Abu Dhabi, Tuesday, 20 October 2026
On Tuesday 20 October 2026 in Abu Dhabi, the tithi is Shukla Navami until 11:21 am GST; Rahu Kalam is 3:00 pm to 4:26 pm GST. Sunrise 6:22 am, sunset 5:52 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
On this day
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Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Navami
until 11:21 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Shravana
until 4:32 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 · Shula
until 11:20 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 · Kaulava
until 11:21 am; then Taitila until 12:07 am Wednesday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
No Bhadra Karanam between this sunrise and the next.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
3:00 pm – 4:26 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:15 am – 10:41 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:07 pm – 1:33 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:22 am – 7:49 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 7:49 am – 9:15 am | Laabam | good |
| 9:15 am – 10:41 am | Dhanam | good |
| 10:41 am – 12:07 pm | Sugam | good |
| 12:07 pm – 1:33 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 1:33 pm – 3:00 pm | Uthi | good |
| 3:00 pm – 4:26 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 4:26 pm – 5:52 pm | Amirdha | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:52 pm – 7:26 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 7:26 pm – 9:00 pm | Uthi | good |
| 9:00 pm – 10:34 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 10:34 pm – 12:07 am | Amirdha | good |
| 12:07 am – 1:41 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 1:41 am – 3:15 am | Laabam | good |
| 3:15 am – 4:49 am | Dhanam | good |
| 4:49 am – 6:23 am | Sugam | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Tuesday the first part of the day is Rogam. 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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:22 am – 7:49 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:49 am – 9:15 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:15 am – 10:41 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:41 am – 12:07 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:07 pm – 1:33 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:33 pm – 3:00 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:00 pm – 4:26 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:26 pm – 5:52 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:52 pm – 7:26 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:26 pm – 9:00 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:00 pm – 10:34 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:34 pm – 12:07 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:07 am – 1:41 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:41 am – 3:15 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:15 am – 4:49 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:49 am – 6:23 am | Kaal | 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
11:44 am – 12:30 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:16 pm, moonset 1:37 am Wednesday.
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: Mars on a Tuesday.
| 6:22 am – 7:20 am | Mars |
| 7:20 am – 8:17 am | Sun |
| 8:17 am – 9:15 am | Venus |
| 9:15 am – 10:12 am | Mercury |
| 10:12 am – 11:10 am | Moon |
| 11:10 am – 12:07 pm | Saturn |
| 12:07 pm – 1:05 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:05 pm – 2:02 pm | Mars |
| 2:02 pm – 3:00 pm | Sun |
| 3:00 pm – 3:57 pm | Venus |
| 3:57 pm – 4:54 pm | Mercury |
| 4:54 pm – 5:52 pm | Moon |
| 5:52 pm – 6:55 pm | Saturn |
| 6:55 pm – 7:57 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:57 pm – 9:00 pm | Mars |
| 9:00 pm – 10:02 pm | Sun |
| 10:02 pm – 11:05 pm | Venus |
| 11:05 pm – 12:07 am | Mercury |
| 12:07 am – 1:10 am | Moon |
| 1:10 am – 2:13 am | Saturn |
| 2:13 am – 3:15 am | Jupiter |
| 3:15 am – 4:18 am | Mars |
| 4:18 am – 5:20 am | Sun |
| 5:20 am – 6:23 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 30 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 86 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 11:21 am, nakshatra at 4:32 pm, yoga at 11:20 pm, karana at 12:07 am Wednesday.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:00 pm in Abu Dhabi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Abu Dhabi on 20 October 2026?
Shukla Navami, until 11:21 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:22 am in Abu Dhabi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Abu Dhabi on 20 October 2026?
3:00 pm to 4:26 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:15 am to 10:41 am and Gulikai 12:07 pm to 1:33 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Abu Dhabi on 20 October 2026?
During daylight: Labh 10:41 am to 12:07 pm, Amrit 12:07 pm to 1:33 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:44 am to 12:30 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Abu Dhabi on 20 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 2:16 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Tuesday 20 October 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).