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Panchang for New York — 6 August 2026

Krishna Ashtami tithi, Bharani nakshatra · Thursday · NY (40.7128°, -74.006°)

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 New York (40.7128°, -74.006°)'s own sunrise — 05:57 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 Ashtamiuntil 09:23 AMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraBharani · pada 4until 10:43 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaVriddhiuntil 02:41 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaKaulavauntil 09:23 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:57 AM
Sunset08:06 PM
Moonrise12:06 AM
Moonset02:34 PM
Moon inAries
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:33 PM – 01:29 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:21 AM – 05:09 AM
Amrit Kalam06:07 AM – 07:38 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam02:47 PM – 04:33 PM
Gulika Kalam09:29 AM – 11:15 AM
Yamaganda05:57 AM – 07:43 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta02:26 PM – 03:23 PM
Durmuhurta06:12 PM – 07:09 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh05:57 AM – 07:43 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:43 AM – 09:29 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:29 AM – 11:15 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:15 AM – 01:01 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:01 PM – 02:47 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:47 PM – 04:33 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:33 PM – 06:19 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh06:19 PM – 08:06 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit08:06 PM – 09:19 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:19 PM – 10:33 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:33 PM – 11:47 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:47 PM – 01:01 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:01 AM – 02:15 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:15 AM – 03:29 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:29 AM – 04:43 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:43 AM – 05:57 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works

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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