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Panchang for Los Angeles — 17 July 2026

Shukla Chaturthi tithi, Magha nakshatra · Friday · CA (34.0522°, -118.2437°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (2/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Karka (Ashadha)

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 — 05:54 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 Chaturthiuntil 04:13 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayFridayArts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure.
NakshatraMagha · pada 4until 06:05 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaVyatipatauntil 10:16 AMMaha-pata yoga — strongly rejected for all auspicious works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 04:13 PMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:54 AM
Sunset08:04 PM
Moonrise09:40 AM
Moonset10:24 PM
Moon inLeo
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:30 PM – 01:27 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:18 AM – 05:06 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam11:12 AM – 12:59 PM
Gulika Kalam07:40 AM – 09:26 AM
Yamaganda04:31 PM – 06:17 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta11:34 AM – 12:30 PM
Durmuhurta03:20 PM – 04:17 PM

Day Choghadiya

Chara05:54 AM – 07:40 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh07:40 AM – 09:26 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:26 AM – 11:12 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:12 AM – 12:59 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:59 PM – 02:45 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:45 PM – 04:31 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:31 PM – 06:17 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara06:17 PM – 08:04 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

Night Choghadiya

Rog08:04 PM – 09:17 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:17 PM – 10:31 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:31 PM – 11:45 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:45 PM – 12:59 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:59 AM – 02:12 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:12 AM – 03:26 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:26 AM – 04:40 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:40 AM – 05:54 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; 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