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Panchang for Los Angeles — 21 December 2026

Shukla Trayodashi tithi, Krittika nakshatra · Monday · CA (34.0522°, -118.2437°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)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 Trayodashiuntil 12:54 AMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraKrittika · pada 2until 09:15 PMMishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works.
YogaSiddhauntil 12:02 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaKaulavauntil 02:34 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:54 AM
Sunset04:48 PM
Moonrise02:29 PM
Moonset04:16 AM
Moon inTaurus
Sun inSagittarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta05:18 AM – 06:06 AM
Amrit Kalam08:00 PM – 09:26 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam08:08 AM – 09:22 AM
Gulika Kalam01:05 PM – 02:19 PM
Yamaganda10:36 AM – 11:51 AM
Varjyam11:23 AM – 12:49 PM
Abhijit Muhurta11:31 AM – 12:10 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta02:09 PM – 02:49 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit06:54 AM – 08:08 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:08 AM – 09:22 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:22 AM – 10:36 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:36 AM – 11:51 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:51 AM – 01:05 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:05 PM – 02:19 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:19 PM – 03:33 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:33 PM – 04:48 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara04:48 PM – 06:33 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh06:33 PM – 08:19 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:19 PM – 10:05 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:05 PM – 11:51 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:51 PM – 01:36 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:36 AM – 03:22 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:22 AM – 05:08 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara05:08 AM – 06:54 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

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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