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Panchang for Los Angeles — 20 December 2026

Shukla Ekadashi tithi, Bharani nakshatra · Sunday · CA (34.0522°, -118.2437°)

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

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 — 06:54 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 Ekadashiuntil 06:45 AMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySundayAuthority, government, medicine, father, courage, gold.
NakshatraBharani · pada 1until 11:39 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaShivauntil 03:37 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 06:45 AMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:54 AM
Sunset04:48 PM
Moonrise01:43 PM
Moonset03:03 AM
Moon inAries
Sun inSagittarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:31 AM – 12:10 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:18 AM – 06:06 AM
Amrit Kalam08:07 PM – 09:35 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam03:33 PM – 04:48 PM
Gulika Kalam02:19 PM – 03:33 PM
Yamaganda11:51 AM – 01:05 PM
Varjyam11:15 AM – 12:44 PM
Durmuhurta03:28 PM – 04:08 PM

Day Choghadiya

Udveg06:54 AM – 08:08 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:08 AM – 09:22 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:22 AM – 10:36 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:36 AM – 11:51 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:51 AM – 01:05 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:05 PM – 02:19 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:19 PM – 03:33 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:33 PM – 04:48 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Shubh04:48 PM – 06:33 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog06:33 PM – 08:19 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:19 PM – 10:05 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:05 PM – 11:51 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:51 PM – 01:36 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:36 AM – 03:22 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal03:22 AM – 05:08 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh05:08 AM – 06:54 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