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Panchang for New York — 18 August 2025

Krishna Dashami tithi, Mrigashira nakshatra · Monday · NY (40.7128°, -74.006°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukti)Shaka Samvat 1947Simha (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 New York (40.7128°, -74.006°)'s own sunrise — 06:09 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
TithiKrishna Dashamiuntil 07:53 AMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraMrigashira · pada 3until 04:36 PMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaHarshanauntil 01:29 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 07:53 AMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:09 AM
Sunset07:49 PM
Moonrise12:47 AM
Moonset04:56 PM
Moon inGemini
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta04:33 AM – 05:21 AM
Amrit Kalam08:22 AM – 09:53 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam07:51 AM – 09:34 AM
Gulika Kalam02:41 PM – 04:24 PM
Yamaganda11:16 AM – 12:59 PM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta12:31 PM – 01:26 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta04:10 PM – 05:05 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit06:09 AM – 07:51 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:51 AM – 09:34 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:34 AM – 11:16 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:16 AM – 12:59 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:59 PM – 02:41 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:41 PM – 04:24 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:24 PM – 06:06 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit06:06 PM – 07:49 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara07:49 PM – 09:06 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:06 PM – 10:24 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:24 PM – 11:41 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:41 PM – 12:59 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:59 AM – 02:16 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:16 AM – 03:34 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:34 AM – 04:51 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:51 AM – 06:09 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