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January 8 2026 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Thursday, January 8 2026 – It is Krishna Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Krishna Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 10:09 AM on January 8. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 10:21 AM on January 9. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on January 8, 2026 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Purva Phalguni or Pooram nakshatra till 4:01 PM on January 8. Then onward it is Uttaraphalguni or Uthram nakshatra till 6:54 PM on January 9. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Purvaphalguni or Pooram nakshatra till 12:24 PM on January 8. Then onward it is Uttaraphalguni or Uthram nakshatra till 1:40 PM on January 9. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Simha Rashi till 10:15 PM on January 8. Then onward it is Kanya Rashi till 7:12 AM on January 11, 2026. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan) - Simha Rashi till 6:39 PM on January 8. Then onward it is Kanya Rashi till 4:52 AM on January 11, 2026   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – 

Kali Yuga Year – 5127 

Vikram Samvat 2082 – Magh Krishna Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Magh month in Hindu calendar in North India - Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir. 

Vishvavasu Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1947 – Paush Krishna Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Paush month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Vishvavasu Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1947 – Paush Krishna Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Paush month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Paush Krishna Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Paush month till 6:34 AM on January 8. Then onward it is Paush Krishna Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Paush month till 7:06 AM on January 9. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2082 in Gujarat – Paush Krishna Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Paush month in Gujarat. (It is Paush Krishna Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Paush month till 6:34 AM on January 8. Then onward it is Paush Krishna Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Paush month till 7:06 AM on January 9. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

24th day of Margazi Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Vishvavasu Nama Year)
24th day of Dhanu Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1201)
23rd day of Paush Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1432) 

Bad Period on January 8, 2026
Rahukalam – 1:41 PM to 3:06 PM
Yamagandam – 6:34 AM to 8:00 AM
Gulikai – 9:25 AM to 10:50 AM
Durmuhurtham – 10:22 AM to 11:07 AM
Durmuhurtham – 2:55 PM to 3:40 PM
Varjyam – 7:59 PM to 9:40 PM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on January 8, 2026
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:53 AM to 12:38 PM
Amrita Kalam – 5:53 AM to 7:31 AM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – 4:01 PM on January 8 to 4:54 PM on January 9 

Yog – Saubhagya (good) till 5:25 PM on January 8. Then onward it is Shobhana (good) till 4:54 PM on January 9, 2026  

Karana – Taitila (good) till 6:34 AM on January 8. Then onward it is Garaja (good) till 6:44 PM on January 8. Then onward it is Vanija (good) till 7:06 AM on January 9, 2026. 

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