Abu Dhabi, Friday, 18 September 2026
On Friday 18 September 2026 in Abu Dhabi, the tithi is Shukla Saptami until 11:32 am GST; Rahu Kalam is 10:45 am to 12:17 pm GST. Sunrise 6:09 am, sunset 6:24 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Saptami
until 11:32 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Jyeshtha
until 9:15 pm
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Priti
until 12:05 pm
Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.
Karana · Vanija
until 11:32 am; then Vishti until 12:44 am Saturday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 11:32 am to 12:44 am Saturday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
10:45 am – 12:17 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:20 pm – 4:52 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:41 am – 9:13 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:09 am – 7:41 am | Sugam | good |
| 7:41 am – 9:13 am | Soram | avoid |
| 9:13 am – 10:45 am | Uthi | good |
| 10:45 am – 12:17 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 12:17 pm – 1:48 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 1:48 pm – 3:20 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 3:20 pm – 4:52 pm | Laabam | good |
| 4:52 pm – 6:24 pm | Dhanam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:24 pm – 7:52 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 7:52 pm – 9:20 pm | Laabam | good |
| 9:20 pm – 10:48 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 10:48 pm – 12:17 am | Sugam | good |
| 12:17 am – 1:45 am | Soram | avoid |
| 1:45 am – 3:13 am | Uthi | good |
| 3:13 am – 4:42 am | Visham | avoid |
| 4:42 am – 6:10 am | Amirdha | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Friday the first part of the day is Sugam. Amirdha, Uthi, Laabam, Dhanam and Sugam are the good times.
Choghadiya
The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:09 am – 7:41 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:41 am – 9:13 am | Labh | good |
| 9:13 am – 10:45 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:45 am – 12:17 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:17 pm – 1:48 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:48 pm – 3:20 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:20 pm – 4:52 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:52 pm – 6:24 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:24 pm – 7:52 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:52 pm – 9:20 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:20 pm – 10:48 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:48 pm – 12:17 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:17 am – 1:45 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:45 am – 3:13 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:13 am – 4:42 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:42 am – 6:10 am | Rog | avoid |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:52 am – 12:41 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:44 pm, moonset 11:14 pm.
Hora
Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:09 am – 7:11 am | Venus |
| 7:11 am – 8:12 am | Mercury |
| 8:12 am – 9:13 am | Moon |
| 9:13 am – 10:14 am | Saturn |
| 10:14 am – 11:15 am | Jupiter |
| 11:15 am – 12:17 pm | Mars |
| 12:17 pm – 1:18 pm | Sun |
| 1:18 pm – 2:19 pm | Venus |
| 2:19 pm – 3:20 pm | Mercury |
| 3:20 pm – 4:21 pm | Moon |
| 4:21 pm – 5:22 pm | Saturn |
| 5:22 pm – 6:24 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:24 pm – 7:22 pm | Mars |
| 7:22 pm – 8:21 pm | Sun |
| 8:21 pm – 9:20 pm | Venus |
| 9:20 pm – 10:19 pm | Mercury |
| 10:19 pm – 11:18 pm | Moon |
| 11:18 pm – 12:17 am | Saturn |
| 12:17 am – 1:16 am | Jupiter |
| 1:16 am – 2:14 am | Mars |
| 2:14 am – 3:13 am | Sun |
| 3:13 am – 4:12 am | Venus |
| 4:12 am – 5:11 am | Mercury |
| 5:11 am – 6:10 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 14 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 92 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 11:32 am, yoga at 12:05 pm, nakshatra at 9:15 pm, karana at 12:44 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:45 am in Abu Dhabi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Abu Dhabi on 18 September 2026?
Shukla Saptami, until 11:32 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:09 am in Abu Dhabi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Abu Dhabi on 18 September 2026?
10:45 am to 12:17 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:20 pm to 4:52 pm and Gulikai 7:41 am to 9:13 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Abu Dhabi on 18 September 2026?
During daylight: Labh 7:41 am to 9:13 am, Amrit 9:13 am to 10:45 am, Shubh 12:17 pm to 1:48 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:52 am to 12:41 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Abu Dhabi on 18 September 2026?
Moonrise is at 12:44 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Friday 18 September 2026, Abu Dhabi
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Calculated for Abu Dhabi from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Abu Dhabi local time (GST).