{"id":3900,"date":"2026-07-08T10:07:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T04:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/?p=3900"},"modified":"2026-07-08T10:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T04:37:02","slug":"braj-panchang-for-july-8-2026-ashtami-panchaka-ganda-moola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/braj-panchang-for-july-8-2026-ashtami-panchaka-ganda-moola\/","title":{"rendered":"Braj Panchang for July 8, 2026: Ashtami, Panchaka &#038; Ganda Moola"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>8 July 2026 Braj Panchang with Rahu Kaal Details<\/h1>\n<p>Today <a href=\"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/tag\/braj-panchang\/\"><strong>Braj Panchang<\/strong><\/a> for <strong>Wednesday, 8 July 2026<\/strong> marks <strong>Ashadha Krishna Paksha Ashtami<\/strong>. The day is observed under <strong>Panchaka<\/strong> until the afternoon and <strong>Ganda Moola<\/strong> remains effective throughout the day. Krishna Ashtami continues until noon before Navami begins. Devotees in Mathura, Vrindavan, Govardhan and across the Braj region can plan their religious observances and daily activities using the timings below.<\/p>\n<h2>Braj Panchang Overview<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>08 July 2026 (Wednesday)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Place<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Mathura, India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Samvat<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2083 Siddharthi Vikrama Samvata<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Month<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Ashadha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Paksha<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Krishna Paksha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tithi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Krishna Ashtami till 12:21 PM, followed by Krishna Navami<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Nakshatra<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Revati till 04:00 PM, followed by Ashwini<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Yoga<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Atiganda till 12:38 PM, followed by Sukarma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Karana<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Kaulava till 12:21 PM, Taitila till 11:34 PM, followed by Garaja<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Sunrise, Sunset and Moon Timings<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sunrise:<\/strong> 05:30 AM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunset:<\/strong> 07:18 PM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moonrise:<\/strong> 12:26 AM (09 July)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moonset:<\/strong> 12:53 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Shubh Muhurat<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Abhijit Muhurat:<\/strong> None<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amrit Kalam:<\/strong> 01:38 PM \u2013 03:13 PM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vijaya Muhurat:<\/strong> 02:42 PM \u2013 03:38 PM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Godhuli Muhurat:<\/strong> 07:17 PM \u2013 07:37 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ashubh Timings<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rahu Kaal:<\/strong> 12:24 PM \u2013 02:08 PM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gulikai Kalam:<\/strong> 10:41 AM \u2013 12:24 PM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yamaganda:<\/strong> 07:14 AM \u2013 08:57 AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Important Observances<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Panchaka:<\/strong> 05:30 AM \u2013 04:00 PM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ganda Moola:<\/strong> Effective throughout the day.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bhadra:<\/strong> Not applicable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Disha Shool:<\/strong> North.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Devotional Significance<\/h2>\n<p>Krishna Ashtami is considered an auspicious day for worshipping Lord Krishna and seeking divine blessings through prayer, chanting and devotional practices. As Panchaka remains effective until the afternoon and Ganda Moola continues throughout the day, devotees traditionally consult the Panchang before beginning major auspicious activities. Evening worship during Godhuli Muhurat is regarded as especially sacred in Mathura, Vrindavan and the wider Braj region.<\/p>\n<h2>Today&#8217;s Key Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Krishna Ashtami till 12:21 PM.<\/li>\n<li>Panchaka effective till 04:00 PM.<\/li>\n<li>Ganda Moola throughout the day.<\/li>\n<li>Rahu Kaal from 12:24 PM to 02:08 PM.<\/li>\n<li>No Bhadra today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<h3>What is today&#8217;s Tithi?<\/h3>\n<p>Krishna Ashtami remains until 12:21 PM, after which Krishna Navami begins.<\/p>\n<h3>When is Rahu Kaal on 8 July 2026?<\/h3>\n<p>Rahu Kaal is from 12:24 PM to 02:08 PM.<\/p>\n<h3>Is Panchaka observed today?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Panchaka remains effective from 05:30 AM until 04:00 PM.<\/p>\n<h3>Is Ganda Moola present today?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Ganda Moola remains effective throughout the day.<\/p>\n<h3>Is there Bhadra today?<\/h3>\n<p>No. Bhadra is not present on 8 July 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check the complete Braj Panchang for Wednesday, 8 July 2026, including Tithi, Nakshatra, Rahu Kalam, Panchaka, Ganda Moola, auspicious timings, sunrise, sunset and devotional significance for Mathura.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3902,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[2522,2523,200,933,354,2375,201,2524],"ppma_author":[375],"class_list":["post-3900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-braj-panchang","tag-8-july-2026-panchang","tag-ashtami","tag-braj-panchang","tag-ganda-moola","tag-hindu-calendar","tag-krishna-paksha","tag-mathura-panchang","tag-panchaka"],"authors":[{"term_id":375,"user_id":4,"is_guest":0,"slug":"shri-shri-amit-agarwal-astrologer-kanpur","display_name":"Shri Shri Amit Agarwal","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amit-agarwal.webp","url2x":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amit-agarwal.webp"},"author_category":"1","first_name":"Shri Shri Amit","last_name":"Agarwal","user_url":"http:\/\/mathuranow.in","job_title":"","description":"Shri Shri Amit Agarwal - Astrologer is associated with MathuraNow and contributes coverage related to spirituality, Braj culture, temple affairs, religious events, public-interest stories, and regional developments from Mathura-Vrindavan."}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3900"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3903,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3900\/revisions\/3903"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3900"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=3900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}