Puja muhurat in Kolkata
In Kolkata, the Janmashtami 2026 puja window runs 11:11 PM to 11:59 PM on 4 September 2026, a Friday. That is 45 minutes earlier than New Delhi, because the sun rises earlier in Kolkata and the window is cut from the local sunrise.
How this timing is worked out
Sunrise in Kolkata that day is 5:20 AM and sunset is 5:50 PM. The muhurat window is cut from that daylight span, which is why it differs from one city to the next. The rule: Ashtami tithi of the Krishna paksha in purnimanta Bhadrapada, prevailing at nishita (midnight).
What Janmashtami is
The birth of Krishna, held to have occurred at midnight - so the observance is anchored at nishita rather than at sunrise.
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Frequently asked
- What time is the Janmashtami 2026 puja in Kolkata?
- 11:11 PM to 11:59 PM on 4 September 2026.
- Why does this differ from the New Delhi timing?
- The window is cut from the local sunrise and sunset, which shift by more than an hour across India. That is 45 minutes earlier than New Delhi, because the sun rises earlier in Kolkata and the window is cut from the local sunrise.
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