Austin, Thursday, 20 August 2026
On Thursday 20 August 2026 in Austin, the tithi is Shukla Ashtami until 10:49 am CDT; Rahu Kalam is 3:12 pm to 4:51 pm CDT. Sunrise 7:01 am, sunset 8:07 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Ashtami
until 10:49 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Anuradha
until 1:23 am Friday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Indra
until 5:55 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 10:49 am; then Balava until 11:56 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
3:12 pm – 4:51 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:01 am – 8:39 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:17 am – 11:56 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:01 am – 8:39 am | Dhanam | good |
| 8:39 am – 10:17 am | Sugam | good |
| 10:17 am – 11:56 am | Soram | avoid |
| 11:56 am – 1:34 pm | Uthi | good |
| 1:34 pm – 3:12 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 3:12 pm – 4:51 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 4:51 pm – 6:29 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 6:29 pm – 8:07 pm | Laabam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:07 pm – 9:29 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 9:29 pm – 10:51 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 10:51 pm – 12:13 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 12:13 am – 1:34 am | Laabam | good |
| 1:34 am – 2:56 am | Dhanam | good |
| 2:56 am – 4:18 am | Sugam | good |
| 4:18 am – 5:40 am | Soram | avoid |
| 5:40 am – 7:01 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:01 am – 8:39 am | Shubh | good |
| 8:39 am – 10:17 am | Rog | avoid |
| 10:17 am – 11:56 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:56 am – 1:34 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:34 pm – 3:12 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:12 pm – 4:51 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:51 pm – 6:29 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 6:29 pm – 8:07 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:07 pm – 9:29 pm | Amrit | good |
| 9:29 pm – 10:51 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:51 pm – 12:13 am | Rog | avoid |
| 12:13 am – 1:34 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:34 am – 2:56 am | Labh | good |
| 2:56 am – 4:18 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:18 am – 5:40 am | Shubh | good |
| 5:40 am – 7:01 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
1:08 pm – 2:00 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:53 pm, moonset 12:56 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.
| 7:01 am – 8:06 am | Jupiter |
| 8:06 am – 9:12 am | Mars |
| 9:12 am – 10:17 am | Sun |
| 10:17 am – 11:23 am | Venus |
| 11:23 am – 12:29 pm | Mercury |
| 12:29 pm – 1:34 pm | Moon |
| 1:34 pm – 2:40 pm | Saturn |
| 2:40 pm – 3:45 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:45 pm – 4:51 pm | Mars |
| 4:51 pm – 5:56 pm | Sun |
| 5:56 pm – 7:02 pm | Venus |
| 7:02 pm – 8:07 pm | Mercury |
| 8:07 pm – 9:02 pm | Moon |
| 9:02 pm – 9:56 pm | Saturn |
| 9:56 pm – 10:51 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:51 pm – 11:45 pm | Mars |
| 11:45 pm – 12:40 am | Sun |
| 12:40 am – 1:34 am | Venus |
| 1:34 am – 2:29 am | Mercury |
| 2:29 am – 3:23 am | Moon |
| 3:23 am – 4:18 am | Saturn |
| 4:18 am – 5:12 am | Jupiter |
| 5:12 am – 6:07 am | Mars |
| 6:07 am – 7:01 am | Sun |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 6 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 10:49 am, yoga at 5:55 pm, karana at 11:56 pm, nakshatra at 1:23 am Friday.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:12 pm in Austin.
Questions
What is the tithi in Austin on 20 August 2026?
Shukla Ashtami, until 10:49 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:01 am in Austin).
When is Rahu Kalam in Austin on 20 August 2026?
3:12 pm to 4:51 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 7:01 am to 8:39 am and Gulikai 10:17 am to 11:56 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Austin on 20 August 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:01 am to 8:39 am, Labh 1:34 pm to 3:12 pm, Shubh 6:29 pm to 8:07 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 1:08 pm to 2:00 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Austin on 20 August 2026?
Moonrise is at 2:53 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Thursday 20 August 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).