Shastra Panchangam

Thiruvananthapuram, Thursday, 20 August 2026

The panchangam for Thiruvananthapuram on 20 August 2026, from its sunrise. Sunrise 6:15 am, sunset 6:37 pm.

The five limbs

Tithi · Shukla Ashtami

until 9:19 pm

Nakshatra · Vishakha

until 9:08 am

Yoga · Indra

until 4:26 am the next day

Karana · Vishti

until 8:16 am

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam · 1:58 pm – 3:31 pm

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

Yamagandam · 6:15 am – 7:48 am

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

Gulikai · 9:20 am – 10:53 am

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

The Moon

Moonrise 12:27 pm, moonset 12:17 am the following morning.

Reading this page

The listed tithi, Shukla Ashtami, is the one present at sunrise in Thiruvananthapuram (8.5241°N, 76.9366°E). Each reading applies until its displayed ending time.

For a birth or death, the event time is also needed to identify the tithi or nakshatra at that moment. A shraddha date additionally depends on the observance rules followed by the household.

Look up another date · how a tithi is computed