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Panchang for Dwarka — 20 August 2026

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Vishakha nakshatra · Thursday · Gujarat (22.2442°, 68.9685°)

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

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 Dwarka (22.2442°, 68.9685°)'s own sunrise — 06:33 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 09:18 PMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraVishakha · pada 4until 09:08 AMMishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works.
YogaIndrauntil 04:25 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 08:16 AMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:33 AM
Sunset07:22 PM
Moonrise01:34 PM
Moonset12:15 AM
Moon inScorpio
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:31 PM – 01:23 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:57 AM – 05:45 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam02:33 PM – 04:09 PM
Gulika Kalam09:45 AM – 11:21 AM
Yamaganda06:33 AM – 08:09 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta02:14 PM – 03:05 PM
Durmuhurta05:39 PM – 06:30 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh06:33 AM – 08:09 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:09 AM – 09:45 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:45 AM – 11:21 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:21 AM – 12:57 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:57 PM – 02:33 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:33 PM – 04:09 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:09 PM – 05:45 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh05:45 PM – 07:22 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit07:22 PM – 08:45 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:45 PM – 10:09 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:09 PM – 11:33 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:33 PM – 12:57 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:57 AM – 02:21 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:21 AM – 03:45 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:45 AM – 05:09 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:09 AM – 06:33 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