The Sankalpam (ritual declaration) and Panchangam (Hindu almanac) for Sunday, 16 August 2026, with panchanga timings referenced to Hyderabad. A Sankalpam is the statement of intent recited before Sandhyavandanam and other pujas, declaring the time and place of the rite.

Note: the sankalpam below is a nishkama (desireless) form learned from elders and gurus. Adapt the place-name and method to your own location and the tradition taught by your guru. Panchanga timings are computed for Hyderabad and may shift slightly by location.

Sandhyavandanam Sankalpam (romanised)

Shubhabhyudayartham cha, shubhe shobhane muhurte, Sri Mahavishnu-rajnaya pravartamanasya adya Brahmanah dvitiya parardhe, shveta varaha kalpe, vaivasvata manvantare, kaliyuge prathama pade, jambudvipe, bharatavarshe, bharatakhande, meroh dakshina digbhage, srishailasya vayavya digbhage (for Hyderabad), ganga-kaveryor-madhya pradeshe, sri-lakshmi nivasa gruhe, samasta devata harihara guru go brahmana charana sannidhau, asmin vartamana vyavaharika chandramanena Sri Parabhava nama samvatsare, dakshinayane, varsha ritau, shravana mase, shukla pakshe, chaturthyam, bhanu vasare (Sunday), hasta nakshatre, sadhya yoge, vishti karane… mama upatta durita kshaya dvara Sri Parameshwara muddishya Sri Parameshwara prityartham pratah / madhyahnika / sayam sandhyam upasishye.

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Panchangam details (16 August 2026, Sunday)

  • Sunrise: 5:59 AM — Sunset: 6:41 PM
  • Moonrise: 9:12 AM — Moonset: 9:06 PM
  • Samvatsara: Sri Parabhava (Salivahana Shaka 1948) · Ayana: Dakshinayana · Ritu: Varsha (monsoon)
  • Masa: Shravana · Paksha: Shukla Paksha
  • Tithi: Chaturthi — until 4:52 PM; then Panchami
  • Nakshatra: Hasta — until 3:50 AM (Aug 17); then Chitra
  • Yoga: Sadhya — until 4:08 AM (Aug 17); then Shubha
  • Karana: Vishti (Bhadra) until 4:52 PM, then Bava until 4:50 AM (Aug 17)
  • Rahu Kalam: 5:06–6:41 PM
  • Yamaganda Kalam: 12:20–1:56 PM
  • Gulika Kalam: 3:31–5:06 PM
  • Varjyam (avoid): 11:58 AM–1:36 PM
  • Durmuhurtam: 4:57–5:47 PM
  • Amrit Kalam (auspicious): 9:44–11:22 PM
  • Abhijit Muhurat: 11:55 AM–12:46 PM
  • Observances: Durva Ganapati Chaturthi · Chaturmasya day 23
  • Eras: Salivahana Shaka 1948 (Parabhava) · Vikrama 2083 (Siddharthi) · Kali 5127 · CE 2026-27

As it is Sunday, note that Rahu Kalam falls in the evening (5:06–6:41 PM). Auspicious work is best begun during the Abhijit Muhurat or the Amrit Kalam. Vishti (Bhadra) karana runs until 4:52 PM, and it is traditional to avoid that window for important ceremonies.

These timings are referenced to Hyderabad and were cross-checked against both Drik Panchang and Prokerala. Sunrise may differ by 3–4 minutes depending on the calculation method used.

Continue Your Journey

Your panchangam of the day naturally opens into these deeper devotional resources — one from each category, curated for the tithi + nakshatra you observed:

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