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Panchang for Ghaziabad — 16 May 2026

Krishna Amavasya tithi, Bharani nakshatra · Saturday · Uttar Pradesh (28.6692°, 77.4538°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)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 Ghaziabad (28.6692°, 77.4538°)'s own sunrise — 05:29 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
TithiKrishna Amavasyauntil 01:31 AMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySaturdayLabour, iron, oil, long-term work — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraBharani · pada 2until 05:30 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaSaubhagyauntil 10:25 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaChatushpadauntil 03:23 PMFixed karana — cattle, stable works; muted for auspicious starts.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:29 AM
Sunset07:05 PM
Moonrise04:40 AM
Moonset06:43 PM
Moon inAries
Sun inTaurus
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Vasanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:49 AM – 12:44 PM
Brahma Muhurta03:53 AM – 04:41 AM
Amrit Kalam12:45 PM – 02:10 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam08:53 AM – 10:35 AM
Gulika Kalam05:29 AM – 07:11 AM
Yamaganda01:59 PM – 03:41 PM
Varjyam04:16 AM – 05:41 AM
Durmuhurta09:06 AM – 10:01 AM
Durmuhurta02:33 PM – 03:27 PM

Day Choghadiya

Kaal05:29 AM – 07:11 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh07:11 AM – 08:53 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:53 AM – 10:35 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:35 AM – 12:17 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:17 PM – 01:59 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:59 PM – 03:41 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:41 PM – 05:23 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal05:23 PM – 07:05 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Laabh07:05 PM – 08:23 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:23 PM – 09:41 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:41 PM – 10:59 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:59 PM – 12:17 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:17 AM – 01:35 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:35 AM – 02:53 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:53 AM – 04:11 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:11 AM – 05:29 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