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Panchang for New York — 18 August 2026

Shukla Shashthi tithi, Swati nakshatra · Tuesday · NY (40.7128°, -74.006°)

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 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
TithiShukla Shashthiuntil 08:21 AMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraSwati · pada 2until 09:17 PMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaShuklauntil 05:53 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaTaitilauntil 08:21 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:09 AM
Sunset07:50 PM
Moonrise12:47 PM
Moonset10:26 PM
Moon inLibra
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:32 PM – 01:26 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:33 AM – 05:21 AM
Amrit Kalam11:55 AM – 01:39 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam04:24 PM – 06:07 PM
Gulika Kalam12:59 PM – 02:42 PM
Yamaganda09:34 AM – 11:16 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta11:37 AM – 12:32 PM
Durmuhurta03:16 PM – 04:11 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog06:09 AM – 07:51 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:51 AM – 09:34 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara09:34 AM – 11:16 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:16 AM – 12:59 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:59 PM – 02:42 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:42 PM – 04:24 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:24 PM – 06:07 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog06:07 PM – 07:50 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal07:50 PM – 09:07 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:07 PM – 10:24 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:24 PM – 11:42 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:42 PM – 12:59 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:59 AM – 02:16 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:16 AM – 03:34 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:34 AM – 04:51 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:51 AM – 06:09 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