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Panchang for Amritsar — 18 July 2026

Shukla Panchami tithi, Purva Phalguni nakshatra · Saturday · Punjab (31.634°, 74.8723°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Karka (Ashadha)

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 Amritsar (31.634°, 74.8723°)'s own sunrise — 05:37 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 Panchamiuntil 03:43 AMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySaturdayLabour, iron, oil, long-term work — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraPurva Phalguni · pada 2until 06:00 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaVariyanauntil 08:45 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBavauntil 04:07 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:37 AM
Sunset07:36 PM
Moonrise09:48 AM
Moonset10:14 PM
Moon inLeo
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:08 PM – 01:04 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:01 AM – 04:49 AM
Amrit Kalam11:19 AM – 12:54 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam09:06 AM – 10:51 AM
Gulika Kalam05:37 AM – 07:21 AM
Yamaganda02:21 PM – 04:06 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta09:20 AM – 10:16 AM
Durmuhurta02:56 PM – 03:52 PM

Day Choghadiya

Kaal05:37 AM – 07:21 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh07:21 AM – 09:06 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:06 AM – 10:51 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:51 AM – 12:36 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:36 PM – 02:21 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:21 PM – 04:06 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:06 PM – 05:51 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal05:51 PM – 07:36 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Laabh07:36 PM – 08:51 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:51 PM – 10:06 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:06 PM – 11:21 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:21 PM – 12:36 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:36 AM – 01:51 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:51 AM – 03:06 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:06 AM – 04:21 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:21 AM – 05:37 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures

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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