Auspicious Muhurat
Kolkata Brahma Muhurat Today
Kolkata, West Bengal · 25 August 2026
Brahma Muhurat is the fourteenth of the fifteen night muhurtas — a roughly 48-minute window that ends shortly before sunrise. It is prized in yoga and Ayurveda as the ideal time to wake, meditate, chant, and study, when the mind is calm and the atmosphere sattvic.
Kolkata, West Bengal
Auspicious window today · Kolkata
Use Brahma Muhurat for waking, meditation, pranayama, japa, prayer, and study. It is considered the most spiritually potent part of the day. It is not used for beginning worldly transactions — its value is inner practice, not muhurat for events.
Ruler: Brahma
Brahma Muhurat in Kolkata today runs 03:47 am–04:32 am (45 min), computed from Kolkata's sunrise at 05:18 am and sunset at 05:59 pm.
Kolkata keeps Bengali time: the Bisuddha Siddhanta school of Panjika, amanta months, and Durga Puja’s tithi-by-tithi choreography from Mahalaya to Bijoya. Kolkata runs about 23 minutes ahead of the IST meridian, so its Brahma Muhurat window is unique to the city — never reuse another city's timing.
All Auspicious & Inauspicious Periods Today
| Rahu Kaal | Inauspicious | 02:48 pm – 04:23 pm |
| Yamaganda | Inauspicious | 08:28 am – 10:03 am |
| Gulika Kaal | Inauspicious | 11:38 am – 01:13 pm |
| Abhijit Muhurat | Auspicious | 11:14 am – 12:02 pm |
| Brahma Muhurat (this page) | Auspicious | 03:47 am – 04:32 am |
| Nishita Muhurat | Auspicious | 11:16 pm – 12:01 am |
| Amrit Kaal | Auspicious | 03:49 pm – 05:34 pm |
| Varjyam | Inauspicious | 03:10 am – 04:54 am |
| Dur Muhurtam | Inauspicious | 09:31 am – 10:22 am, 01:45 pm – 02:36 pm |
Times are for Kolkata on 25 August 2026, from the city's exact sunrise and sunset. To pick a clear window for new work, aim outside Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal and Dur Muhurtam — and prefer Abhijit Muhurat or an auspicious Choghadiya slot.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is today's Brahma Muhurat time in Kolkata?
Today's Brahma Muhurat for Kolkata is shown above with its exact start and end. It ends shortly before sunrise, computed from Kolkata, West Bengal (22.5726°N, 88.3639°E), so it shifts a little each day with the sunrise.
What is Brahma Muhurat?
Brahma Muhurat is the auspicious pre-dawn window, roughly 1 hour 36 minutes to 48 minutes before sunrise. It is the fourteenth of the fifteen night muhurtas and is considered the best time for meditation, chanting, study and waking.
Why is Brahma Muhurat considered the best time to wake up?
The pre-dawn air is calm and sattvic, the mind is fresh and undisturbed, and the body is naturally rested. Yoga and Ayurveda recommend waking in Brahma Muhurat for meditation, pranayama and study, as focus and retention are believed to be at their peak.
How is Kolkata Brahma Muhurat calculated?
The night (previous sunset to sunrise) is divided into 15 equal muhurtas; Brahma Muhurat is the 14th, spanning from two muhurtas before sunrise to one muhurta before sunrise. Sunrise for Kolkata, West Bengal is computed with Swiss Ephemeris, so the timing is specific to Kolkata.
Does Brahma Muhurat change every day?
Yes. Because it is tied to sunrise, the window shifts through the year with Kolkata's sunrise. This page recalculates Kolkata Brahma Muhurat daily.