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Panchang for Rishikesh — 16 August 2026

Shukla Chaturthi tithi, Hasta nakshatra · Sunday · Uttarakhand (30.0869°, 78.2676°)

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 Rishikesh (30.0869°, 78.2676°)'s own sunrise — 05:44 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 Chaturthiuntil 04:53 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdaySundayAuthority, government, medicine, father, courage, gold.
NakshatraHasta · pada 1until 03:50 AMKshipra nakshatra — Trade, medicine, learning, fine arts, quick tasks.
YogaSadhyauntil 04:08 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 04:53 PMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:44 AM
Sunset06:58 PM
Moonrise09:19 AM
Moonset08:57 PM
Moon inVirgo
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:54 AM – 12:47 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:08 AM – 04:56 AM
Amrit Kalam09:28 PM – 11:05 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam05:18 PM – 06:58 PM
Gulika Kalam03:39 PM – 05:18 PM
Yamaganda12:21 PM – 02:00 PM
Varjyam12:05 PM – 01:43 PM
Durmuhurta05:12 PM – 06:05 PM

Day Choghadiya

Udveg05:44 AM – 07:23 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara07:23 AM – 09:02 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:02 AM – 10:41 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:41 AM – 12:21 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:21 PM – 02:00 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:00 PM – 03:39 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:39 PM – 05:18 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg05:18 PM – 06:58 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Shubh06:58 PM – 08:18 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:18 PM – 09:39 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:39 PM – 11:00 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:00 PM – 12:21 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:21 AM – 01:41 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:41 AM – 03:02 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal03:02 AM – 04:23 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:23 AM – 05:44 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

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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