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Panchang for New York — 21 December 2026

Shukla Dwadashi tithi, Krittika nakshatra · Monday · 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 — 07:16 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 Dwadashiuntil 07:06 AMBhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraKrittika · pada 1until 12:15 AMMishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works.
YogaSiddhauntil 03:02 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBalavauntil 07:06 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:16 AM
Sunset04:32 PM
Moonrise02:06 PM
Moonset04:29 AM
Moon inAries
Sun inSagittarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta05:40 AM – 06:28 AM
Amrit Kalam11:22 PM – 12:48 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam08:25 AM – 09:35 AM
Gulika Kalam01:03 PM – 02:13 PM
Yamaganda10:44 AM – 11:54 AM
Varjyam02:44 PM – 04:10 PM
Abhijit Muhurta11:35 AM – 12:12 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta02:03 PM – 02:40 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit07:16 AM – 08:25 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:25 AM – 09:35 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:35 AM – 10:44 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:44 AM – 11:54 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:54 AM – 01:03 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:03 PM – 02:13 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:13 PM – 03:22 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:22 PM – 04:32 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara04:32 PM – 06:22 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh06:22 PM – 08:13 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:13 PM – 10:03 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:03 PM – 11:54 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:54 PM – 01:44 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:44 AM – 03:35 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:35 AM – 05:25 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara05:25 AM – 07:16 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

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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