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August 18 2026 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Tuesday, August 18 2026 – It is Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 7:26 PM on August 18. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 8:27 PM on August 19. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on August 18, 2026 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Chitra or Chithirai or Chithira nakshatra till 7:48 AM on August 18. Then onward it is Swathi or Chothi nakshatra till 9:17 AM on August 19. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Chitra or Chithirai or Chithira nakshatra till 4:58 AM on August 18. Then onward it is Swathi or Chothi nakshatra till 6:46 AM on August 19. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Kanya Rashi till 7:17 PM on August 17. Then onward it is Tula Rashi till 4:44 AM on August 20, 2026. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan) - Kanya Rashi till 4:19 PM on August 17. Then onward it is Tula Rashi till 2:30 AM on August 20, 2026   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – Monthly Muruga Sashti Fasting – Kalki Jayanti – Randhan Chath in South Gujarat 

Kali Yuga Year – 5128 

Vikram Samvat 2083 – Shravan Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth 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 Sashti tithi or the sixth 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 Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Shravan Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month till 5:51 PM on August 18. Then onward it is Shravan Shukla Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month till 7:20 PM on August 19. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2082 in Gujarat – Shravan Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month in Gujarat. (It is Shravan Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month till 5:51 PM on August 18. Then onward it is Shravan Shukla Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month till 7:20 PM on August 19. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

1st day of Avani Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Parabhava Nama Year)
2nd day of Chinga Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1202)
1st day of Bhadro Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1433) 

Bad Period on August 18, 2026
Rahukalam – 3:20 PM to 4:54 PM
Yamagandam – 9:05 AM to 10:39 AM
Gulikai – 12:13 PM to 1:46 PM
Durmuhurtham – 8:28 AM to 9:18 AM
Durmuhurtham – 11:04 PM to 11:50 PM
Varjyam – 11:00 AM to 12:43 PM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on August 18, 2026
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:49 AM to 12:37 PM
Amrita Kalam – 9:19 PM to 11:02 PM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – 7:48 AM on August 18 to 9:17 AM on August 19 

Yog – Shubha (good) till 3:29 AM on August 18. Then onward it is Shukla (good) till 3:22 AM on August 19.  

Karana – Kaulava (good) till 5:20 AM on August 18. Then onward it is Taitila (good) till 5:51 PM on August 18. Then onward it is Garaja (good) till 6:31 AM on August 19. 

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