Wednesday, 16 September 2026 · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Shukla Panchami, Vishakha.

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The five limbs, from sunrise

Vara	Budhavara, the day of Mercury
Tithi	Shukla Panchami until 08:59, then Shukla Shashthi
Nakshatra	Vishakha until 17:22, then Anuradha
Yoga	Vaidhriti until 12:22, then Vishkambha
Karana	Balava until 08:59, then Kaulava until 21:50, then Taitila
Moon	Tula until 10:49, then Vrishchika
Sun	Simha

Sun

Sunrise	06:12
Sunset	18:16
Abhijit muhurta	not used on Wednesdays

Spans to avoid

Rahu kalam	12:14 – 13:45
Yamaganda	07:42 – 09:13
Gulika kalam	10:43 – 12:14

Ask the sage

Ask him about the day.

He reads the day itself in all four traditions. He has not seen your chart here; for that, ask from your own sheet. It’s an astrologer’s opinion, written by AI, and what you do with it is yours to decide (see the Terms).

Where the sources differ

Sunrise: which moment

The panchang day begins at sunrise, and almanacs mean two different moments by it. Drik Panchang and most almanacs printed today take the first sight of the Sun’s upper edge, allowing for the bending of light at the horizon. The older reckoning takes the centre of the disc on the true horizon, with no such allowance: a few minutes later at sunrise and earlier at sunset. Rahu kalam and the other parts of the day move with it, and now and then the tithi at sunrise changes.

Upper edge Centre of the disc

Showing: The centre of the disc on the true horizon, no refraction

Times are local to Bengaluru. Reckoned by the drik method with the Lahiri ayanamsa, the day running sunrise to sunrise. This is the day’s almanac for everyone; for what the same day does to your chart, and for choosing a wedding or moving date, read your four skies.