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Shukla Ashtami tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra · Wednesday · Jharkhand (23.3441°, 85.3096°)
Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Vrischika (Kartika)
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 — 06:04 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Ashtami | until 06:05 AM | Jaya tithi — auspicious and supportive. |
| Weekday | Wednesday | — | Trade, learning, accounts, communication, short travel. |
| Nakshatra | Shatabhisha · pada 1 | until 06:10 AM | Chara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works. |
| Yoga | Dhruva | until 08:05 AM | Auspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works. |
| Karana | Bava | until 06:05 AM | Movable karana — generally workable for most activities. |
| Sunrise | 06:04 AM |
| Sunset | 05:03 PM |
| Moonrise | 12:45 PM |
| Moonset | 12:32 AM |
| Moon in | Aquarius |
| Sun in | Scorpio |
| Ayana · Ritu (season) | Dakshinayana · Sharad |
| Brahma Muhurta | 04:28 AM – 05:16 AM |
| Amrit Kalam | 10:34 PM – 12:16 AM |
| Rahu Kalam | 11:33 AM – 12:55 PM |
| Gulika Kalam | 10:11 AM – 11:33 AM |
| Yamaganda | 07:26 AM – 08:48 AM |
| Varjyam | 12:20 PM – 02:02 PM |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:11 AM – 11:55 AM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious |
| Durmuhurta | 08:59 AM – 09:43 AM |
| Laabh | 06:04 AM – 07:26 AM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 07:26 AM – 08:48 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 08:48 AM – 10:11 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 10:11 AM – 11:33 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 11:33 AM – 12:55 PM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 12:55 PM – 02:18 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 02:18 PM – 03:40 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 03:40 PM – 05:03 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Udveg | 05:03 PM – 06:40 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 06:40 PM – 08:18 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 08:18 PM – 09:55 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 09:55 PM – 11:33 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 11:33 PM – 01:11 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 01:11 AM – 02:48 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 02:48 AM – 04:26 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 04:26 AM – 06:04 AM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
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