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Panchang for Muscat — 18 August 2026

Shukla Shashthi tithi, Swati nakshatra · Tuesday · (23.588°, 58.3829°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Simha (Shravana)

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 Muscat (23.588°, 58.3829°)'s own sunrise — 05:43 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 Shashthiuntil 04:21 PMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraSwati · pada 1until 05:17 AMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaShuklauntil 01:53 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaTaitilauntil 04:21 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:43 AM
Sunset06:37 PM
Moonrise10:59 AM
Moonset10:03 PM
Moon inLibra
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:44 AM – 12:35 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:07 AM – 04:55 AM
Amrit Kalam07:31 PM – 09:15 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam03:23 PM – 05:00 PM
Gulika Kalam12:10 PM – 01:46 PM
Yamaganda08:56 AM – 10:33 AM
Varjyam09:11 AM – 10:55 AM
Durmuhurta10:52 AM – 11:44 AM
Durmuhurta02:19 PM – 03:10 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog05:43 AM – 07:19 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:19 AM – 08:56 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:56 AM – 10:33 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:33 AM – 12:10 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:10 PM – 01:46 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:46 PM – 03:23 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:23 PM – 05:00 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog05:00 PM – 06:37 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal06:37 PM – 08:00 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:00 PM – 09:23 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:23 PM – 10:46 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:46 PM – 12:10 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:10 AM – 01:33 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:33 AM – 02:56 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:56 AM – 04:19 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:19 AM – 05:43 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; 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