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Panchang for Rishikesh — 8 October 2026

Krishna Trayodashi tithi, Purva Phalguni nakshatra · Thursday · Uttarakhand (30.0869°, 78.2676°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Kanya (Bhadrapada)

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 — 06:14 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
TithiKrishna Trayodashiuntil 10:16 PMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraPurva Phalguni · pada 2until 09:20 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaShuklauntil 12:58 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaGarauntil 10:44 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:14 AM
Sunset05:55 PM
Moonrise03:49 AM
Moonset04:25 PM
Moon inLeo
Sun inVirgo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:41 AM – 12:27 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:38 AM – 05:26 AM
Amrit Kalam03:14 PM – 04:49 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam01:32 PM – 02:59 PM
Gulika Kalam09:09 AM – 10:36 AM
Yamaganda06:14 AM – 07:41 AM
Varjyam05:45 AM – 07:20 AM
Durmuhurta01:14 PM – 02:01 PM
Durmuhurta04:21 PM – 05:08 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh06:14 AM – 07:41 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:41 AM – 09:09 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:09 AM – 10:36 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:36 AM – 12:04 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:04 PM – 01:32 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:32 PM – 02:59 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:59 PM – 04:27 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:27 PM – 05:55 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit05:55 PM – 07:27 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:27 PM – 08:59 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:59 PM – 10:32 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:32 PM – 12:04 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:04 AM – 01:36 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:36 AM – 03:09 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:09 AM – 04:41 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:41 AM – 06:14 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