Panchang for Puducherry
Tuesday, 18 August 2026 · Mangalvar (Tuesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Puducherry on Tuesday, 18 August 2026: Shukla Shashthi tithi, Swati nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 6:30 PM. Rahu Kaal 3:23 PM–4:57 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ShashthiShukla
until 5:51 PM
Nakshatra
Swatipada 1
until 6:47 AM
Yoga
Shukla
until 3:23 AM
Karana
Taitila
until 5:51 PM
Vara
Mangalvar(Tuesday)
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
6:30 PM
Moonrise
10:39 AM
Moonset
10:28 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal3:23 PM–4:57 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal9:08 AM–10:42 AM
- Gulika Kaal12:16 PM–1:49 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:51 AM – 12:41 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:29 AM – 5:15 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:52 AM – 6:01 AM
Vijaya
2:21 PM – 3:11 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:30 PM – 7:39 PM
Nishita
11:53 PM – 12:39 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
9:19 PM – 11:03 PM
Varjyam · avoid
11:00 AM – 12:43 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:31 AM – 9:21 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
Hora (Planetary Hours)
Each hora is ruled by a planet — saffron = auspicious, gray = avoid. The first hora begins at sunrise, ruled by the weekday lord.
day horas
| 6:01 AM–7:03 AM | Mars |
| 7:03 AM–8:06 AM | Sun |
| 8:06 AM–9:08 AM | Venus |
| 9:08 AM–10:11 AM | Mercury |
| 10:11 AM–11:13 AM | Moon |
| 11:13 AM–12:16 PM | Saturn |
| 12:16 PM–1:18 PM | Jupiter |
| 1:18 PM–2:21 PM | Mars |
| 2:21 PM–3:23 PM | Sun |
| 3:23 PM–4:26 PM | Venus |
| 4:26 PM–5:28 PM | Mercury |
| 5:28 PM–6:30 PM | Moon |
night horas
| 6:30 PM–7:28 PM | Saturn |
| 7:28 PM–8:26 PM | Jupiter |
| 8:26 PM–9:23 PM | Mars |
| 9:23 PM–10:21 PM | Sun |
| 10:21 PM–11:18 PM | Venus |
| 11:18 PM–12:16 AM | Mercury |
| 12:16 AM–1:13 AM | Moon |
| 1:13 AM–2:11 AM | Saturn |
| 2:11 AM–3:08 AM | Jupiter |
| 3:08 AM–4:06 AM | Mars |
| 4:06 AM–5:03 AM | Sun |
| 5:03 AM–6:01 AM | Venus |
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Computed for Puducherry (11.93, 79.83, Asia/Kolkata) at local sunrise using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, validated against standard Vedic almanacs.