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Panchang for Los Angeles — 18 October 2026

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Uttara Ashadha nakshatra · Sunday · CA (34.0522°, -118.2437°)

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

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 — 07:00 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 10:22 PMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySundayAuthority, government, medicine, father, courage, gold.
NakshatraUttara Ashadha · pada 1until 03:08 AMSthira nakshatra — Griha-pravesh, planting, coronation, long-term & permanent works.
YogaSukarmauntil 11:26 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 09:12 AMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:00 AM
Sunset06:15 PM
Moonrise02:17 PM
Moonset12:17 AM
Moon inSagittarius
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:15 PM – 01:00 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:24 AM – 06:12 AM
Amrit Kalam09:00 PM – 10:47 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam04:50 PM – 06:15 PM
Gulika Kalam03:26 PM – 04:50 PM
Yamaganda12:37 PM – 02:01 PM
Varjyam10:16 AM – 12:04 PM
Durmuhurta04:45 PM – 05:30 PM

Day Choghadiya

Udveg07:00 AM – 08:24 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:24 AM – 09:48 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:48 AM – 11:13 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:13 AM – 12:37 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:37 PM – 02:01 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:01 PM – 03:26 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:26 PM – 04:50 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:50 PM – 06:15 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Shubh06:15 PM – 07:50 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:50 PM – 09:26 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:26 PM – 11:01 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:01 PM – 12:37 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:37 AM – 02:13 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:13 AM – 03:48 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal03:48 AM – 05:24 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh05:24 AM – 07:00 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

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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