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Panchang for Abu Dhabi — 17 December 2026

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra · Thursday · (24.4539°, 54.3773°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Dhanu (Margashirsha)

A pañcāṅga is the day's five limbs — tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga and karaṇa. All five come from the real positions of the Sun and Moon and change through the day, so they are reckoned from Abu Dhabi (24.4539°, 54.3773°)'s own sunrise — 06:59 AM here today rather than from a national average. Below are today's five with the time each ends, and then the day's auspicious and inauspicious windows.

What it means
TithiShukla Ashtamiuntil 09:56 PMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada · pada 3until 02:00 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaSiddhiuntil 11:51 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 09:42 AMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:59 AM
Sunset05:38 PM
Moonrise12:24 PM
Moonset12:47 AM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inSagittarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:57 AM – 12:39 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:23 AM – 06:11 AM
Amrit Kalam06:35 AM – 08:16 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam01:38 PM – 02:58 PM
Gulika Kalam09:38 AM – 10:58 AM
Yamaganda06:59 AM – 08:18 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta01:22 PM – 02:05 PM
Durmuhurta04:12 PM – 04:55 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh06:59 AM – 08:18 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:18 AM – 09:38 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:38 AM – 10:58 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:58 AM – 12:18 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:18 PM – 01:38 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:38 PM – 02:58 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:58 PM – 04:18 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:18 PM – 05:38 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit05:38 PM – 07:18 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:18 PM – 08:58 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:58 PM – 10:38 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:38 PM – 12:18 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:18 AM – 01:58 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:58 AM – 03:38 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:38 AM – 05:18 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:18 AM – 06:59 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works

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Sources & citations

P Sun/Moon sidereal longitudes via Swiss Ephemeris (pyswisseph), Lahiri/Chitrapaksha ayanamsa
T1 Surya Siddhanta — tithi=Moon−Sun/12°, nakshatra=Moon/13°20′, yoga=(Sun+Moon)/13°20′, karana=half-tithi
T3 Rahu/Yamaganda/Gulika kalam — 8 equal day-octants by weekday (standard panchang convention)
T2 Prasna Marga — Visha (Varjyam) & Amrita ghati table per nakshatra
T2 Muhurta Chintamani — auspicious/inauspicious yogas, masa/ritu/ayana
T2 Abhijit = the midday muhurta — Jaimini Sutras, B. S. Rao 1955, commentator's note to Su.27: “The mid-day goes under the name of Abhijit and is considered as very auspicious for all work. It cuts away all evils. Abhijit sarva doshaghnam.” Day divided into 15 muhurtas of 2 ghati each, varying with daylength — Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra (Tara Chandra Shastri / Khemaraja edition)
T3 Durmuhurta — muhurta slots by weekday (standard panchang convention; no verse for it in our library, so it is not cited to one)
T3 Muhurta Chintamani — Choghadiya/Kalahora prakarana; weekday-rotated 7-cycle