Shastra Panchangam

Austin, Tuesday, 13 October 2026

On Tuesday 13 October 2026 in Austin, the tithi is Shukla Tritiya until 12:58 pm CDT; Rahu Kalam is 4:10 pm to 5:36 pm CDT. Sunrise 7:32 am, sunset 7:02 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Tritiya

until 12:58 pm

The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.

Nakshatra · Vishakha

until 3:13 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 9:54 am

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 · Gara

until 12:58 pm; then Vanija until 1:47 am Wednesday

Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.

Bhadra Karanam runs from 1:47 am to 2:44 pm on Wednesday. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

4:10 pm – 5:36 pm

Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.

Yamagandam

10:24 am – 11:51 am

Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.

Gulikai

1:17 pm – 2:43 pm

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
7:32 am – 8:58 amRogamavoid
8:58 am – 10:24 amLaabamgood
10:24 am – 11:51 amDhanamgood
11:51 am – 1:17 pmSugamgood
1:17 pm – 2:43 pmSoramavoid
2:43 pm – 4:10 pmUthigood
4:10 pm – 5:36 pmVishamavoid
5:36 pm – 7:02 pmAmirdhagood
Night
7:02 pm – 8:36 pmSoramavoid
8:36 pm – 10:10 pmUthigood
10:10 pm – 11:44 pmVishamavoid
11:44 pm – 1:17 amAmirdhagood
1:17 am – 2:51 amRogamavoid
2:51 am – 4:25 amLaabamgood
4:25 am – 5:59 amDhanamgood
5:59 am – 7:32 amSugamgood

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
7:32 am – 8:58 amRogavoid
8:58 am – 10:24 amUdvegavoid
10:24 am – 11:51 amCharneutral
11:51 am – 1:17 pmLabhgood
1:17 pm – 2:43 pmAmritgood
2:43 pm – 4:10 pmKaalavoid
4:10 pm – 5:36 pmShubhavoid · Rahu Kalam
5:36 pm – 7:02 pmRogavoid
Night
7:02 pm – 8:36 pmKaalavoid
8:36 pm – 10:10 pmLabhgood
10:10 pm – 11:44 pmUdvegavoid
11:44 pm – 1:17 amShubhgood
1:17 am – 2:51 amAmritgood
2:51 am – 4:25 amCharneutral
4:25 am – 5:59 amRogavoid
5:59 am – 7:32 amKaalavoid

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

12:54 pm – 1:40 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 10:28 am, moonset 8:45 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: Mars on a Tuesday.

7:32 am – 8:29 amMars
8:29 am – 9:27 amSun
9:27 am – 10:24 amVenus
10:24 am – 11:22 amMercury
11:22 am – 12:19 pmMoon
12:19 pm – 1:17 pmSaturn
1:17 pm – 2:14 pmJupiter
2:14 pm – 3:12 pmMars
3:12 pm – 4:10 pmSun
4:10 pm – 5:07 pmVenus
5:07 pm – 6:05 pmMercury
6:05 pm – 7:02 pmMoon
7:02 pm – 8:05 pmSaturn
8:05 pm – 9:07 pmJupiter
9:07 pm – 10:10 pmMars
10:10 pm – 11:12 pmSun
11:12 pm – 12:15 amVenus
12:15 am – 1:17 amMercury
1:17 am – 2:20 amMoon
2:20 am – 3:22 amSaturn
3:22 am – 4:25 amJupiter
4:25 am – 5:27 amMars
5:27 am – 6:30 amSun
6:30 am – 7:32 amVenus

About this day

Daylight lasts 11 hours and 31 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 86 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 9:54 am, tithi and karana at 12:58 pm, nakshatra at 3:13 pm, karana at 1:47 am Wednesday.

On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:10 pm in Austin.

Questions

What is the tithi in Austin on 13 October 2026?

Shukla Tritiya, until 12:58 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:32 am in Austin).

When is Rahu Kalam in Austin on 13 October 2026?

4:10 pm to 5:36 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 10:24 am to 11:51 am and Gulikai 1:17 pm to 2:43 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Austin on 13 October 2026?

During daylight: Labh 11:51 am to 1:17 pm, Amrit 1:17 pm to 2:43 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:54 pm to 1:40 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Austin on 13 October 2026?

Moonrise is at 10:28 am.

Tamil Day Sheet, Tuesday 13 October 2026, Austin

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    How this was computed
    Calculated for Austin from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Austin local time (CDT).