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Panchang for Kathmandu — 21 July 2026

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Chitra nakshatra · Tuesday · (27.7172°, 85.324°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)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 Kathmandu (27.7172°, 85.324°)'s own sunrise — 05:21 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 05:32 AMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraChitra · pada 2until 09:04 PMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaSiddhauntil 06:40 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 04:50 PMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:21 AM
Sunset07:00 PM
Moonrise12:14 PM
Moonset11:18 PM
Moon inVirgo
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:43 AM – 12:37 PM
Brahma Muhurta03:45 AM – 04:33 AM
Amrit Kalam01:32 PM – 03:15 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam03:35 PM – 05:17 PM
Gulika Kalam12:10 PM – 01:52 PM
Yamaganda08:45 AM – 10:28 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta10:48 AM – 11:43 AM
Durmuhurta02:27 PM – 03:21 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog05:21 AM – 07:03 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:03 AM – 08:45 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:45 AM – 10:28 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:28 AM – 12:10 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:10 PM – 01:52 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:52 PM – 03:35 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:35 PM – 05:17 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog05:17 PM – 07:00 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal07:00 PM – 08:17 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:17 PM – 09:35 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:35 PM – 10:52 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:52 PM – 12:10 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:10 AM – 01:28 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:28 AM – 02:45 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:45 AM – 04:03 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:03 AM – 05:21 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

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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