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Panchang for San Francisco — 18 August 2026

Shukla Saptami tithi, Swati nakshatra · Tuesday · CA (37.7749°, -122.4194°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Simha (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 — 06:28 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 Saptamiuntil 06:50 AMBhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraSwati · pada 3until 06:17 PMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaShuklauntil 02:53 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaGarauntil 06:01 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:28 AM
Sunset07:59 PM
Moonrise01:02 PM
Moonset10:52 PM
Moon inLibra
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:46 PM – 01:40 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:52 AM – 05:40 AM
Amrit Kalam09:13 AM – 10:57 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam04:36 PM – 06:17 PM
Gulika Kalam01:13 PM – 02:54 PM
Yamaganda09:50 AM – 11:32 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta11:52 AM – 12:46 PM
Durmuhurta03:28 PM – 04:22 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog06:28 AM – 08:09 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:09 AM – 09:50 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara09:50 AM – 11:32 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:32 AM – 01:13 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:13 PM – 02:54 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:54 PM – 04:36 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:36 PM – 06:17 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog06:17 PM – 07:59 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal07:59 PM – 09:17 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:17 PM – 10:36 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:36 PM – 11:54 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:54 PM – 01:13 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:13 AM – 02:32 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:32 AM – 03:50 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:50 AM – 05:09 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal05:09 AM – 06:28 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

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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