{"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": "2026-12-21", "weekday": "Monday", "polar": null, "moonrise": "2026-12-21T14:11:26+05:30", "moonset": "2026-12-22T04:01:15+05:30", "tamil_date": {"month": "மார்கழி", "day": 6}, "sunrise": "2026-12-21T06:11:40+05:30", "sunset": "2026-12-21T16:57:17+05:30", "next_sunrise": "2026-12-22T06:12:10+05:30", "tithi": {"name": "Dwadashi", "paksha": "Shukla", "ends": "2026-12-21T17:36:53+05:30"}, "tithi_then": null, "nakshatra": {"name": "Bharani", "ends": "2026-12-21T13:09:02+05:30"}, "yoga": {"name": "Siddha", "ends": "2026-12-22T01:32:23+05:30"}, "karana": {"name": "Bava", "ends": "2026-12-21T07:00:53+05:30"}, "rahu_kalam": ["2026-12-21T07:32:22+05:30", "2026-12-21T08:53:04+05:30"], "yamagandam": ["2026-12-21T10:13:46+05:30", "2026-12-21T11:34:29+05:30"], "gulikai": ["2026-12-21T12:55:11+05:30", 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"Soram", "quality": "avoid", "from": "2026-12-21T18:36:39+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T20:16:00+05:30"}, {"name": "Uthi", "quality": "good", "from": "2026-12-21T20:16:00+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T21:55:22+05:30"}, {"name": "Amirdha", "quality": "good", "from": "2026-12-21T21:55:22+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T23:34:44+05:30"}, {"name": "Visham", "quality": "avoid", "from": "2026-12-21T23:34:44+05:30", "to": "2026-12-22T01:14:05+05:30"}, {"name": "Rogam", "quality": "avoid", "from": "2026-12-22T01:14:05+05:30", "to": "2026-12-22T02:53:27+05:30"}, {"name": "Laabam", "quality": "good", "from": "2026-12-22T02:53:27+05:30", "to": "2026-12-22T04:32:49+05:30"}, {"name": "Dhanam", "quality": "good", "from": "2026-12-22T04:32:49+05:30", "to": "2026-12-22T06:12:10+05:30"}]}, "hora": [{"lord": "Moon", "from": "2026-12-21T06:11:40+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T07:05:28+05:30"}, {"lord": "Saturn", "from": "2026-12-21T07:05:28+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T07:59:16+05:30"}, {"lord": "Jupiter", "from": "2026-12-21T07:59:16+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T08:53:04+05:30"}, {"lord": "Mars", "from": "2026-12-21T08:53:04+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T09:46:52+05:30"}, {"lord": "Sun", "from": "2026-12-21T09:46:52+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T10:40:41+05:30"}, {"lord": "Venus", "from": "2026-12-21T10:40:41+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T11:34:29+05:30"}, {"lord": "Mercury", "from": "2026-12-21T11:34:29+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T12:28:17+05:30"}, {"lord": "Moon", "from": "2026-12-21T12:28:17+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T13:22:05+05:30"}, {"lord": "Saturn", "from": "2026-12-21T13:22:05+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T14:15:53+05:30"}, {"lord": "Jupiter", "from": "2026-12-21T14:15:53+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T15:09:41+05:30"}, {"lord": "Mars", "from": "2026-12-21T15:09:41+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T16:03:29+05:30"}, {"lord": "Sun", "from": "2026-12-21T16:03:29+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T16:57:17+05:30"}, {"lord": "Venus", "from": "2026-12-21T16:57:17+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T18:03:31+05:30"}, {"lord": "Mercury", "from": "2026-12-21T18:03:31+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T19:09:46+05:30"}, {"lord": "Moon", "from": "2026-12-21T19:09:46+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T20:16:00+05:30"}, {"lord": "Saturn", "from": "2026-12-21T20:16:00+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T21:22:15+05:30"}, {"lord": "Jupiter", "from": "2026-12-21T21:22:15+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T22:28:29+05:30"}, {"lord": "Mars", "from": "2026-12-21T22:28:29+05:30", "to": "2026-12-21T23:34:44+05:30"}, {"lord": "Sun", "from": "2026-12-21T23:34:44+05:30", "to": "2026-12-22T00:40:58+05:30"}, {"lord": "Venus", "from": "2026-12-22T00:40:58+05:30", "to": "2026-12-22T01:47:12+05:30"}, {"lord": "Mercury", "from": "2026-12-22T01:47:12+05:30", "to": "2026-12-22T02:53:27+05:30"}, {"lord": "Moon", "from": "2026-12-22T02:53:27+05:30", "to": "2026-12-22T03:59:41+05:30"}, {"lord": "Saturn", "from": "2026-12-22T03:59:41+05:30", "to": "2026-12-22T05:05:56+05:30"}, {"lord": "Jupiter", "from": "2026-12-22T05:05:56+05:30", "to": "2026-12-22T06:12:10+05:30"}], "observances": ["pradosham"], "pages": {"en": "https://shastrapanchangam.com/en/panchangam/kolkata/2026-12-21/", "ta": "https://shastrapanchangam.com/ta/panchangam/kolkata/2026-12-21/", "tamil_day_sheet": "https://shastrapanchangam.com/ta/card/kolkata/2026-12-21/"}, "observance_rules": {"pradosham": "the trayodashi covering the three muhurtas after sunset; of two such days, the one covering more"}, "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": {"pradosham": "the trayodashi covering the three muhurtas after sunset; of two such days, the one covering more"}, "publisher": "Shastra Panchangam, https://shastrapanchangam.com"}}