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Panchang for New York — 13 August 2026

Shukla Pratipada tithi, Magha 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 — 06:04 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 Pratipadauntil 11:12 AMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraMagha · pada 2until 07:08 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaParighauntil 11:58 PMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaBavauntil 11:12 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:04 AM
Sunset07:57 PM
Moonrise07:04 AM
Moonset08:26 PM
Moon inLeo
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:32 PM – 01:28 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:28 AM – 05:16 AM
Amrit Kalam04:56 PM – 06:27 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam02:44 PM – 04:28 PM
Gulika Kalam09:32 AM – 11:16 AM
Yamaganda06:04 AM – 07:48 AM
Varjyam07:53 AM – 09:24 AM
Durmuhurta02:23 PM – 03:19 PM
Durmuhurta06:05 PM – 07:01 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh06:04 AM – 07:48 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:48 AM – 09:32 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:32 AM – 11:16 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:16 AM – 01:00 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:00 PM – 02:44 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:44 PM – 04:28 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:28 PM – 06:12 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh06:12 PM – 07:57 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit07:57 PM – 09:12 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:12 PM – 10:28 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:28 PM – 11:44 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:44 PM – 01:00 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:00 AM – 02:16 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:16 AM – 03:32 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:32 AM – 04:48 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:48 AM – 06:04 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