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Panchang for Madurai — 26 October 2026

Shukla Purnima tithi, Ashwini nakshatra · Monday · Tamil Nadu (9.9252°, 78.1198°)

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 Madurai (9.9252°, 78.1198°)'s own sunrise — 06:07 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 Purnimauntil 09:41 AMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraAshwini · pada 2until 05:41 PMKshipra nakshatra — Trade, medicine, learning, fine arts, quick tasks.
YogaVajrauntil 02:17 PMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaBavauntil 09:41 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:07 AM
Sunset05:56 PM
Moonrise06:04 PM
Moonset05:54 AM
Moon inAries
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta04:31 AM – 05:19 AM
Amrit Kalam11:08 AM – 12:37 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam07:35 AM – 09:04 AM
Gulika Kalam01:30 PM – 02:58 PM
Yamaganda10:32 AM – 12:01 PM
Varjyam02:06 PM – 03:35 PM
Abhijit Muhurta11:37 AM – 12:25 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta02:46 PM – 03:34 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit06:07 AM – 07:35 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:35 AM – 09:04 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:04 AM – 10:32 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:32 AM – 12:01 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:01 PM – 01:30 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:30 PM – 02:58 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:58 PM – 04:27 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:27 PM – 05:56 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara05:56 PM – 07:27 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh07:27 PM – 08:58 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:58 PM – 10:30 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:30 PM – 12:01 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:01 AM – 01:32 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:32 AM – 03:04 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:04 AM – 04:35 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:35 AM – 06:07 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