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Panchang for San Francisco — 23 August 2026

Shukla Ekadashi tithi, Purva Ashadha nakshatra · Sunday · CA (37.7749°, -122.4194°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)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 — 06:32 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 Ekadashiuntil 03:49 PMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySundayAuthority, government, medicine, father, courage, gold.
NakshatraPurva Ashadha · pada 1until 07:58 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaPritiuntil 06:34 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 03:49 PMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:32 AM
Sunset07:52 PM
Moonrise05:38 PM
Moonset01:48 AM
Moon inSagittarius
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:45 PM – 01:38 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:56 AM – 05:44 AM
Amrit Kalam03:09 AM – 04:56 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam06:12 PM – 07:52 PM
Gulika Kalam04:32 PM – 06:12 PM
Yamaganda01:12 PM – 02:52 PM
Varjyam04:28 PM – 06:15 PM
Durmuhurta06:05 PM – 06:58 PM

Day Choghadiya

Udveg06:32 AM – 08:12 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:12 AM – 09:52 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:52 AM – 11:32 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:32 AM – 01:12 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:12 PM – 02:52 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:52 PM – 04:32 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:32 PM – 06:12 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg06:12 PM – 07:52 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Shubh07:52 PM – 09:12 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:12 PM – 10:32 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:32 PM – 11:52 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:52 PM – 01:12 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:12 AM – 02:32 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:32 AM – 03:52 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal03:52 AM – 05:12 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh05:12 AM – 06:32 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

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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