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Panchang for Bhubaneswar — 18 December 2026

Shukla Navami tithi, Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra · Friday · Odisha (20.2961°, 85.8245°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)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 Bhubaneswar (20.2961°, 85.8245°)'s own sunrise — 06:16 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 Navamiuntil 11:14 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayFridayArts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure.
NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada · pada 3until 04:10 PMSthira nakshatra — Griha-pravesh, planting, coronation, long-term & permanent works.
YogaVyatipatauntil 12:19 PMMaha-pata yoga — strongly rejected for all auspicious works.
KaranaBalavauntil 11:27 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:16 AM
Sunset05:11 PM
Moonrise12:19 PM
Moonset12:05 AM
Moon inPisces
Sun inSagittarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:21 AM – 12:05 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:40 AM – 05:28 AM
Amrit Kalam11:33 AM – 01:11 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam10:21 AM – 11:43 AM
Gulika Kalam07:37 AM – 08:59 AM
Yamaganda02:27 PM – 03:49 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta10:38 AM – 11:21 AM
Durmuhurta01:32 PM – 02:16 PM

Day Choghadiya

Chara06:16 AM – 07:37 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh07:37 AM – 08:59 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:59 AM – 10:21 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:21 AM – 11:43 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:43 AM – 01:05 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:05 PM – 02:27 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:27 PM – 03:49 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:49 PM – 05:11 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

Night Choghadiya

Rog05:11 PM – 06:49 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg06:49 PM – 08:27 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:27 PM – 10:05 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:05 PM – 11:43 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:43 PM – 01:21 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:21 AM – 02:59 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:59 AM – 04:37 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:37 AM – 06:16 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

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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