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Panchang for Ludhiana — 17 August 2026

Shukla Panchami tithi, Chitra nakshatra · Monday · Punjab (30.901°, 75.8573°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Karka (Ashadha)

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 Ludhiana (30.901°, 75.8573°)'s own sunrise — 05:54 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 Panchamiuntil 05:00 PMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraChitra · pada 1until 04:58 AMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaShubhauntil 03:29 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBalavauntil 05:00 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:54 AM
Sunset07:07 PM
Moonrise10:30 AM
Moonset09:36 PM
Moon inVirgo
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta04:18 AM – 05:06 AM
Amrit Kalam10:10 PM – 11:50 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam07:33 AM – 09:12 AM
Gulika Kalam02:09 PM – 03:48 PM
Yamaganda10:51 AM – 12:30 PM
Varjyam12:06 PM – 01:47 PM
Abhijit Muhurta12:04 PM – 12:56 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta03:35 PM – 04:28 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit05:54 AM – 07:33 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:33 AM – 09:12 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:12 AM – 10:51 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:51 AM – 12:30 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:30 PM – 02:09 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:09 PM – 03:48 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:48 PM – 05:27 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:27 PM – 07:07 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara07:07 PM – 08:27 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:27 PM – 09:48 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:48 PM – 11:09 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:09 PM – 12:30 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:30 AM – 01:51 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:51 AM – 03:12 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:12 AM – 04:33 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:33 AM – 05:54 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

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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