Muhūrta · Electional timing
Auspicious upanayana dates in Kolkata, India
August 2026 · Asia/Kolkata · ranked by panchānga (no birth chart needed)
The sacred-thread rite: a benefic-owned lagna, a good nakshatra and the 8th empty. Each day below is scored purely on chart-independent factors — tithi, vāra, nakshatra, yoga and karana — with a good lagna window for Kolkata. See today's full panchāṅga for Kolkata →
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#1 · Best this month
Monday, 3 August 2026
Krishna PanchamiUttara BhadrapadaYoga: SukarmaKarana: Kaulava
Recommended lagna window (Sagittarius rising): 15:08–17:08
✓ Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra · Krishna Panchami tithi · Monday
#2
Monday, 17 August 2026
Shukla PanchamiChitraYoga: ShubhaKarana: Balava
Recommended lagna window (Sagittarius rising): 14:59–16:14
✓ Chitra nakshatra · Shukla Panchami tithi · Monday
#3
Saturday, 1 August 2026
Krishna TritiyaShatabhishaYoga: ShobhanaKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Libra rising): 10:52–12:52
✓ Shatabhisha nakshatra · Krishna Tritiya tithi
✗ Saturday is not a preferred weekday
#4
Tuesday, 4 August 2026
Krishna ShashthiRevatiYoga: DhritiKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Cancer rising): 05:09–06:09
✓ Revati nakshatra · Krishna Shashthi tithi
✗ Tuesday is not a preferred weekday
#5
Saturday, 15 August 2026
Shukla TritiyaUttara PhalguniYoga: ShivaKarana: Taitila
Recommended lagna window (Libra rising): 10:13–11:58
✓ Uttara Phalguni nakshatra · Shukla Tritiya tithi
✗ Saturday is not a preferred weekday
#6
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Shukla ShashthiSwatiYoga: ShuklaKarana: Kaulava
Recommended lagna window (Libra rising): 10:14–11:29
✓ Swati nakshatra · Shukla Shashthi tithi
✗ Tuesday is not a preferred weekday
#7
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Shukla DwadashiUttara AshadhaYoga: AyushmanKarana: Balava
Recommended lagna window (Virgo rising): 07:01–08:16
✓ Uttara Ashadha nakshatra · Shukla Dwadashi tithi
✗ Tuesday is not a preferred weekday
#8
Sunday, 30 August 2026
Krishna DwitiyaUttara BhadrapadaYoga: DhritiKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Virgo rising): 06:48–08:48
✓ Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra · Krishna Dwitiya tithi
✗ Sunday is not a preferred weekday
#9
Saturday, 8 August 2026
Krishna DashamiRohiniYoga: DhruvaKarana: Vishti
Recommended lagna window (Libra rising): 10:25–12:25
✓ Rohini nakshatra · Krishna Dashami tithi
✗ Saturday is not a preferred weekday · Vishti karana is inauspicious
#10
Sunday, 9 August 2026
Krishna EkadashiMrigashiraYoga: VyaghataKarana: Balava
Recommended lagna window (Virgo rising): 08:11–10:11
✓ Mrigashira nakshatra · Krishna Ekadashi tithi
✗ Sunday is not a preferred weekday · Vyaghata yoga is inauspicious
#11
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
Shukla SaptamiSwatiYoga: BrahmaKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Sagittarius rising): 14:14–15:59
✓ Swati nakshatra · Wednesday
✗ Saptami tithi is not preferred
#12
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Shukla TrayodashiShravanaYoga: SaubhagyaKarana: Taitila
Recommended lagna window (Sagittarius rising): 13:47–15:32
✓ Shravana nakshatra · Wednesday
✗ Trayodashi tithi is not preferred
Every day this month at a glance
Sat 1 Aug
Shatabhisha88
Sun 2 Aug
Purva Bhadrapada13
Mon 3 Aug
Uttara Bhadrapada100
Tue 4 Aug
Revati88
Wed 5 Aug
Ashwini50
Thu 6 Aug
Bharani25
Fri 7 Aug
Krittika38
Sat 8 Aug
Rohini75
Sun 9 Aug
Mrigashira75
Mon 10 Aug
Ardra50
Tue 11 Aug
Punarvasu50
Wed 12 Aug
Pushya63
Thu 13 Aug
Ashlesha38
Fri 14 Aug
Purva Phalguni50
Sat 15 Aug
Uttara Phalguni88
Sun 16 Aug
Hasta50
Mon 17 Aug
Chitra100
Tue 18 Aug
Swati88
Wed 19 Aug
Swati75
Thu 20 Aug
Vishakha25
Fri 21 Aug
Anuradha63
Sat 22 Aug
Jyeshtha38
Sun 23 Aug
Mula38
Mon 24 Aug
Purva Ashadha63
Tue 25 Aug
Uttara Ashadha88
Wed 26 Aug
Shravana75
Thu 27 Aug
Dhanishta75
Fri 28 Aug
Shatabhisha63
Sat 29 Aug
Purva Bhadrapada25
Sun 30 Aug
Uttara Bhadrapada88
Mon 31 Aug
Revati75
Score = share of the chart-independent panchānga factors met (tithi, vāra, nakshatra, yoga, karana). Eclipse days score 0.
Computed deterministically with a license-clean Vedic engine (astronomy-engine, VSOP87-grade). Lahiri ayanāṁśa, drik gaṇita, grounded in Ch.36 Table 79. Advisory only — for a chart-specific muhūrta, open the finder.