Shastra Panchangam

Jersey City, Sunday, 16 August 2026

On Sunday 16 August 2026 in Jersey City, the tithi is Shukla Chaturthi until 7:23 am EDT; Rahu Kalam is 6:10 pm to 7:53 pm EDT. Sunrise 6:07 am, sunset 7:53 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Chaturthi

until 7:23 am

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

Nakshatra · Hasta

until 6:21 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 · Sadhya

until 6:38 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 · Vishti

until 7:23 am; then Bava until 7:21 pm

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

Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:07 am to 7:23 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

6:10 pm – 7:53 pm

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

Yamagandam

1:00 pm – 2:43 pm

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

Gulikai

4:26 pm – 6:10 pm

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
6:07 am – 7:51 amUthigood
7:51 am – 9:34 amAmirdhagood
9:34 am – 11:17 amRogamavoid
11:17 am – 1:00 pmLaabamgood
1:00 pm – 2:43 pmDhanamgood
2:43 pm – 4:26 pmSugamgood
4:26 pm – 6:10 pmSoramavoid
6:10 pm – 7:53 pmVishamavoid
Night
7:53 pm – 9:10 pmDhanamgood
9:10 pm – 10:27 pmSugamgood
10:27 pm – 11:44 pmSoramavoid
11:44 pm – 1:01 amVishamavoid
1:01 am – 2:18 amUthigood
2:18 am – 3:34 amAmirdhagood
3:34 am – 4:51 amRogamavoid
4:51 am – 6:08 amLaabamgood

Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Sunday the first part of the day is Uthi. 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.

Day
6:07 am – 7:51 amUdvegavoid
7:51 am – 9:34 amCharneutral
9:34 am – 11:17 amLabhgood
11:17 am – 1:00 pmAmritgood
1:00 pm – 2:43 pmKaalavoid
2:43 pm – 4:26 pmShubhgood
4:26 pm – 6:10 pmRogavoid
6:10 pm – 7:53 pmUdvegavoid · Rahu Kalam
Night
7:53 pm – 9:10 pmShubhgood
9:10 pm – 10:27 pmAmritgood
10:27 pm – 11:44 pmCharneutral
11:44 pm – 1:01 amRogavoid
1:01 am – 2:18 amKaalavoid
2:18 am – 3:34 amLabhgood
3:34 am – 4:51 amUdvegavoid
4:51 am – 6:08 amShubhgood

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

Abhijit Muhurta

12:33 pm – 1:28 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 10:30 am, moonset 9:40 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: the Sun on a Sunday.

6:07 am – 7:16 amSun
7:16 am – 8:25 amVenus
8:25 am – 9:34 amMercury
9:34 am – 10:43 amMoon
10:43 am – 11:51 amSaturn
11:51 am – 1:00 pmJupiter
1:00 pm – 2:09 pmMars
2:09 pm – 3:18 pmSun
3:18 pm – 4:26 pmVenus
4:26 pm – 5:35 pmMercury
5:35 pm – 6:44 pmMoon
6:44 pm – 7:53 pmSaturn
7:53 pm – 8:44 pmJupiter
8:44 pm – 9:35 pmMars
9:35 pm – 10:27 pmSun
10:27 pm – 11:18 pmVenus
11:18 pm – 12:09 amMercury
12:09 am – 1:01 amMoon
1:01 am – 1:52 amSaturn
1:52 am – 2:43 amJupiter
2:43 am – 3:34 amMars
3:34 am – 4:26 amSun
4:26 am – 5:17 amVenus
5:17 am – 6:08 amMercury

About this day

Daylight lasts 13 hours and 46 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 103 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 7:23 am, nakshatra at 6:21 pm, yoga at 6:38 pm, karana at 7:21 pm.

On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 6:10 pm in Jersey City.

Questions

What is the tithi in Jersey City on 16 August 2026?

Shukla Chaturthi, until 7:23 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:07 am in Jersey City).

When is Rahu Kalam in Jersey City on 16 August 2026?

6:10 pm to 7:53 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 1:00 pm to 2:43 pm and Gulikai 4:26 pm to 6:10 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Jersey City on 16 August 2026?

During daylight: Labh 9:34 am to 11:17 am, Amrit 11:17 am to 1:00 pm, Shubh 2:43 pm to 4:26 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:33 pm to 1:28 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Jersey City on 16 August 2026?

Moonrise is at 10:30 am.

Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 16 August 2026, Jersey City

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