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Panchang for Shimla — 2 November 2026

Krishna Ashtami tithi, Ashlesha nakshatra · Monday · Himachal Pradesh (31.1048°, 77.1734°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Tula (Ashvina)

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 — 06:37 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
TithiKrishna Ashtamiuntil 01:11 PMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraAshlesha · pada 1until 03:46 AMTikshna nakshatra — Incantation, confrontation, severing ties — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaShubhauntil 12:06 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaKaulavauntil 01:11 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:37 AM
Sunset05:32 PM
Moonrise12:42 AM
Moonset01:28 PM
Moon inCancer
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta05:01 AM – 05:49 AM
Amrit Kalam02:50 AM – 04:23 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam07:58 AM – 09:20 AM
Gulika Kalam01:26 PM – 02:48 PM
Yamaganda10:42 AM – 12:04 PM
Varjyam05:31 PM – 07:04 PM
Abhijit Muhurta11:42 AM – 12:26 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta02:37 PM – 03:21 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit06:37 AM – 07:58 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:58 AM – 09:20 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:20 AM – 10:42 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:42 AM – 12:04 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:04 PM – 01:26 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:26 PM – 02:48 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:48 PM – 04:10 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:10 PM – 05:32 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara05:32 PM – 07:10 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh07:10 PM – 08:48 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:48 PM – 10:26 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:26 PM – 12:04 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:04 AM – 01:42 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:42 AM – 03:20 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:20 AM – 04:58 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:58 AM – 06:37 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

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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