Rameswaram, Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Wednesday 12 August 2026 · Aadi 27
Amavasya
The next day, Thursday 13 August · Aadi 28
On Wednesday 12 August 2026 in Rameswaram, the tithi is Amavasya until 11:07 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 12:18 pm to 1:51 pm IST. Sunrise 6:04 am, sunset 6:31 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
On this day
- Amavasya is on Wednesday 12 August. Amavasya dates 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Amavasya
until 11:07 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Pushya
until 8:00 am
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Vyatipata
until 3:26 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 · Chatushpada
until 12:28 pm; then Naga until 11:07 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
12:18 pm – 1:51 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:38 am – 9:11 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:44 am – 12:18 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
9:15 am – 10:15 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
10:45 am – 11:45 am
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Wednesday, the same in every Tamil Nadu city.
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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:04 am – 7:38 am | Labh | good |
| 7:38 am – 9:11 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:11 am – 10:44 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:44 am – 12:18 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:18 pm – 1:51 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:51 pm – 3:25 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:25 pm – 4:58 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:58 pm – 6:31 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:31 pm – 7:58 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:58 pm – 9:25 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:25 pm – 10:51 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:51 pm – 12:18 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:18 am – 1:44 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:44 am – 3:11 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:11 am – 4:38 am | Labh | good |
| 4:38 am – 6:04 am | Udveg | 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
11:53 am – 12:43 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
The Moon does not rise in Rameswaram between this sunrise and the next; it sets at 6:16 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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 6:04 am – 7:06 am | Mercury |
| 7:06 am – 8:09 am | Moon |
| 8:09 am – 9:11 am | Saturn |
| 9:11 am – 10:13 am | Jupiter |
| 10:13 am – 11:15 am | Mars |
| 11:15 am – 12:18 pm | Sun |
| 12:18 pm – 1:20 pm | Venus |
| 1:20 pm – 2:22 pm | Mercury |
| 2:22 pm – 3:25 pm | Moon |
| 3:25 pm – 4:27 pm | Saturn |
| 4:27 pm – 5:29 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:29 pm – 6:31 pm | Mars |
| 6:31 pm – 7:29 pm | Sun |
| 7:29 pm – 8:27 pm | Venus |
| 8:27 pm – 9:25 pm | Mercury |
| 9:25 pm – 10:22 pm | Moon |
| 10:22 pm – 11:20 pm | Saturn |
| 11:20 pm – 12:18 am | Jupiter |
| 12:18 am – 1:16 am | Mars |
| 1:16 am – 2:13 am | Sun |
| 2:13 am – 3:11 am | Venus |
| 3:11 am – 4:09 am | Mercury |
| 4:09 am – 5:06 am | Moon |
| 5:06 am – 6:04 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 27 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 93 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 8:00 am, karana at 12:28 pm, yoga at 3:26 pm, tithi and karana at 11:07 pm.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:18 pm in Rameswaram.
Questions
What is the tithi in Rameswaram on 12 August 2026?
Amavasya, until 11:07 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:04 am in Rameswaram).
When is Rahu Kalam in Rameswaram on 12 August 2026?
12:18 pm to 1:51 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:38 am to 9:11 am and Gulikai 10:44 am to 12:18 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Rameswaram on 12 August 2026?
During daylight: Labh 6:04 am to 7:38 am, Amrit 7:38 am to 9:11 am, Shubh 10:44 am to 12:18 pm, Labh 4:58 pm to 6:31 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:53 am to 12:43 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Rameswaram on 12 August 2026?
The Moon does not rise in Rameswaram between this sunrise and the next. It rises a little later each day, and about once a month that carries moonrise past the next sunrise.
Tamil Day Sheet, Wednesday 12 August 2026, Rameswaram
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Calculated for Rameswaram from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Rameswaram local time (IST).