🪷 पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA

December 17, 2026 CE · US · UTC-5

Śukla Aṣṭamī
Pūrva Bhādrapadā nakshatra · Siddhi yoga · Bava karaṇa · Guruvāra (Thursday)

सूर्योदय / सूर्यास्त — Solar Times

Sūryodaya07:20:24Sūryāsta16:47:34

⚠ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Periods

Rāhu Kālam (राहु काल)13:14 – 14:25
Yamaganda Kālam (यमगण्ड काल)07:20 – 08:31
Gulika Kālam (गुलिक काल)09:42 – 10:53

✓ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Muhūrtas

Brahma Muhūrta (ब्रह्म मुहूर्त)05:44 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta (अभिजित् मुहूर्त)11:39 – 12:27

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā

Day Choghaḍiyās (sunrise → sunset)

#NamePlanetTimeEffect
1✓ Śubha शुभJupiter07:20 – 08:31Auspicious
2⚠ Roga रोगMars08:31 – 09:42Inauspicious
3⚠ Udveg उद्वेगSun09:42 – 10:53Inauspicious
4◐ Cara चरVenus10:53 – 12:04Mixed
5✓ Lābha लाभMercury12:04 – 13:15Auspicious
6★ Amṛta अमृतMoon13:15 – 14:26Very Auspicious
7⚠ Kāla कालSaturn14:26 – 15:37Inauspicious
8✓ Śubha शुभJupiter15:37 – 16:48Auspicious

Night Choghaḍiyās (sunset → next sunrise)

#NamePlanetTimeEffect
1★ Amṛta अमृतMoon16:48 – 18:37Very Auspicious
2◐ Cara चरVenus18:37 – 20:26Mixed
3⚠ Roga रोगMars20:26 – 22:15Inauspicious
4⚠ Kāla कालSaturn22:15 – 00:04Inauspicious
5✓ Lābha लाभMercury00:04 – 01:53Auspicious
6⚠ Udveg उद्वेगSun01:53 – 03:43Inauspicious
7✓ Śubha शुभJupiter03:43 – 05:32Auspicious
8★ Amṛta अमृतMoon05:32 – 07:21Very Auspicious

१५ दिन-मुहूर्त — 15 Day-Muhūrtas (Sūrya-Siddhānta)

Each Muhūrta = 2 Ghaṭikās = 48 minutes. There are 30 Muhūrtas in the full day-night cycle (15 + 15).

#MuhūrtaTimeEffectDeity
1Rudra रुद्र07:20 – 07:58InauspiciousRudra (Shiva)
2Ahi अहि07:58 – 08:36InauspiciousSerpent
3Mitra मित्र08:36 – 09:13AuspiciousMitra (Friend)
4Pitru पितृ09:13 – 09:51NeutralAncestors
5Vasu वसु09:51 – 10:29AuspiciousVasus
6Vara वार10:29 – 11:07AuspiciousDay Lord
7Vishvedeva विश्वेदेव11:07 – 11:45AuspiciousAll Gods
8Vidhi विधि11:45 – 12:22AuspiciousBrahma
9Satamukhi सतमुखी12:22 – 13:00AuspiciousIndra
10Puruhuta पुरुहूत13:00 – 13:38AuspiciousIndra
11Vahini वाहिनी13:38 – 14:16InauspiciousAgni
12Naktanakara नक्तनकर14:16 – 14:54InauspiciousMoon
13Varuna वरुण14:54 – 15:31AuspiciousVaruna
14Aryaman अर्यमन्15:31 – 16:09AuspiciousAryaman
15Bhaga भग16:09 – 16:47AuspiciousBhaga

अयनांश — Multi-Ayanāṁśa Comparison

Different Vedic schools use different ayanāṁśa anchors. For cuspal placements (planets near sign-boundaries), the ayanāṁśa choice determines which sign the planet falls in.

SystemAnchorValue
Lahiri ChitrāpakṣaJ2000.0 (Indian official)24.2296°
SS-Native CitrāBhāskara II uniform precession (285 CE)24.3396°
RamanB.V. Raman zero-point22.3699°

SS-native is Bhāskara-II uniform precession anchored at Citrā-zero (285 CE). Lahiri uses J2000 reference. Raman uses later zero-point.

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