Shastra Panchangam

Jersey City, Monday, 17 August 2026

On Monday 17 August 2026 in Jersey City, the tithi is Shukla Panchami until 7:31 am EDT; Rahu Kalam is 7:51 am to 9:34 am EDT. Sunrise 6:08 am, sunset 7:51 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Panchami

until 7:31 am

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

Nakshatra · Chitra

until 7:29 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 · Shubha

until 5:59 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 · Balava

until 7:31 am; then Kaulava until 7:51 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

7:51 am – 9:34 am

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

Yamagandam

11:17 am – 1:00 pm

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

Gulikai

2:43 pm – 4:26 pm

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
6:08 am – 7:51 amAmirdhagood
7:51 am – 9:34 amVishamavoid
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 – 6:09 pmSoramavoid
6:09 pm – 7:51 pmUthigood
Night
7:51 pm – 9:09 pmSugamgood
9:09 pm – 10:26 pmSoramavoid
10:26 pm – 11:43 pmUthigood
11:43 pm – 1:00 amAmirdhagood
1:00 am – 2:18 amVishamavoid
2:18 am – 3:35 amRogamavoid
3:35 am – 4:52 amLaabamgood
4:52 am – 6:09 amDhanamgood

Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Monday the first part of the day is Amirdha. 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 Monday the day starts with Amrit.

Day
6:08 am – 7:51 amAmritgood
7:51 am – 9:34 amKaalavoid · Rahu Kalam
9:34 am – 11:17 amShubhgood
11:17 am – 1:00 pmRogavoid
1:00 pm – 2:43 pmUdvegavoid
2:43 pm – 4:26 pmCharneutral
4:26 pm – 6:09 pmLabhgood
6:09 pm – 7:51 pmAmritgood
Night
7:51 pm – 9:09 pmCharneutral
9:09 pm – 10:26 pmRogavoid
10:26 pm – 11:43 pmKaalavoid
11:43 pm – 1:00 amLabhgood
1:00 am – 2:18 amUdvegavoid
2:18 am – 3:35 amShubhgood
3:35 am – 4:52 amAmritgood
4:52 am – 6:09 amCharneutral

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

Abhijit Muhurta

12:32 pm – 1:27 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 11:36 am, moonset 10:04 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 Moon on a Monday.

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

About this day

Daylight lasts 13 hours and 43 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 7:31 am, yoga at 5:59 pm, nakshatra at 7:29 pm, karana at 7:51 pm.

On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:51 am in Jersey City.

Questions

What is the tithi in Jersey City on 17 August 2026?

Shukla Panchami, until 7:31 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:08 am in Jersey City).

When is Rahu Kalam in Jersey City on 17 August 2026?

7:51 am to 9:34 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 11:17 am to 1:00 pm and Gulikai 2:43 pm to 4:26 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Jersey City on 17 August 2026?

During daylight: Amrit 6:08 am to 7:51 am, Shubh 9:34 am to 11:17 am, Labh 4:26 pm to 6:09 pm, Amrit 6:09 pm to 7:51 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:32 pm to 1:27 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Jersey City on 17 August 2026?

Moonrise is at 11:36 am.

Tamil Day Sheet, Monday 17 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).