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Panchang for Varanasi — 18 August 2026

Shukla Shashthi tithi, Swati nakshatra · Tuesday · Uttar Pradesh (25.3176°, 82.9739°)

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 Varanasi (25.3176°, 82.9739°)'s own sunrise — 05:33 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 Shashthiuntil 05:51 PMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraSwati · pada 1until 06:47 AMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaShuklauntil 03:23 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaTaitilauntil 05:51 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:33 AM
Sunset06:31 PM
Moonrise10:50 AM
Moonset09:49 PM
Moon inLibra
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:36 AM – 12:27 PM
Brahma Muhurta03:57 AM – 04:45 AM
Amrit Kalam08:52 PM – 10:35 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam03:16 PM – 04:53 PM
Gulika Kalam12:02 PM – 01:39 PM
Yamaganda08:47 AM – 10:24 AM
Varjyam10:32 AM – 12:15 PM
Durmuhurta10:44 AM – 11:36 AM
Durmuhurta02:11 PM – 03:03 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog05:33 AM – 07:10 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:10 AM – 08:47 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:47 AM – 10:24 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:24 AM – 12:02 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:02 PM – 01:39 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:39 PM – 03:16 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:16 PM – 04:53 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:53 PM – 06:31 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal06:31 PM – 07:53 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh07:53 PM – 09:16 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:16 PM – 10:39 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:39 PM – 12:02 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:02 AM – 01:24 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:24 AM – 02:47 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:47 AM – 04:10 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:10 AM – 05:33 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