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Panchang for Los Angeles — 21 October 2026

Shukla Ekadashi tithi, Dhanishtha nakshatra · Wednesday · CA (34.0522°, -118.2437°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)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 — 07:03 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 Ekadashiuntil 02:18 AMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayWednesdayTrade, learning, accounts, communication, short travel.
NakshatraDhanishtha · pada 4until 07:18 AMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaGandauntil 12:03 PMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaVanijauntil 02:06 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:03 AM
Sunset06:12 PM
Moonrise03:48 PM
Moonset02:18 AM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta05:27 AM – 06:15 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam12:37 PM – 02:01 PM
Gulika Kalam11:13 AM – 12:37 PM
Yamaganda08:26 AM – 09:50 AM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta12:15 PM – 12:59 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta10:01 AM – 10:46 AM

Day Choghadiya

Laabh07:03 AM – 08:26 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:26 AM – 09:50 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:50 AM – 11:13 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:13 AM – 12:37 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:37 PM – 02:01 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:01 PM – 03:24 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:24 PM – 04:48 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:48 PM – 06:12 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures

Night Choghadiya

Udveg06:12 PM – 07:48 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara07:48 PM – 09:24 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:24 PM – 11:01 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:01 PM – 12:37 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:37 AM – 02:13 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:13 AM – 03:50 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:50 AM – 05:26 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg05:26 AM – 07:03 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