Austin, Thursday, 21 May 2026
Thursday 21 May 2026
The next day, Friday 22 May
On Thursday 21 May 2026 in Austin, the tithi is Shukla Shashti until 7:55 pm CDT; Rahu Kalam is 3:11 pm to 4:55 pm CDT. Sunrise 6:33 am, sunset 8:22 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Shashti
until 7:55 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Pushya
until 4:20 pm
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Vriddhi
until 9:49 pm
Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.
Karana · Kaulava
until 8:51 am; then Taitila until 7:55 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
No Bhadra Karanam between this sunrise and the next.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
3:11 pm – 4:55 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:33 am – 8:17 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:01 am – 11:44 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:33 am – 8:17 am | Dhanam | good |
| 8:17 am – 10:01 am | Sugam | good |
| 10:01 am – 11:44 am | Soram | avoid |
| 11:44 am – 1:28 pm | Uthi | good |
| 1:28 pm – 3:11 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 3:11 pm – 4:55 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 4:55 pm – 6:38 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 6:38 pm – 8:22 pm | Laabam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:22 pm – 9:38 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 9:38 pm – 10:55 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 10:55 pm – 12:11 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 12:11 am – 1:28 am | Laabam | good |
| 1:28 am – 2:44 am | Dhanam | good |
| 2:44 am – 4:00 am | Sugam | good |
| 4:00 am – 5:17 am | Soram | avoid |
| 5:17 am – 6:33 am | Uthi | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Thursday the first part of the day is Dhanam. Amirdha, Uthi, Laabam, Dhanam and Sugam are the good times.
Choghadiya
The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:33 am – 8:17 am | Shubh | good |
| 8:17 am – 10:01 am | Rog | avoid |
| 10:01 am – 11:44 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:44 am – 1:28 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:28 pm – 3:11 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:11 pm – 4:55 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:55 pm – 6:38 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 6:38 pm – 8:22 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:22 pm – 9:38 pm | Amrit | good |
| 9:38 pm – 10:55 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:55 pm – 12:11 am | Rog | avoid |
| 12:11 am – 1:28 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:28 am – 2:44 am | Labh | good |
| 2:44 am – 4:00 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:00 am – 5:17 am | Shubh | good |
| 5:17 am – 6:33 am | Amrit | good |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
1:00 pm – 1:55 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 11:33 am, moonset 1:25 am Friday.
Hora
Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 6:33 am – 7:42 am | Jupiter |
| 7:42 am – 8:52 am | Mars |
| 8:52 am – 10:01 am | Sun |
| 10:01 am – 11:10 am | Venus |
| 11:10 am – 12:19 pm | Mercury |
| 12:19 pm – 1:28 pm | Moon |
| 1:28 pm – 2:37 pm | Saturn |
| 2:37 pm – 3:46 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:46 pm – 4:55 pm | Mars |
| 4:55 pm – 6:04 pm | Sun |
| 6:04 pm – 7:13 pm | Venus |
| 7:13 pm – 8:22 pm | Mercury |
| 8:22 pm – 9:13 pm | Moon |
| 9:13 pm – 10:04 pm | Saturn |
| 10:04 pm – 10:55 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:55 pm – 11:46 pm | Mars |
| 11:46 pm – 12:37 am | Sun |
| 12:37 am – 1:28 am | Venus |
| 1:28 am – 2:18 am | Mercury |
| 2:18 am – 3:09 am | Moon |
| 3:09 am – 4:00 am | Saturn |
| 4:00 am – 4:51 am | Jupiter |
| 4:51 am – 5:42 am | Mars |
| 5:42 am – 6:33 am | Sun |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 49 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 104 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 8:51 am, nakshatra at 4:20 pm, tithi and karana at 7:55 pm, yoga at 9:49 pm.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:11 pm in Austin.
Questions
What is the tithi in Austin on 21 May 2026?
Shukla Shashti, until 7:55 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:33 am in Austin).
When is Rahu Kalam in Austin on 21 May 2026?
3:11 pm to 4:55 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:33 am to 8:17 am and Gulikai 10:01 am to 11:44 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Austin on 21 May 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:33 am to 8:17 am, Labh 1:28 pm to 3:11 pm, Shubh 6:38 pm to 8:22 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 1:00 pm to 1:55 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Austin on 21 May 2026?
Moonrise is at 11:33 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Thursday 21 May 2026, Austin
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Calculated for Austin from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Austin local time (CDT).