Is Thursday, 20 August 2026 good for naming?
Not fully — this date does not pass every gate for naming.
Mishra nakshatra is not among the favoured natures for this act
Overall day verdict: favorable · 3/3 limbs clear (at the New Delhi reference).
The panchang on Thursday, 20 August 2026
- Tithi
- Shukla Ashtami
- Nakshatra
- Vishakha
- Vara
- Thursday
- Yoga
- Indra
- Karana
- Vishti
Questions, answered
Is Thursday, 20 August 2026 good for naming?
Not fully — at the New Delhi reference it does not pass every gate for naming: Mishra nakshatra is not among the favoured natures for this act
What makes a date suitable for naming?
The day's nakshatra nature must suit the activity AND the tithi must not be Rikta, the Moon must not sit in a Ganda-Moola star, and the Nitya-Yoga must not be inauspicious — the Panchanga-Shuddhi gates.
A date can be generally good yet clash with YOUR chart — check the naming houses in your free kundli.
Generate your free Kundli →General electional guidance from the day's panchanga, not a directive: a specific ceremony needs a full muhurta reading that also weighs the individual charts involved.
Assessed at the New Delhi reference location — the standard national-panchang convention; day-windows differ by city.
Computed with the Lahiri ayanamsa (sidereal). Panchang values are anchored at the local sunrise. How we compute →