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Panchang for Prayagraj — 18 December 2026

Shukla Navami tithi, Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra · Friday · Uttar Pradesh (25.4358°, 81.8463°)

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 Prayagraj (25.4358°, 81.8463°)'s own sunrise — 06:42 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 Navamiuntil 11:14 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayFridayArts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure.
NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada · pada 3until 04:10 PMSthira nakshatra — Griha-pravesh, planting, coronation, long-term & permanent works.
YogaVyatipatauntil 12:19 PMMaha-pata yoga — strongly rejected for all auspicious works.
KaranaBalavauntil 11:27 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:42 AM
Sunset05:16 PM
Moonrise12:33 PM
Moonset12:24 AM
Moon inPisces
Sun inSagittarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:37 AM – 12:20 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:06 AM – 05:54 AM
Amrit Kalam11:59 AM – 01:37 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam10:39 AM – 11:59 AM
Gulika Kalam08:01 AM – 09:20 AM
Yamaganda02:37 PM – 03:56 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta10:55 AM – 11:37 AM
Durmuhurta01:44 PM – 02:26 PM

Day Choghadiya

Chara06:42 AM – 08:01 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:01 AM – 09:20 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:20 AM – 10:39 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:39 AM – 11:59 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:59 AM – 01:18 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:18 PM – 02:37 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:37 PM – 03:56 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:56 PM – 05:16 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

Night Choghadiya

Rog05:16 PM – 06:56 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg06:56 PM – 08:37 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:37 PM – 10:18 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:18 PM – 11:59 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:59 PM – 01:39 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:39 AM – 03:20 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:20 AM – 05:01 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog05:01 AM – 06:42 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

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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