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Panchang for Varanasi — 14 August 2026

Shukla Dwitiya tithi, Purva Phalguni nakshatra · Friday · Uttar Pradesh (25.3176°, 82.9739°)

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 Varanasi (25.3176°, 82.9739°)'s own sunrise — 05:31 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 Dwitiyauntil 06:47 PMBhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayFridayArts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure.
NakshatraPurva Phalguni · pada 1until 03:42 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaParighauntil 09:28 AMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaBalavauntil 07:40 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:31 AM
Sunset06:34 PM
Moonrise06:59 AM
Moonset07:36 PM
Moon inLeo
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:36 AM – 12:28 PM
Brahma Muhurta03:55 AM – 04:43 AM
Amrit Kalam09:04 PM – 10:36 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam10:24 AM – 12:02 PM
Gulika Kalam07:08 AM – 08:46 AM
Yamaganda03:18 PM – 04:56 PM
Varjyam11:50 AM – 01:22 PM
Durmuhurta10:44 AM – 11:36 AM
Durmuhurta02:13 PM – 03:05 PM

Day Choghadiya

Chara05:31 AM – 07:08 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh07:08 AM – 08:46 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:46 AM – 10:24 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:24 AM – 12:02 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:02 PM – 01:40 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:40 PM – 03:18 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:18 PM – 04:56 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:56 PM – 06:34 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

Night Choghadiya

Rog06:34 PM – 07:56 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:56 PM – 09:18 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara09:18 PM – 10:40 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:40 PM – 12:02 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:02 AM – 01:24 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:24 AM – 02:46 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:46 AM – 04:08 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:08 AM – 05:31 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; 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