Melbourne, Friday, 21 August 2026
Friday 21 August 2026
The next day, Saturday 22 August
On Friday 21 August 2026 in Melbourne, the tithi is Shukla Navami until 4:07 am AEST Saturday; Rahu Kalam is 11:02 am to 12:24 pm AEST. Sunrise 6:58 am, sunset 5:50 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Navami
until 4:07 am Saturday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Anuradha
until 4:23 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 · Indra
until 8:55 am
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 2:56 pm; then Kaulava until 4:07 am Saturday
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
11:02 am – 12:24 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:07 pm – 4:28 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
8:19 am – 9:41 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:58 am – 8:19 am | Sugam | good |
| 8:19 am – 9:41 am | Soram | avoid |
| 9:41 am – 11:02 am | Uthi | good |
| 11:02 am – 12:24 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 12:24 pm – 1:45 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 1:45 pm – 3:07 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 3:07 pm – 4:28 pm | Laabam | good |
| 4:28 pm – 5:50 pm | Dhanam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:50 pm – 7:28 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 7:28 pm – 9:06 pm | Laabam | good |
| 9:06 pm – 10:45 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 10:45 pm – 12:23 am | Sugam | good |
| 12:23 am – 2:01 am | Soram | avoid |
| 2:01 am – 3:40 am | Uthi | good |
| 3:40 am – 5:18 am | Visham | avoid |
| 5:18 am – 6:56 am | Amirdha | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Friday the first part of the day is Sugam. 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:58 am – 8:19 am | Char | neutral |
| 8:19 am – 9:41 am | Labh | good |
| 9:41 am – 11:02 am | Amrit | good |
| 11:02 am – 12:24 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:24 pm – 1:45 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:45 pm – 3:07 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:07 pm – 4:28 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:28 pm – 5:50 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:50 pm – 7:28 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:28 pm – 9:06 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:06 pm – 10:45 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:45 pm – 12:23 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:23 am – 2:01 am | Shubh | good |
| 2:01 am – 3:40 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:40 am – 5:18 am | Char | neutral |
| 5:18 am – 6:56 am | Rog | avoid |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
12:02 pm – 12:45 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 11:18 am, moonset 2:48 am Saturday.
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: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:58 am – 7:52 am | Venus |
| 7:52 am – 8:46 am | Mercury |
| 8:46 am – 9:41 am | Moon |
| 9:41 am – 10:35 am | Saturn |
| 10:35 am – 11:29 am | Jupiter |
| 11:29 am – 12:24 pm | Mars |
| 12:24 pm – 1:18 pm | Sun |
| 1:18 pm – 2:12 pm | Venus |
| 2:12 pm – 3:07 pm | Mercury |
| 3:07 pm – 4:01 pm | Moon |
| 4:01 pm – 4:55 pm | Saturn |
| 4:55 pm – 5:50 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:50 pm – 6:55 pm | Mars |
| 6:55 pm – 8:01 pm | Sun |
| 8:01 pm – 9:06 pm | Venus |
| 9:06 pm – 10:12 pm | Mercury |
| 10:12 pm – 11:17 pm | Moon |
| 11:17 pm – 12:23 am | Saturn |
| 12:23 am – 1:29 am | Jupiter |
| 1:29 am – 2:34 am | Mars |
| 2:34 am – 3:40 am | Sun |
| 3:40 am – 4:45 am | Venus |
| 4:45 am – 5:51 am | Mercury |
| 5:51 am – 6:56 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 10 hours and 52 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 82 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 8:55 am, karana at 2:56 pm, nakshatra at 4:23 pm, tithi and karana at 4:07 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:02 am in Melbourne.
Questions
What is the tithi in Melbourne on 21 August 2026?
Shukla Navami, until 4:07 am Saturday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:58 am in Melbourne).
When is Rahu Kalam in Melbourne on 21 August 2026?
11:02 am to 12:24 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:07 pm to 4:28 pm and Gulikai 8:19 am to 9:41 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Melbourne on 21 August 2026?
During daylight: Labh 8:19 am to 9:41 am, Amrit 9:41 am to 11:02 am, Shubh 12:24 pm to 1:45 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:02 pm to 12:45 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Melbourne on 21 August 2026?
Moonrise is at 11:18 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Friday 21 August 2026, Melbourne
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how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Melbourne from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Melbourne local time (AEST).