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Panchang for Ludhiana — 16 December 2026

Shukla Saptami tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra · Wednesday · Punjab (30.901°, 75.8573°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Vrischika (Kartika)

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 — 07:17 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 Saptamiuntil 10:46 PMBhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayWednesdayTrade, learning, accounts, communication, short travel.
NakshatraShatabhisha · pada 3until 02:02 PMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaVajrauntil 01:46 PMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaGarauntil 10:08 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:17 AM
Sunset05:27 PM
Moonrise11:58 AM
Moonset11:53 PM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inScorpio
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta05:41 AM – 06:29 AM
Amrit Kalam07:32 AM – 09:16 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam12:22 PM – 01:38 PM
Gulika Kalam11:05 AM – 12:22 PM
Yamaganda08:33 AM – 09:49 AM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta12:01 PM – 12:42 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta09:59 AM – 10:40 AM

Day Choghadiya

Laabh07:17 AM – 08:33 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:33 AM – 09:49 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:49 AM – 11:05 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:05 AM – 12:22 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:22 PM – 01:38 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:38 PM – 02:54 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:54 PM – 04:10 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:10 PM – 05:27 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures

Night Choghadiya

Udveg05:27 PM – 07:10 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara07:10 PM – 08:54 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:54 PM – 10:38 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:38 PM – 12:22 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:22 AM – 02:05 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:05 AM – 03:49 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:49 AM – 05:33 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg05:33 AM – 07:17 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