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Panchang for New York — 16 August 2026

Shukla Chaturthi tithi, Hasta nakshatra · Sunday · NY (40.7128°, -74.006°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)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 — 06:07 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 Chaturthiuntil 07:23 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdaySundayAuthority, government, medicine, father, courage, gold.
NakshatraHasta · pada 2until 06:20 PMKshipra nakshatra — Trade, medicine, learning, fine arts, quick tasks.
YogaSadhyauntil 06:38 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 07:23 AMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:07 AM
Sunset07:53 PM
Moonrise10:35 AM
Moonset09:35 PM
Moon inVirgo
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:32 PM – 01:27 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:31 AM – 05:19 AM
Amrit Kalam12:18 PM – 01:57 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam06:09 PM – 07:53 PM
Gulika Kalam04:26 PM – 06:09 PM
Yamaganda01:00 PM – 02:43 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta06:02 PM – 06:57 PM

Day Choghadiya

Udveg06:07 AM – 07:50 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara07:50 AM – 09:33 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:33 AM – 11:16 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:16 AM – 01:00 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:00 PM – 02:43 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:43 PM – 04:26 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:26 PM – 06:09 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg06:09 PM – 07:53 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Shubh07:53 PM – 09:09 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:09 PM – 10:26 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:26 PM – 11:43 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:43 PM – 01:00 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:00 AM – 02:16 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:16 AM – 03:33 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal03:33 AM – 04:50 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:50 AM – 06:07 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

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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