Shastra Panchangam

Detroit, Thursday, 13 August 2026

On Thursday 13 August 2026 in Detroit, the tithi is Shukla Pratipada until 11:12 am EDT; Rahu Kalam is 3:22 pm to 5:06 pm EDT. Sunrise 6:37 am, sunset 8:36 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 11:12 am

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

Nakshatra · Magha

until 7:09 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 11:59 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 11:12 am; then Balava until 10:11 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

3:22 pm – 5:06 pm

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

Yamagandam

6:37 am – 8:22 am

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

Gulikai

10:07 am – 11:52 am

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
6:37 am – 8:22 amDhanamgood
8:22 am – 10:07 amSugamgood
10:07 am – 11:52 amSoramavoid
11:52 am – 1:37 pmUthigood
1:37 pm – 3:22 pmAmirdhagood
3:22 pm – 5:06 pmVishamavoid
5:06 pm – 6:51 pmRogamavoid
6:51 pm – 8:36 pmLaabamgood
Night
8:36 pm – 9:51 pmAmirdhagood
9:51 pm – 11:07 pmVishamavoid
11:07 pm – 12:22 amRogamavoid
12:22 am – 1:37 amLaabamgood
1:37 am – 2:52 amDhanamgood
2:52 am – 4:08 amSugamgood
4:08 am – 5:23 amSoramavoid
5:23 am – 6:38 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
6:37 am – 8:22 amShubhgood
8:22 am – 10:07 amRogavoid
10:07 am – 11:52 amUdvegavoid
11:52 am – 1:37 pmCharneutral
1:37 pm – 3:22 pmLabhgood
3:22 pm – 5:06 pmAmritavoid · Rahu Kalam
5:06 pm – 6:51 pmKaalavoid
6:51 pm – 8:36 pmShubhgood
Night
8:36 pm – 9:51 pmAmritgood
9:51 pm – 11:07 pmCharneutral
11:07 pm – 12:22 amRogavoid
12:22 am – 1:37 amKaalavoid
1:37 am – 2:52 amLabhgood
2:52 am – 4:08 amUdvegavoid
4:08 am – 5:23 amShubhgood
5:23 am – 6:38 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 – 2:05 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 7:40 am, moonset 9:05 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.

6:37 am – 7:47 amJupiter
7:47 am – 8:57 amMars
8:57 am – 10:07 amSun
10:07 am – 11:17 amVenus
11:17 am – 12:27 pmMercury
12:27 pm – 1:37 pmMoon
1:37 pm – 2:47 pmSaturn
2:47 pm – 3:56 pmJupiter
3:56 pm – 5:06 pmMars
5:06 pm – 6:16 pmSun
6:16 pm – 7:26 pmVenus
7:26 pm – 8:36 pmMercury
8:36 pm – 9:26 pmMoon
9:26 pm – 10:16 pmSaturn
10:16 pm – 11:07 pmJupiter
11:07 pm – 11:57 pmMars
11:57 pm – 12:47 amSun
12:47 am – 1:37 amVenus
1:37 am – 2:27 amMercury
2:27 am – 3:18 amMoon
3:18 am – 4:08 amSaturn
4:08 am – 4:58 amJupiter
4:58 am – 5:48 amMars
5:48 am – 6:38 amSun

About this day

Daylight lasts 13 hours and 59 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 105 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 11:12 am, nakshatra at 7:09 pm, karana at 10:11 pm, yoga at 11:59 pm.

On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:22 pm in Detroit.

Questions

What is the tithi in Detroit on 13 August 2026?

Shukla Pratipada, until 11:12 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:37 am in Detroit).

When is Rahu Kalam in Detroit on 13 August 2026?

3:22 pm to 5:06 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:37 am to 8:22 am and Gulikai 10:07 am to 11:52 am.

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

During daylight: Shubh 6:37 am to 8:22 am, Labh 1:37 pm to 3:22 pm, Shubh 6:51 pm to 8:36 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 1:09 pm to 2:05 pm.

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

Moonrise is at 7:40 am.

Tamil Day Sheet, Thursday 13 August 2026, Detroit

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