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Panchang for Shimla — 19 September 2026

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Mula nakshatra · Saturday · Himachal Pradesh (31.1048°, 77.1734°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Kanya (Bhadrapada)

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 — 06:07 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 Ashtamiuntil 03:27 PMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySaturdayLabour, iron, oil, long-term work — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraMula · pada 2until 01:43 AMTikshna nakshatra — Incantation, confrontation, severing ties — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaAyushmanuntil 02:29 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBavauntil 03:27 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:07 AM
Sunset06:22 PM
Moonrise01:56 PM
Moonset11:38 PM
Moon inSagittarius
Sun inVirgo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:50 AM – 12:39 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:31 AM – 05:19 AM
Amrit Kalam06:38 PM – 08:26 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam09:10 AM – 10:42 AM
Gulika Kalam06:07 AM – 07:38 AM
Yamaganda01:46 PM – 03:18 PM
Varjyam07:51 AM – 09:39 AM
Durmuhurta09:23 AM – 10:12 AM
Durmuhurta02:17 PM – 03:06 PM

Day Choghadiya

Kaal06:07 AM – 07:38 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh07:38 AM – 09:10 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:10 AM – 10:42 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:42 AM – 12:14 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:14 PM – 01:46 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:46 PM – 03:18 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:18 PM – 04:50 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:50 PM – 06:22 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Laabh06:22 PM – 07:50 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit07:50 PM – 09:18 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:18 PM – 10:46 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:46 PM – 12:14 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:14 AM – 01:42 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:42 AM – 03:10 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:10 AM – 04:38 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:38 AM – 06:07 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