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Panchang for New York — 16 December 2026

Shukla Saptami tithi, Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra · Wednesday · NY (40.7128°, -74.006°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Dhanu (Margashirsha)

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 — 07:13 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 Saptamiuntil 12:16 PMBhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayWednesdayTrade, learning, accounts, communication, short travel.
NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada · pada 1until 05:00 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaSiddhiuntil 02:51 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVanijauntil 12:16 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:13 AM
Sunset04:30 PM
Moonrise11:42 AM
Moonset11:46 PM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inSagittarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta05:37 AM – 06:25 AM
Amrit Kalam09:45 PM – 11:26 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam11:51 AM – 01:01 PM
Gulika Kalam10:41 AM – 11:51 AM
Yamaganda08:22 AM – 09:32 AM
Varjyam11:34 AM – 01:16 PM
Abhijit Muhurta11:32 AM – 12:10 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta09:41 AM – 10:18 AM

Day Choghadiya

Laabh07:13 AM – 08:22 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:22 AM – 09:32 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:32 AM – 10:41 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:41 AM – 11:51 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:51 AM – 01:01 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:01 PM – 02:10 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:10 PM – 03:20 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:20 PM – 04:30 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures

Night Choghadiya

Udveg04:30 PM – 06:20 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara06:20 PM – 08:10 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:10 PM – 10:01 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:01 PM – 11:51 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:51 PM – 01:41 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:41 AM – 03:32 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:32 AM – 05:22 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg05:22 AM – 07:13 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; 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