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Panchang for Vadodara — 21 July 2026

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Chitra nakshatra · Tuesday · Gujarat (22.3072°, 73.1812°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)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 Vadodara (22.3072°, 73.1812°)'s own sunrise — 06:04 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 05:17 AMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraChitra · pada 2until 08:49 PMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaSiddhauntil 06:25 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 04:35 PMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:04 AM
Sunset07:23 PM
Moonrise12:42 PM
Moonset12:01 AM
Moon inVirgo
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:16 PM – 01:10 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:28 AM – 05:16 AM
Amrit Kalam02:00 PM – 03:43 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam04:03 PM – 05:43 PM
Gulika Kalam12:43 PM – 02:23 PM
Yamaganda09:23 AM – 11:03 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta11:23 AM – 12:16 PM
Durmuhurta02:56 PM – 03:49 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog06:04 AM – 07:43 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:43 AM – 09:23 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara09:23 AM – 11:03 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:03 AM – 12:43 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:43 PM – 02:23 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:23 PM – 04:03 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:03 PM – 05:43 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog05:43 PM – 07:23 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal07:23 PM – 08:43 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:43 PM – 10:03 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:03 PM – 11:23 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:23 PM – 12:43 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:43 AM – 02:03 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:03 AM – 03:23 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:23 AM – 04:43 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:43 AM – 06:04 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

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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