Shastra Panchangam

Austin, Thursday, 13 August 2026

Thursday 13 August 2026

Rahu Kalam3:15 pm – 4:55 pm
Yamagandam6:57 am – 8:36 am
Gulikai10:16 am – 11:56 am
TithiShukla Pratipada until 10:12 am

On Thursday 13 August 2026 in Austin, the tithi is Shukla Pratipada until 10:12 am CDT; Rahu Kalam is 3:15 pm to 4:55 pm CDT. Sunrise 6:57 am, sunset 8:14 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Pratipada

until 10:12 am

The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.

Nakshatra · Magha

until 6:09 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 · Parigha

until 10:59 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 · Bava

until 10:12 am; then Balava until 9:11 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

3:15 pm – 4:55 pm

Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.

Yamagandam

6:57 am – 8:36 am

Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.

Gulikai

10:16 am – 11:56 am

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
6:57 am – 8:36 amDhanamgood
8:36 am – 10:16 amSugamgood
10:16 am – 11:56 amSoramavoid
11:56 am – 1:36 pmUthigood
1:36 pm – 3:15 pmAmirdhagood
3:15 pm – 4:55 pmVishamavoid
4:55 pm – 6:35 pmRogamavoid
6:35 pm – 8:14 pmLaabamgood
Night
8:14 pm – 9:35 pmAmirdhagood
9:35 pm – 10:55 pmVishamavoid
10:55 pm – 12:16 amRogamavoid
12:16 am – 1:36 amLaabamgood
1:36 am – 2:56 amDhanamgood
2:56 am – 4:17 amSugamgood
4:17 am – 5:37 amSoramavoid
5:37 am – 6:57 amUthigood

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
6:57 am – 8:36 amShubhgood
8:36 am – 10:16 amRogavoid
10:16 am – 11:56 amUdvegavoid
11:56 am – 1:36 pmCharneutral
1:36 pm – 3:15 pmLabhgood
3:15 pm – 4:55 pmAmritavoid · Rahu Kalam
4:55 pm – 6:35 pmKaalavoid
6:35 pm – 8:14 pmShubhgood
Night
8:14 pm – 9:35 pmAmritgood
9:35 pm – 10:55 pmCharneutral
10:55 pm – 12:16 amRogavoid
12:16 am – 1:36 amKaalavoid
1:36 am – 2:56 amLabhgood
2:56 am – 4:17 amUdvegavoid
4:17 am – 5:37 amShubhgood
5:37 am – 6:57 amAmritgood

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

1:09 pm – 2:02 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 7:56 am, moonset 8:55 pm.

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.

6:57 am – 8:03 amJupiter
8:03 am – 9:10 amMars
9:10 am – 10:16 amSun
10:16 am – 11:23 amVenus
11:23 am – 12:29 pmMercury
12:29 pm – 1:36 pmMoon
1:36 pm – 2:42 pmSaturn
2:42 pm – 3:49 pmJupiter
3:49 pm – 4:55 pmMars
4:55 pm – 6:02 pmSun
6:02 pm – 7:08 pmVenus
7:08 pm – 8:14 pmMercury
8:14 pm – 9:08 pmMoon
9:08 pm – 10:02 pmSaturn
10:02 pm – 10:55 pmJupiter
10:55 pm – 11:49 pmMars
11:49 pm – 12:42 amSun
12:42 am – 1:36 amVenus
1:36 am – 2:29 amMercury
2:29 am – 3:23 amMoon
3:23 am – 4:17 amSaturn
4:17 am – 5:10 amJupiter
5:10 am – 6:04 amMars
6:04 am – 6:57 amSun

About this day

Daylight lasts 13 hours and 18 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 100 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 10:12 am, nakshatra at 6:09 pm, karana at 9:11 pm, yoga at 10:59 pm.

On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:15 pm in Austin.

Questions

What is the tithi in Austin on 13 August 2026?

Shukla Pratipada, until 10:12 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:57 am in Austin).

When is Rahu Kalam in Austin on 13 August 2026?

3:15 pm to 4:55 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:57 am to 8:36 am and Gulikai 10:16 am to 11:56 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Austin on 13 August 2026?

During daylight: Shubh 6:57 am to 8:36 am, Labh 1:36 pm to 3:15 pm, Shubh 6:35 pm to 8:14 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 1:09 pm to 2:02 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Austin on 13 August 2026?

Moonrise is at 7:56 am.

Tamil Day Sheet, Thursday 13 August 2026, Austin

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    How this was computed
    Calculated for Austin from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Austin local time (CDT).