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Panchang for Visakhapatnam — 18 October 2026

Shukla Saptami tithi, Purva Ashadha nakshatra · Sunday · Andhra Pradesh (17.6868°, 83.2185°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Tula (Ashvina)

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 Visakhapatnam (17.6868°, 83.2185°)'s own sunrise — 05:51 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 Saptamiuntil 08:28 AMBhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySundayAuthority, government, medicine, father, courage, gold.
NakshatraPurva Ashadha · pada 3until 12:49 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaSukarmauntil 11:56 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVanijauntil 08:28 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:51 AM
Sunset05:33 PM
Moonrise12:20 PM
Moonset11:27 PM
Moon inSagittarius
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:18 AM – 12:05 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:15 AM – 05:03 AM
Amrit Kalam07:16 AM – 09:04 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam04:05 PM – 05:33 PM
Gulika Kalam02:37 PM – 04:05 PM
Yamaganda11:42 AM – 01:09 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta03:59 PM – 04:46 PM

Day Choghadiya

Udveg05:51 AM – 07:18 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara07:18 AM – 08:46 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:46 AM – 10:14 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:14 AM – 11:42 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:42 AM – 01:09 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:09 PM – 02:37 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:37 PM – 04:05 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:05 PM – 05:33 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Shubh05:33 PM – 07:05 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:05 PM – 08:37 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:37 PM – 10:09 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:09 PM – 11:42 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:42 PM – 01:14 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:14 AM – 02:46 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:46 AM – 04:18 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:18 AM – 05:51 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

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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