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August 20 2026 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Thursday, August 20 2026 – It is Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth 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 9:58 PM on August 20. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 11:46 PM on August 21. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on August 20, 2026 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time after 9:07 AM. 

Nakshatra – Vishaka or Vishakam nakshatra till 11:14 AM on August 20. Then onward it is Anuradha or Anusham or Anizham nakshatra till 1:31 PM on August 21. (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 6:46 AM on August 20. Then onward it is Anuradha or Anusham or Anizham nakshatra till 11:53 AM on August 21. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Tula Rashi till 4:44 AM on August 20. Then onward it is Vrischika Rashi till 4:03 PM on August 22, 2026. (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 2:30 AM on August 20. Then onward it is Vrischika Rashi till 2:49 PM on August 22, 2026   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – 

Kali Yuga Year – 5128 

Vikram Samvat 2083 – Shravan Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth 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 Ashtami tithi or the eighth 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 Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Shravan Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month till 9:19 PM on August 20. Then onward it is Shravan Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month till 11:36 PM on August 21. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2082 in Gujarat – Shravan Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month in Gujarat. (It is Shravan Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month till 9:19 PM on August 20. Then onward it is Shravan Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month till 11:36 PM on August 21. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

3rd day of Avani Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Parabhava Nama Year)
4th day of Chinga Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1202)
3rd day of Bhadro Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1433) 

Bad Period on August 20, 2026
Rahukalam – 1:46 PM to 3:19 PM
Yamagandam – 5:58 AM to 7:32 AM
Gulikai – 9:05 AM to 10:39 AM
Durmuhurtham – 10:08 AM to 10:57 AM
Durmuhurtham – 3:07 PM to 3:57 PM
Varjyam – 1:35 PM to 3:22 PM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on August 20, 2026
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:48 AM to 12:36 PM
Amrita Kalam – 11:28 PM on August 19 to 1:13 AM on August 20
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – 11:00 AM on August 20 to 1:16 PM on August 21
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – not present 

Yog – Brahma (good) till 3:43 AM on August 20. Then onward it is Aindra (good) till 4:25 AM on August 21.  

Karana – Vishti or Bhadra (bad) till 8:16 AM on August 20. Then onward it is Bava (good) till 9:19 PM on August 20. Then onward it is Balava (good) till 10:26 AM on August 21. 

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