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Panchang for Surat — 22 December 2026

Shukla Trayodashi tithi, Krittika nakshatra · Tuesday · Gujarat (21.1702°, 72.8311°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Dhanu (Margashirsha)

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 — 07:12 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 Trayodashiuntil 02:24 PMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraKrittika · pada 4until 10:45 AMMishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works.
YogaSadhyauntil 09:32 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaTaitilauntil 02:24 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:12 AM
Sunset06:03 PM
Moonrise04:15 PM
Moonset05:03 AM
Moon inTaurus
Sun inSagittarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:15 PM – 12:59 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:36 AM – 06:24 AM
Amrit Kalam09:49 AM – 11:14 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam03:20 PM – 04:41 PM
Gulika Kalam12:37 PM – 01:58 PM
Yamaganda09:54 AM – 11:16 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta11:32 AM – 12:15 PM
Durmuhurta02:26 PM – 03:09 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog07:12 AM – 08:33 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:33 AM – 09:54 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara09:54 AM – 11:16 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:16 AM – 12:37 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:37 PM – 01:58 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:58 PM – 03:20 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:20 PM – 04:41 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:41 PM – 06:03 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal06:03 PM – 07:41 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh07:41 PM – 09:20 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:20 PM – 10:58 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:58 PM – 12:37 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:37 AM – 02:16 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:16 AM – 03:54 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:54 AM – 05:33 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal05:33 AM – 07:12 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

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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