Shastra Panchangam

Detroit, Saturday, 15 August 2026

On Saturday 15 August 2026 in Detroit, the tithi is Shukla Tritiya until 7:59 am EDT; Rahu Kalam is 10:08 am to 11:52 am EDT. Sunrise 6:39 am, sunset 8:33 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Tritiya

until 7:59 am

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

Nakshatra · Uttara Phalguni

until 5:56 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 · Siddha

until 7:51 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 · Gara

until 7:59 am; then Vanija until 7:36 pm

Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.

Bhadra Karanam runs from 7:36 pm to 7:23 am Sunday. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

10:08 am – 11:52 am

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

Yamagandam

3:21 pm – 5:05 pm

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

Gulikai

6:39 am – 8:24 am

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
6:39 am – 8:24 amSoramavoid
8:24 am – 10:08 amUthigood
10:08 am – 11:52 amVishamavoid
11:52 am – 1:36 pmAmirdhagood
1:36 pm – 3:21 pmRogamavoid
3:21 pm – 5:05 pmLaabamgood
5:05 pm – 6:49 pmDhanamgood
6:49 pm – 8:33 pmSugamgood
Night
8:33 pm – 9:49 pmLaabamgood
9:49 pm – 11:05 pmDhanamgood
11:05 pm – 12:21 amSugamgood
12:21 am – 1:37 amSoramavoid
1:37 am – 2:53 amUthigood
2:53 am – 4:09 amVishamavoid
4:09 am – 5:24 amAmirdhagood
5:24 am – 6:40 amSoramavoid

Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Saturday the first part of the day is Soram. 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.

Day
6:39 am – 8:24 amKaalavoid
8:24 am – 10:08 amShubhgood
10:08 am – 11:52 amRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
11:52 am – 1:36 pmUdvegavoid
1:36 pm – 3:21 pmCharneutral
3:21 pm – 5:05 pmLabhgood
5:05 pm – 6:49 pmAmritgood
6:49 pm – 8:33 pmKaalavoid
Night
8:33 pm – 9:49 pmLabhgood
9:49 pm – 11:05 pmUdvegavoid
11:05 pm – 12:21 amShubhgood
12:21 am – 1:37 amAmritgood
1:37 am – 2:53 amCharneutral
2:53 am – 4:09 amRogavoid
4:09 am – 5:24 amKaalavoid
5:24 am – 6:40 amLabhgood

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 – 2:04 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 10:00 am, moonset 9:52 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: Saturn on a Saturday.

6:39 am – 7:49 amSaturn
7:49 am – 8:58 amJupiter
8:58 am – 10:08 amMars
10:08 am – 11:17 amSun
11:17 am – 12:27 pmVenus
12:27 pm – 1:36 pmMercury
1:36 pm – 2:46 pmMoon
2:46 pm – 3:55 pmSaturn
3:55 pm – 5:05 pmJupiter
5:05 pm – 6:14 pmMars
6:14 pm – 7:24 pmSun
7:24 pm – 8:33 pmVenus
8:33 pm – 9:24 pmMercury
9:24 pm – 10:14 pmMoon
10:14 pm – 11:05 pmSaturn
11:05 pm – 11:56 pmJupiter
11:56 pm – 12:46 amMars
12:46 am – 1:37 amSun
1:37 am – 2:27 amVenus
2:27 am – 3:18 amMercury
3:18 am – 4:09 amMoon
4:09 am – 4:59 amSaturn
4:59 am – 5:50 amJupiter
5:50 am – 6:40 amMars

About this day

Daylight lasts 13 hours and 54 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 104 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 7:59 am, nakshatra at 5:56 pm, karana at 7:36 pm, yoga at 7:51 pm.

On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:08 am in Detroit.

Questions

What is the tithi in Detroit on 15 August 2026?

Shukla Tritiya, until 7:59 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:39 am in Detroit).

When is Rahu Kalam in Detroit on 15 August 2026?

10:08 am to 11:52 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 3:21 pm to 5:05 pm and Gulikai 6:39 am to 8:24 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Detroit on 15 August 2026?

During daylight: Shubh 8:24 am to 10:08 am, Labh 3:21 pm to 5:05 pm, Amrit 5:05 pm to 6:49 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 1:08 pm to 2:04 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Detroit on 15 August 2026?

Moonrise is at 10:00 am.

Tamil Day Sheet, Saturday 15 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).