunrise and the next sunrise, at Kolkata (22.57° N, 88.36° E). Swiss Ephemeris.", "tithi": "The Moon's longitude minus the Sun's, 12° to a tithi (Swiss Ephemeris, Lahiri ayanamsha); the tithi at Kolkata's sunrise names the day.", "nakshatra": "The Moon's sidereal longitude, 13°20′ to a nakshatra (Swiss Ephemeris, Lahiri ayanamsha), at Kolkata's sunrise.", "yoga": "The Sun's and Moon's sidereal longitudes added, 13°20′ to a yoga (Swiss Ephemeris, Lahiri ayanamsha), at Kolkata's sunrise.", "karana": "Half of a tithi (Swiss Ephemeris, Lahiri ayanamsha), at Kolkata's sunrise.", "rahu_kalam": "One eighth of daylight, chosen by weekday, from Kolkata's sunrise and sunset.", "yamagandam": "One eighth of daylight, chosen by weekday, from Kolkata's sunrise and sunset.", "gulikai": "One eighth of daylight, chosen by weekday, from Kolkata's sunrise and sunset.", "abhijit": "The eighth of the fifteen muhurtas of daylight, from Kolkata's sunrise and sunset.", "choghadiya": "Eight parts of the day and eight of the night, named by weekday, from Kolkata's sunrise and sunset.", "gowri": "Gowri Panchangam: eight parts of the day and eight of the night, named by weekday, from Kolkata's sunrise and sunset.", "hora": "Twelve parts of the day and twelve of the night, the first ruled by the weekday's planet, from Kolkata's sunrise and sunset.", "tamil_date": "Month start as printed in Tamil Nadu calendars", "observances": {"ekadashi": "Smarta: the ekadashi at sunrise; of two sunrises, the second; with no dwadashi at the next sunrise, a day earlier"}, "publisher": "Shastra Panchangam, https://shastrapanchangam.com"}}