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Panchang for Kochi — 20 August 2026

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Vishakha nakshatra · Thursday · Kerala (9.9312°, 76.2673°)

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 Kochi (9.9312°, 76.2673°)'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 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

Sunrise06:16 AM
Sunset06:41 PM
Moonrise12:37 PM
Moonset12:13 AM
Moon inScorpio
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:03 PM – 12:53 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:40 AM – 05:28 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam02:01 PM – 03:34 PM
Gulika Kalam09:22 AM – 10:55 AM
Yamaganda06:16 AM – 07:49 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta01:43 PM – 02:32 PM
Durmuhurta05:01 PM – 05:51 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh06:16 AM – 07:49 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:49 AM – 09:22 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:22 AM – 10:55 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:55 AM – 12:28 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:28 PM – 02:01 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:01 PM – 03:34 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal03:34 PM – 05:07 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh05:07 PM – 06:41 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit06:41 PM – 08:07 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:07 PM – 09:34 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:34 PM – 11:01 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:01 PM – 12:28 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:28 AM – 01:55 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:55 AM – 03:22 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:22 AM – 04:49 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:49 AM – 06:16 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