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Panchang for Vrindavan — 17 December 2026

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra · Thursday · Uttar Pradesh (27.5806°, 77.6961°)

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

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 Vrindavan (27.5806°, 77.6961°)'s own sunrise — 07:03 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 11:26 PMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada · pada 3until 03:30 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaSiddhiuntil 01:21 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 11:12 AMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:03 AM
Sunset05:28 PM
Moonrise12:18 PM
Moonset12:41 AM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inSagittarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:54 AM – 12:36 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:27 AM – 06:15 AM
Amrit Kalam08:09 AM – 09:50 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam01:33 PM – 02:51 PM
Gulika Kalam09:39 AM – 10:57 AM
Yamaganda07:03 AM – 08:21 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta01:18 PM – 01:59 PM
Durmuhurta04:04 PM – 04:46 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh07:03 AM – 08:21 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:21 AM – 09:39 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:39 AM – 10:57 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:57 AM – 12:15 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:15 PM – 01:33 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:33 PM – 02:51 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:51 PM – 04:09 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:09 PM – 05:28 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit05:28 PM – 07:09 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:09 PM – 08:51 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:51 PM – 10:33 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:33 PM – 12:15 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:15 AM – 01:57 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:57 AM – 03:39 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:39 AM – 05:21 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:21 AM – 07:03 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works

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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