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16 August 2021 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Monday, 16 August 2021 – It is Shukla Paksha Ashtami and Navami tithi or the eighth and ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 6:59 AM on August 16. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 4:29 AM on August 17. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time. 

Good – Auspicious time on August 16, 2021 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Vishaka or Vishakam nakshatra till 4:48 AM on August 16. Then onward it is Anuradha or Anusham or Anizham nakshatra till 3:08 AM on August 17. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Vishaka or Vishakam nakshatra till 4:26 AM on August 16. Then onward it is Anuradha or Anusham or Anizham nakshatra till 3:03 AM on August 17. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Tula Rashi till 11:12 PM on August 15. Then onward it is Vrischika Rashi till 1:30 AM on August 18. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan), Tula Rashi till 10:46 PM on August 15. Then onward it is Vrischika Rashi till 1:36 AM on August 18.  

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – Durva Ashtami - Monthly Durga Ashtami - Shravan Somvar Vrat - 

Kali Yuga Year – 5123 

Vikram Samvat 2078 – Shravan Shukla Paksha Ashtami and Navami tithi or the eighth and ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month in North India - Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir. 

Plava Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1943 – Shravan Shukla Paksha Ashtami and Navami tithi or the eighth and ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Plava Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1943 – Shravan Shukla Paksha Ashtami and Navami tithi or the eighth and ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month till 7:46 AM on August 16. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 5:35 AM on August 17.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2077 – Shravan Shukla Paksha Ashtami and Navami tithi or the eighth and ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month in Gujarat. (It is Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month till 7:46 AM on August 16. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 5:35 AM on August 17.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

31st day of Aadi Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Plava Nama Year)
31st day of Karkidaka Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1196)
30th day of Shraban Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1428) 
Bad Period on August 16, 2021
Rahukalam – 7:41 AM to 9:18 AM
Yamagandam – 10:54 AM to 12:31 PM
Gulikai – 2:08 PM to 3:44 PM
Durmuhurtham – 12:57 PM to 1:48 PM
Durmuhurtham – 3:31 PM to 4:23 PM
Varjyam – 8:12 AM to 9:43 AM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on August 16, 2021
Abhijit Muhurta – 12:07 PM to 12:55 PM
Amrita Kalam – 5:15 PM to 6:45 PM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – sunrise Aug 16 to 3:07 AM on Aug 17
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – 4:28 AM on Aug 15 to 1:30 AM on August 17 

Yog – Brahma (good) till 5:46 AM on August 16. Then onward it is Aindra (good) till 2:56 AM on August 17. 

Karana – Bava (good) till 7:46 AM on August 16. Then onward it is Balava (good) till 6:41 PM on August 16. Then onward it is Kaulava (good) till 5:35 AM on August 17. 

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