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Panchang for Ranchi — 23 July 2026

Shukla Navami tithi, Vishakha nakshatra · Thursday · Jharkhand (23.3441°, 85.3096°)

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 Ranchi (23.3441°, 85.3096°)'s own sunrise — 05:15 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 07:03 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraVishakha · pada 2until 01:42 AMMishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works.
YogaShubhauntil 07:20 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaKaulavauntil 07:03 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:15 AM
Sunset06:36 PM
Moonrise01:42 PM
Moonset12:26 AM
Moon inLibra
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:28 AM – 12:22 PM
Brahma Muhurta03:39 AM – 04:27 AM
Amrit Kalam03:10 PM – 04:57 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam01:35 PM – 03:15 PM
Gulika Kalam08:35 AM – 10:15 AM
Yamaganda05:15 AM – 06:55 AM
Varjyam04:29 AM – 06:16 AM
Durmuhurta01:15 PM – 02:09 PM
Durmuhurta04:49 PM – 05:42 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh05:15 AM – 06:55 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog06:55 AM – 08:35 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:35 AM – 10:15 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:15 AM – 11:55 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:55 AM – 01:35 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:35 PM – 03:15 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal03:15 PM – 04:55 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:55 PM – 06:36 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit06:36 PM – 07:55 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:55 PM – 09:15 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:15 PM – 10:35 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:35 PM – 11:55 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:55 PM – 01:15 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:15 AM – 02:35 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:35 AM – 03:55 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:55 AM – 05:15 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works

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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