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Panchang for Shimla — 18 August 2026

Shukla Shashthi tithi, Swati nakshatra · Tuesday · Himachal Pradesh (31.1048°, 77.1734°)

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 Shimla (31.1048°, 77.1734°)'s own sunrise — 05:49 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 Shashthiuntil 05:51 PMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraSwati · pada 1until 06:47 AMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaShuklauntil 03:23 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaTaitilauntil 05:51 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:49 AM
Sunset07:01 PM
Moonrise11:24 AM
Moonset10:02 PM
Moon inLibra
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:58 AM – 12:51 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:13 AM – 05:01 AM
Amrit Kalam09:08 PM – 10:51 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam03:43 PM – 05:22 PM
Gulika Kalam12:25 PM – 02:04 PM
Yamaganda09:07 AM – 10:46 AM
Varjyam10:48 AM – 12:31 PM
Durmuhurta11:05 AM – 11:58 AM
Durmuhurta02:37 PM – 03:29 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog05:49 AM – 07:28 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:28 AM – 09:07 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara09:07 AM – 10:46 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:46 AM – 12:25 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:25 PM – 02:04 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:04 PM – 03:43 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:43 PM – 05:22 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog05:22 PM – 07:01 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal07:01 PM – 08:22 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:22 PM – 09:43 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:43 PM – 11:04 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:04 PM – 12:25 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:25 AM – 01:46 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:46 AM – 03:07 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:07 AM – 04:28 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:28 AM – 05:49 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