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Panchang for Surat — 17 August 2026

Shukla Panchami tithi, Chitra nakshatra · Monday · Gujarat (21.1702°, 72.8311°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Karka (Ashadha)

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 Surat (21.1702°, 72.8311°)'s own sunrise — 06:18 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 Panchamiuntil 05:00 PMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraChitra · pada 1until 04:58 AMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaShubhauntil 03:29 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBalavauntil 05:00 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:18 AM
Sunset07:08 PM
Moonrise10:31 AM
Moonset10:02 PM
Moon inVirgo
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta04:42 AM – 05:30 AM
Amrit Kalam10:34 PM – 12:14 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam07:54 AM – 09:30 AM
Gulika Kalam02:19 PM – 03:55 PM
Yamaganda11:06 AM – 12:43 PM
Varjyam12:30 PM – 02:11 PM
Abhijit Muhurta12:17 PM – 01:08 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta03:42 PM – 04:34 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit06:18 AM – 07:54 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:54 AM – 09:30 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:30 AM – 11:06 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:06 AM – 12:43 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:43 PM – 02:19 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:19 PM – 03:55 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:55 PM – 05:31 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:31 PM – 07:08 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara07:08 PM – 08:31 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:31 PM – 09:55 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:55 PM – 11:19 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:19 PM – 12:43 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:43 AM – 02:06 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:06 AM – 03:30 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:30 AM – 04:54 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:54 AM – 06:18 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