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August 21 2026 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Friday, August 21 2026 – It is Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. 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. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Dashami tithi or the tenth day during the waxing or light phase of moon on the entire day on August 22 and till 1:46 AM on August 23. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on August 21, 2026 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Anuradha or Anusham or Anizham nakshatra till 1:31 PM on August 21. Then onward it is Jyeshta or Kettai or Triketta nakshatra till 4:03 PM on August 22. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Anuradha or Anusham or Anizham nakshatra till 11:53 AM on August 21. Then onward it is Jyeshta or Kettai or Triketta nakshatra till 2:49 PM on August 22. 

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 – Varalakshmi Vratam

Kali Yuga Year – 5128 

Vikram Samvat 2083 – Shravan Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth 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 Navami tithi or the ninth 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 Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month in Maharashtra and Goa. (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. Then onward it is Shravan Shukla Paksha Dashami tithi or the tenth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month on the entire day on August 22 and till 2:01 AM on August 23. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2082 in Gujarat – Shravan Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month in Gujarat. (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. Then onward it is Shravan Shukla Paksha Dashami tithi or the tenth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month on the entire day on August 22 and till 2:01 AM on August 23. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

4th day of Avani Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Parabhava Nama Year)
5th day of Chinga Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1202)
4th day of Bhadro Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1433) 

Bad Period on August 21, 2026
Rahukalam – 10:39 AM to 12:12 PM
Yamagandam – 3:19 PM to 4:52 PM
Gulikai – 7:32 AM to 9:05 AM
Durmuhurtham – 8:28 AM to 9:18 AM
Durmuhurtham – 12:37 PM to 1:27 PM
Varjyam – 6:10 PM to 7:58 PM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on August 21, 2026
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:48 AM to 12:36 PM
Amrita Kalam – 12:17 AM to 2:04 AM
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 – 1:31 PM on August 21 to 6:40 PM on August 23 

Yog – Aindra (good) till 4:25 AM on August 21. Then onward it is Vaidhriti (bad) till 5:18 AM on August 22.  

Karana – Balava (good) till 10:26 AM on August 21. Then onward it is Kaulava (good) till 11:36 PM on August 21. Then onward it is Taitila (good) till 12:49 PM on August 22. 

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