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Panchang for Los Angeles — 25 March 2026

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Ardra nakshatra · Wednesday · CA (34.0522°, -118.2437°)

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

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 — 06:49 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 11:19 PMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayWednesdayTrade, learning, accounts, communication, short travel.
NakshatraArdra · pada 1until 03:49 AMTikshna nakshatra — Incantation, confrontation, severing ties — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaSaubhagyauntil 02:39 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 12:17 PMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:49 AM
Sunset07:09 PM
Moonrise11:43 AM
Moonset01:57 AM
Moon inGemini
Sun inPisces
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Shishira

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta05:13 AM – 06:01 AM
Amrit Kalam07:09 PM – 08:40 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam12:59 PM – 02:31 PM
Gulika Kalam11:26 AM – 12:59 PM
Yamaganda08:21 AM – 09:54 AM
Varjyam10:02 AM – 11:33 AM
Abhijit Muhurta12:34 PM – 01:23 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta10:06 AM – 10:55 AM

Day Choghadiya

Laabh06:49 AM – 08:21 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:21 AM – 09:54 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:54 AM – 11:26 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:26 AM – 12:59 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:59 PM – 02:31 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:31 PM – 04:04 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:04 PM – 05:36 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh05:36 PM – 07:09 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures

Night Choghadiya

Udveg07:09 PM – 08:36 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:36 PM – 10:04 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:04 PM – 11:31 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:31 PM – 12:59 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:59 AM – 02:26 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:26 AM – 03:54 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:54 AM – 05:21 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg05:21 AM – 06:49 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; 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