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August 16 2026 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Sunday, August 16 2026 – It is Shukla Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 6:47 PM on August 16. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 6:50 PM 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, 2026 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time after 4:52 PM. 

Nakshatra – Uttaraphalguni or Uthram nakshatra till 6:18 AM on August 16. Then onward it is Hasta or Atham or Hastam nakshatra till 6:47 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), Uttaraphalguni or Uthram nakshatra till 3:25 AM on August 16. Then onward it is Hasta or Atham or Hastam nakshatra till 3:50 AM on August 17. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Simha Rashi till 12:19 PM on August 15. Then onward it is Kanya Rashi till 7:17 PM on August 17, 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 9:34 AM on August 15. Then onward it is Kanya Rashi till 4:19 PM on August 17, 2026   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – Durva Ganapati Vrat

Kali Yuga Year – 5128 

Vikram Samvat 2083 – Shravan Shukla Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan 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. 

Parabhava Nama Shalivahana Saka 1948 – Shravan Shukla Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Parabhavanama Shalivahana Saka 1948 – Shravan Shukla Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Shravan Shukla Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month till 4:53 PM on August 16. Then onward it is Shravan Shukla Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month till 5:00 PM on August 17. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2082 in Gujarat – Shravan Shukla Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month in Gujarat. (It is Shravan Shukla Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month till 4:53 PM on August 16. Then onward it is Shravan Shukla Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month till 5:00 PM 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. (Parabhava Nama Year)
31st day of Karkidakam Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1201)
30th day of Srabon Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1433) 

Bad Period on August 16, 2026
Rahukalam – 4:55 PM to 6:29 PM
Yamagandam – 12:13 PM to 1:47 PM
Gulikai – 3:21 PM to 4:55 PM
Durmuhurtham – 4:49 PM to 5:39 PM
Varjyam – 11:58 AM to 1:36 PM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on August 16, 2026
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:49 AM to 12:37 PM
Amrita Kalam – 9:44 PM to 11:22 PM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – sunrise to 6:46 PM
Amrita Siddhi Yog – 6:13 AM to 6:46 PM
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – 6:19 AM on August 15 to 6:18 AM on August 16 

Yog – Siddha (good) till 5:21 AM on August 16. Then onward it is Sadhya (good) till 4:07 AM on August 17.  

Karana – Vanija (good) till 5:06 AM on August 16. Then onward it is Vishti or Bhadra (bad) till 4:53 PM on August 16. Then onward it is Bava (good) till 4:51 AM on August 17. 

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