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Panchang for Visakhapatnam — 20 October 2026

Shukla Navami tithi, Shravana nakshatra · Tuesday · 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 — 05:52 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 Navamiuntil 12:50 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraShravana · pada 3until 06:02 PMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaShulauntil 12:50 AMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaKaulavauntil 12:50 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:52 AM
Sunset05:32 PM
Moonrise01:41 PM
Moonset12:20 AM
Moon inCapricorn
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:18 AM – 12:05 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:16 AM – 05:04 AM
Amrit Kalam06:32 AM – 08:16 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam02:37 PM – 04:04 PM
Gulika Kalam11:42 AM – 01:09 PM
Yamaganda08:47 AM – 10:14 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta10:32 AM – 11:18 AM
Durmuhurta01:38 PM – 02:25 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog05:52 AM – 07:19 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:19 AM – 08:47 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:47 AM – 10:14 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:14 AM – 11:42 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:42 AM – 01:09 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:09 PM – 02:37 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:37 PM – 04:04 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:04 PM – 05:32 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal05:32 PM – 07:04 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh07:04 PM – 08:37 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:37 PM – 10:09 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:09 PM – 11:42 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:42 PM – 01:14 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:14 AM – 02:47 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:47 AM – 04:19 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:19 AM – 05:52 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