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Panchang for Visakhapatnam — 17 November 2026

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Dhanishtha nakshatra · Tuesday · Andhra Pradesh (17.6868°, 83.2185°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Vrischika (Kartika)

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 — 06:03 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 06:05 AMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraDhanishtha · pada 1until 04:34 AMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaVriddhiuntil 07:54 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 05:17 PMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:03 AM
Sunset05:21 PM
Moonrise12:14 PM
Moonset11:53 PM
Moon inCapricorn
Sun inScorpio
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:19 AM – 12:04 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:27 AM – 05:15 AM
Amrit Kalam05:15 PM – 07:00 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam02:31 PM – 03:56 PM
Gulika Kalam11:42 AM – 01:06 PM
Yamaganda08:52 AM – 10:17 AM
Varjyam06:45 AM – 08:30 AM
Durmuhurta10:34 AM – 11:19 AM
Durmuhurta01:35 PM – 02:20 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog06:03 AM – 07:27 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:27 AM – 08:52 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:52 AM – 10:17 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:17 AM – 11:42 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:42 AM – 01:06 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:06 PM – 02:31 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:31 PM – 03:56 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:56 PM – 05:21 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal05:21 PM – 06:56 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh06:56 PM – 08:31 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:31 PM – 10:06 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:06 PM – 11:42 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:42 PM – 01:17 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:17 AM – 02:52 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:52 AM – 04:27 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:27 AM – 06:03 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