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Panchang for New York — 20 December 2026

Shukla Ekadashi tithi, Bharani nakshatra · Sunday · NY (40.7128°, -74.006°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)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 — 07:16 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 Ekadashiuntil 09:45 AMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySundayAuthority, government, medicine, father, courage, gold.
NakshatraBharani · pada 1until 02:39 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaShivauntil 06:37 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 09:45 AMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:16 AM
Sunset04:32 PM
Moonrise01:25 PM
Moonset03:13 AM
Moon inAries
Sun inSagittarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:35 AM – 12:12 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:40 AM – 06:28 AM
Amrit Kalam11:28 PM – 12:57 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam03:22 PM – 04:32 PM
Gulika Kalam02:13 PM – 03:22 PM
Yamaganda11:54 AM – 01:03 PM
Varjyam02:36 PM – 04:04 PM
Durmuhurta03:17 PM – 03:54 PM

Day Choghadiya

Udveg07:16 AM – 08:25 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:25 AM – 09:35 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:35 AM – 10:44 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:44 AM – 11:54 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:54 AM – 01:03 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:03 PM – 02:13 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:13 PM – 03:22 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:22 PM – 04:32 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Shubh04:32 PM – 06:22 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog06:22 PM – 08:13 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:13 PM – 10:03 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:03 PM – 11:54 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:54 PM – 01:44 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:44 AM – 03:35 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal03:35 AM – 05:25 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh05:25 AM – 07:16 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