Panchangam 20 Aug 2026 · Chennai

Thursday, 20 August 2026 ·

Vakya panchangam

The traditional reckoning that Tamil Nadu temples and printed calendars follow.

Thursday, 20 August 2026 · Parabhava year

Aavani 3

ஆவணி 3

Valarpirai Ashtami until 11:49 pm, then Navami வளர்பிறை அஷ்டமி · இரவு 11:49 வரை, பிறகு நவமி

Visakam until 12:26 pm, then Anusham விசாகம் · மதியம் 12:26 வரை, பிறகு அனுஷம்

Sunrise6:05 am

Sunset6:29 pm

On 20 Aug 2026: special dayAshtami

Rahu Kalam · avoid1:30 – 3:00 pm Now

Good time (Nalla Neram)10:45 – 11:45 am12:15 – 1:15 pm Now

Yamagandam6:00 – 7:30 am

Kuligai9:00 – 10:30 am

Soolam · remedy

Soolam: the direction to avoid travelling in that day. Remedy: what to take first if you must go that way.

South · Oil

Chandrashtamam

The two and a half days when the Moon is in the eighth sign from your rasi; people of these rasis put off big decisions by tradition.

Meenam, Mesham

Moonrise12:22 pm

Day type (Naal)Downward day

Yogam

One of 27 parts worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions together; shown with the time it ends.

Brahmiyam until 7:35 am

Karanam

Half of a thithi; each thithi has two. Shown with the time it ends.

Vishti until 11:03 am

Other methodGowri Nalla Neram

Gowri Nalla Neram: a separate tradition that cuts day and night into eight parts each. Most families go by the almanac's Nalla Neram.

Good parts by the Gowri tradition:

7:30 – 9:00 am10:30 am – 1:30 pm4:30 – 7:30 pm10:30 pm – 3:00 am (next day)4:30 – 6:00 am (next day)

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Other methodThirukanitham

Thirukanitham: the modern astronomical reckoning, worked out from your city's actual sunrise. Some calendars print it.

By Thirukanitham the Tamil date is Aavani 4.

Tamil date: Aavani 4 · Parabhava year
Thithi (lunar day): Valarpirai Ashtami until 9:18 pm
Nakshatram (star): Visakam until 9:08 am
Yogam: Aindram until 4:25 am (next day)
Karanam: Vishti until 8:16 am
Sunrise · sunset: 5:57 am · 6:27 pm
Rahu Kalam: 1:46 – 3:19 pm
Yamagandam: 5:57 – 7:30 am
Kuligai: 9:04 – 10:38 am
Good time (Nalla Neram): 7:30 – 9:04 am 10:38 am – 1:46 pm 4:53 – 6:27 pm
Gowri good time: 7:30 – 9:04 am 10:38 am – 1:46 pm 4:53 – 7:53 pm 10:46 pm – 3:04 am (next day) 4:30 – 5:57 am (next day)

On Thursday 20 August 2026, in Chennai: Tamil date Aavani 3 (Parabhava year); thithi Valarpirai Ashtami until 11:49 pm, nakshatram Visakam until 12:26 pm; Rahu Kalam 1:30 – 3:00 pm, Nalla Neram 10:45 – 11:45 am and 12:15 – 1:15 pm (Vakya panchangam).

தமிழ் தினசரி காலண்டர் 20 ஆகஸ்ட் 2026: ஆவணி 3, வியாழன்; ராகு காலம் மதியம் 1:30 – 3:00, நல்ல நேரம் காலை 10:45 – 11:45, மதியம் 12:15 – 1:15

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