Sunnyvale, Thursday, 6 August 2026
Thursday 6 August 2026
The next day, Friday 7 August
On Thursday 6 August 2026 in Sunnyvale, the tithi is Krishna Ashtami until 6:23 am PDT; Rahu Kalam is 2:58 pm to 4:42 pm PDT. Sunrise 6:17 am, sunset 8:11 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Ashtami
until 6:23 am; then Krishna Navami until 4:07 am Friday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Bharani
until 7:44 am; then Krittika until 6:14 am Friday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Vriddhi
until 11:41 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 · Kaulava
until 6:23 am; then Taitila until 5:18 pm; then Gara until 4:07 am Friday
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
2:58 pm – 4:42 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:17 am – 8:01 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:45 am – 11:29 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:17 am – 8:01 am | Dhanam | good |
| 8:01 am – 9:45 am | Sugam | good |
| 9:45 am – 11:29 am | Soram | avoid |
| 11:29 am – 1:14 pm | Uthi | good |
| 1:14 pm – 2:58 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 2:58 pm – 4:42 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 4:42 pm – 6:27 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 6:27 pm – 8:11 pm | Laabam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:11 pm – 9:27 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 9:27 pm – 10:42 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 10:42 pm – 11:58 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 11:58 pm – 1:14 am | Laabam | good |
| 1:14 am – 2:30 am | Dhanam | good |
| 2:30 am – 3:46 am | Sugam | good |
| 3:46 am – 5:02 am | Soram | avoid |
| 5:02 am – 6:18 am | Uthi | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Thursday the first part of the day is Dhanam. 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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:17 am – 8:01 am | Shubh | good |
| 8:01 am – 9:45 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:45 am – 11:29 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:29 am – 1:14 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:14 pm – 2:58 pm | Labh | good |
| 2:58 pm – 4:42 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:42 pm – 6:27 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 6:27 pm – 8:11 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:11 pm – 9:27 pm | Amrit | good |
| 9:27 pm – 10:42 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:42 pm – 11:58 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 11:58 pm – 1:14 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:14 am – 2:30 am | Labh | good |
| 2:30 am – 3:46 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:46 am – 5:02 am | Shubh | good |
| 5:02 am – 6:18 am | Amrit | good |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
12:46 pm – 1:42 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:35 am Friday, moonset 2:46 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: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 6:17 am – 7:26 am | Jupiter |
| 7:26 am – 8:36 am | Mars |
| 8:36 am – 9:45 am | Sun |
| 9:45 am – 10:55 am | Venus |
| 10:55 am – 12:04 pm | Mercury |
| 12:04 pm – 1:14 pm | Moon |
| 1:14 pm – 2:23 pm | Saturn |
| 2:23 pm – 3:33 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:33 pm – 4:42 pm | Mars |
| 4:42 pm – 5:52 pm | Sun |
| 5:52 pm – 7:01 pm | Venus |
| 7:01 pm – 8:11 pm | Mercury |
| 8:11 pm – 9:01 pm | Moon |
| 9:01 pm – 9:52 pm | Saturn |
| 9:52 pm – 10:42 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:42 pm – 11:33 pm | Mars |
| 11:33 pm – 12:24 am | Sun |
| 12:24 am – 1:14 am | Venus |
| 1:14 am – 2:05 am | Mercury |
| 2:05 am – 2:55 am | Moon |
| 2:55 am – 3:46 am | Saturn |
| 3:46 am – 4:36 am | Jupiter |
| 4:36 am – 5:27 am | Mars |
| 5:27 am – 6:18 am | Sun |
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 6:23 am, nakshatra at 7:44 am, karana at 5:18 pm, yoga at 11:41 pm, tithi and karana at 4:07 am Friday, nakshatra at 6:14 am Friday. Krishna Navami begins and ends within the day, so no sunrise names it.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 2:58 pm in Sunnyvale.
Questions
What is the tithi in Sunnyvale on 6 August 2026?
Krishna Ashtami, until 6:23 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:17 am in Sunnyvale).
When is Rahu Kalam in Sunnyvale on 6 August 2026?
2:58 pm to 4:42 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:17 am to 8:01 am and Gulikai 9:45 am to 11:29 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Sunnyvale on 6 August 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:17 am to 8:01 am, Labh 1:14 pm to 2:58 pm, Shubh 6:27 pm to 8:11 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:46 pm to 1:42 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Sunnyvale on 6 August 2026?
Moonrise is at 12:35 am on Friday 7 August.
Tamil Day Sheet, Thursday 6 August 2026, Sunnyvale
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how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Sunnyvale from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Sunnyvale local time (PDT).