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Panchang for Los Angeles — 16 July 2026

Shukla Tritiya tithi, Ashlesha nakshatra · Thursday · CA (34.0522°, -118.2437°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Mithuna (Jyeshtha)

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 — 05:53 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 Tritiyauntil 05:58 PMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraAshlesha · pada 4until 07:22 AMTikshna nakshatra — Incantation, confrontation, severing ties — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaSiddhiuntil 12:52 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaTaitilauntil 07:06 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:53 AM
Sunset08:05 PM
Moonrise08:32 AM
Moonset09:55 PM
Moon inCancer
Sun inGemini
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:30 PM – 01:27 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:17 AM – 05:05 AM
Amrit Kalam05:46 AM – 07:15 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam02:45 PM – 04:32 PM
Gulika Kalam09:26 AM – 11:12 AM
Yamaganda05:53 AM – 07:39 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta02:24 PM – 03:21 PM
Durmuhurta06:11 PM – 07:08 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh05:53 AM – 07:39 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:39 AM – 09:26 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:26 AM – 11:12 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:12 AM – 12:59 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:59 PM – 02:45 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:45 PM – 04:32 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:32 PM – 06:18 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh06:18 PM – 08:05 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit08:05 PM – 09:18 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:18 PM – 10:32 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:32 PM – 11:45 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:45 PM – 12:59 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:59 AM – 02:12 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:12 AM – 03:26 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:26 AM – 04:39 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:39 AM – 05:53 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