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Panchang for Los Angeles — 19 May 2026

Shukla Chaturthi tithi, Ardra nakshatra · Tuesday · CA (34.0522°, -118.2437°)

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 Los Angeles (34.0522°, -118.2437°)'s own sunrise — 05:48 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 Chaturthiuntil 10:37 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraArdra · pada 2until 05:42 PMTikshna nakshatra — Incantation, confrontation, severing ties — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaShulauntil 01:40 AMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaVanijauntil 12:09 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:48 AM
Sunset07:51 PM
Moonrise08:26 AM
Moonset11:31 PM
Moon inGemini
Sun inTaurus
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Vasanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:21 PM – 01:17 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:12 AM – 05:00 AM
Amrit Kalam08:29 AM – 09:56 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam04:20 PM – 06:05 PM
Gulika Kalam12:49 PM – 02:34 PM
Yamaganda09:18 AM – 11:04 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta11:25 AM – 12:21 PM
Durmuhurta03:10 PM – 04:06 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog05:48 AM – 07:33 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:33 AM – 09:18 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara09:18 AM – 11:04 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:04 AM – 12:49 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:49 PM – 02:34 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:34 PM – 04:20 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:20 PM – 06:05 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog06:05 PM – 07:51 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal07:51 PM – 09:05 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:05 PM – 10:20 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:20 PM – 11:34 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:34 PM – 12:49 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:49 AM – 02:04 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:04 AM – 03:18 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:18 AM – 04:33 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:33 AM – 05:48 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