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Panchang for Los Angeles — 26 January 2026

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Bharani nakshatra · Monday · CA (34.0522°, -118.2437°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Makara (Pausha)

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 Los Angeles (34.0522°, -118.2437°)'s own sunrise — 06:54 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 07:48 AMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraBharani · pada 2until 09:39 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaShubhauntil 04:49 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBavauntil 07:48 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:54 AM
Sunset05:18 PM
Moonrise11:18 AM
Moonset12:36 AM
Moon inAries
Sun inCapricorn
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta05:18 AM – 06:06 AM
Amrit Kalam06:02 PM – 07:32 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam08:12 AM – 09:30 AM
Gulika Kalam01:24 PM – 02:42 PM
Yamaganda10:48 AM – 12:06 PM
Varjyam09:01 AM – 10:31 AM
Abhijit Muhurta11:45 AM – 12:26 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta02:31 PM – 03:13 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit06:54 AM – 08:12 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:12 AM – 09:30 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:30 AM – 10:48 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:48 AM – 12:06 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:06 PM – 01:24 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:24 PM – 02:42 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:42 PM – 04:00 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:00 PM – 05:18 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara05:18 PM – 07:00 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh07:00 PM – 08:42 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:42 PM – 10:24 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:24 PM – 12:06 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:06 AM – 01:48 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:48 AM – 03:30 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:30 AM – 05:12 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara05:12 AM – 06:54 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

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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