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Panchang for Los Angeles — 19 August 2026

Shukla Saptami tithi, Vishakha nakshatra · Wednesday · CA (34.0522°, -118.2437°)

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

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 — 06:17 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 Saptamiuntil 06:50 AMBhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayWednesdayTrade, learning, accounts, communication, short travel.
NakshatraVishakha · pada 2until 08:38 PMMishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works.
YogaBrahmauntil 03:14 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVanijauntil 06:50 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:17 AM
Sunset07:35 PM
Moonrise01:36 PM
Moonset11:21 PM
Moon inLibra
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta04:41 AM – 05:29 AM
Amrit Kalam11:13 AM – 12:59 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam12:56 PM – 02:35 PM
Gulika Kalam11:16 AM – 12:56 PM
Yamaganda07:56 AM – 09:36 AM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta12:29 PM – 01:22 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta09:49 AM – 10:43 AM

Day Choghadiya

Laabh06:17 AM – 07:56 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit07:56 AM – 09:36 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:36 AM – 11:16 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:16 AM – 12:56 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:56 PM – 02:35 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:35 PM – 04:15 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:15 PM – 05:55 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh05:55 PM – 07:35 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures

Night Choghadiya

Udveg07:35 PM – 08:55 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:55 PM – 10:15 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:15 PM – 11:35 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:35 PM – 12:56 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:56 AM – 02:16 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:16 AM – 03:36 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:36 AM – 04:56 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:56 AM – 06:17 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