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Panchang for Rishikesh — 21 October 2026

Shukla Dashami tithi, Dhanishtha nakshatra · Wednesday · Uttarakhand (30.0869°, 78.2676°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Tula (Ashvina)

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 — 06:22 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 Dashamiuntil 02:12 PMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayWednesdayTrade, learning, accounts, communication, short travel.
NakshatraDhanishtha · pada 2until 07:48 PMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaGandauntil 12:33 AMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaGarauntil 02:12 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:22 AM
Sunset05:40 PM
Moonrise02:52 PM
Moonset01:15 AM
Moon inCapricorn
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta04:46 AM – 05:34 AM
Amrit Kalam09:04 AM – 10:46 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam12:01 PM – 01:25 PM
Gulika Kalam10:36 AM – 12:01 PM
Yamaganda07:46 AM – 09:11 AM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta11:38 AM – 12:23 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta09:22 AM – 10:08 AM

Day Choghadiya

Laabh06:22 AM – 07:46 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit07:46 AM – 09:11 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:11 AM – 10:36 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:36 AM – 12:01 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:01 PM – 01:25 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:25 PM – 02:50 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:50 PM – 04:15 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:15 PM – 05:40 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures

Night Choghadiya

Udveg05:40 PM – 07:15 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara07:15 PM – 08:50 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:50 PM – 10:25 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:25 PM – 12:01 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:01 AM – 01:36 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:36 AM – 03:11 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:11 AM – 04:46 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:46 AM – 06:22 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; 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