Panchang 6 August 2026: Half Moon on Krishna Ashtami
The Moon reads 51 percent today. Half lit and half dark, on the eighth tithi of the dark fortnight. The first Somvar is three days behind you and the second is four days ahead, so today sits square between them.
Today's Panchang
Krishna Ashtami runs until 6:53 PM, then Navami. The Moon moves through Bharani until 8:13 PM and then enters Krittika. Yoga is Ganda until 3:00 PM. Karana is Balava until 7:51 AM. Sunrise is 5:45 AM and sunset 7:09 PM in Delhi.
The Moon stays in Mesha (Aries) all day, waning.
Move the Dawn Puja Earlier
Yamaganda runs 5:45 AM to 7:25 AM, which is exactly sunrise to mid-morning. That lands on the hour many households keep the morning worship.
The clean answer is Brahma Muhurat, 4:09 AM to 4:57 AM. It opens before Yamaganda does and it is the strongest hour of any day in any case. If pre-dawn is not possible for you, wait until after 7:25 AM.
Gulika follows at 9:06 AM to 10:46 AM, and Rahu Kaal takes 2:07 PM to 3:48 PM. Abhijit runs 12:00 PM to 12:54 PM and is clear today. Live windows are on the panchang for 6 August 2026.
Bharani Carries, Then Hands Over
Bharani belongs to Yama, and the tradition is careful about what that means. Yama is not a figure of dread here. He was the first mortal to die, and so became the one who knows the road. Bharani is the star of carrying something to its limit and then handing it on.
Half moon, eighth tithi, and a day that sits between two Mondays. Today is for checking on what you started rather than for starting something new.
Between the First Monday and the Second
If you took a vow on the first Somvar, today is the day to look at it plainly.
A gentler vrat kept all four Mondays is worth more than a severe one dropped after the second. If the fast has been too hard, keep the water offering and the mantra and let the food rule go. If it has been easy, add the evening reading. Nobody is scoring this. Shravan asks for steadiness, not for difficulty.
The remaining dates, the four Somvar, and the full method are on the Sawan 2026 guide.
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