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Panchang for Prayagraj — 21 July 2026

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Chitra nakshatra · Tuesday · Uttar Pradesh (25.4358°, 81.8463°)

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 Prayagraj (25.4358°, 81.8463°)'s own sunrise — 05:24 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 Ashtamiuntil 05:17 AMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraChitra · pada 2until 08:49 PMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaSiddhauntil 06:25 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 04:35 PMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:24 AM
Sunset06:54 PM
Moonrise12:10 PM
Moonset11:21 PM
Moon inVirgo
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:42 AM – 12:36 PM
Brahma Muhurta03:48 AM – 04:36 AM
Amrit Kalam01:20 PM – 03:03 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam03:31 PM – 05:12 PM
Gulika Kalam12:09 PM – 01:50 PM
Yamaganda08:46 AM – 10:27 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta10:48 AM – 11:42 AM
Durmuhurta02:24 PM – 03:18 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog05:24 AM – 07:05 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:05 AM – 08:46 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:46 AM – 10:27 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:27 AM – 12:09 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:09 PM – 01:50 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:50 PM – 03:31 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:31 PM – 05:12 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog05:12 PM – 06:54 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal06:54 PM – 08:12 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:12 PM – 09:31 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:31 PM – 10:50 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:50 PM – 12:09 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:09 AM – 01:27 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:27 AM – 02:46 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:46 AM – 04:05 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:05 AM – 05:24 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