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Panchang for Toronto — 20 August 2026

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Anuradha nakshatra · Thursday · Ontario (43.6532°, -79.3832°)

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 Toronto (43.6532°, -79.3832°)'s own sunrise — 06:28 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 11:48 AMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraAnuradha · pada 1until 02:23 AMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaIndrauntil 06:55 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBavauntil 11:48 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:28 AM
Sunset08:13 PM
Moonrise03:30 PM
Moonset11:45 PM
Moon inScorpio
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:53 PM – 01:48 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:52 AM – 05:40 AM
Amrit Kalam12:34 PM – 03:14 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam03:03 PM – 04:46 PM
Gulika Kalam09:54 AM – 11:37 AM
Yamaganda06:28 AM – 08:11 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta02:43 PM – 03:38 PM
Durmuhurta06:23 PM – 07:18 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh06:28 AM – 08:11 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:11 AM – 09:54 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:54 AM – 11:37 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:37 AM – 01:20 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:20 PM – 03:03 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:03 PM – 04:46 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:46 PM – 06:29 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh06:29 PM – 08:13 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit08:13 PM – 09:29 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:29 PM – 10:46 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:46 PM – 12:03 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:03 AM – 01:20 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:20 AM – 02:37 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:37 AM – 03:54 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:54 AM – 05:11 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:11 AM – 06:28 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works

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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