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Panchang for San Francisco — 23 August 2025

Shukla Pratipada tithi, Magha nakshatra · Saturday · CA (37.7749°, -122.4194°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukti)Shaka Samvat 1947Simha (Shravana)

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 San Francisco (37.7749°, -122.4194°)'s own sunrise — 06:32 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 Pratipadauntil 11:18 PMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySaturdayLabour, iron, oil, long-term work — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraMagha · pada 3until 12:25 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaShivauntil 11:59 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaKimstughnauntil 11:08 AMFixed karana — auspicious, conducive to good beginnings.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:32 AM
Sunset07:51 PM
Moonrise06:59 AM
Moonset08:12 PM
Moon inLeo
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:44 PM – 01:38 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:56 AM – 05:44 AM
Amrit Kalam10:28 AM – 12:07 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam09:51 AM – 11:31 AM
Gulika Kalam06:32 AM – 08:11 AM
Yamaganda02:51 PM – 04:31 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta10:05 AM – 10:58 AM
Durmuhurta03:24 PM – 04:17 PM

Day Choghadiya

Kaal06:32 AM – 08:11 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:11 AM – 09:51 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:51 AM – 11:31 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:31 AM – 01:11 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:11 PM – 02:51 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:51 PM – 04:31 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:31 PM – 06:11 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal06:11 PM – 07:51 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Laabh07:51 PM – 09:11 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:11 PM – 10:31 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:31 PM – 11:51 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:51 PM – 01:11 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:11 AM – 02:31 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:31 AM – 03:51 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:51 AM – 05:11 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh05:11 AM – 06:32 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures

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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