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Panchang for Dhaka — 23 May 2026

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Magha nakshatra · Saturday · (23.8103°, 90.4125°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (2/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Vrishabha (Vaishakha)

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 Dhaka (23.8103°, 90.4125°)'s own sunrise — 05:13 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 04:57 AMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySaturdayLabour, iron, oil, long-term work — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraMagha · pada 1until 02:39 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaDhruvauntil 06:43 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 05:10 PMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:13 AM
Sunset06:38 PM
Moonrise11:44 AM
Moonset12:01 AM
Moon inLeo
Sun inTaurus
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Vasanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:28 AM – 12:22 PM
Brahma Muhurta03:37 AM – 04:25 AM
Amrit Kalam11:28 PM – 01:04 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam08:34 AM – 10:14 AM
Gulika Kalam05:13 AM – 06:53 AM
Yamaganda01:36 PM – 03:16 PM
Varjyam01:50 PM – 03:26 PM
Durmuhurta08:47 AM – 09:41 AM
Durmuhurta02:09 PM – 03:03 PM

Day Choghadiya

Kaal05:13 AM – 06:53 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh06:53 AM – 08:34 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:34 AM – 10:14 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:14 AM – 11:55 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:55 AM – 01:36 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:36 PM – 03:16 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:16 PM – 04:57 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:57 PM – 06:38 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Laabh06:38 PM – 07:57 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit07:57 PM – 09:16 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:16 PM – 10:36 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:36 PM – 11:55 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:55 PM – 01:14 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:14 AM – 02:34 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:34 AM – 03:53 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:53 AM – 05:13 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