Ayodhya, Friday, 23 October 2026
On Friday 23 October 2026 in Ayodhya, the tithi is Shukla Dwadashi until 2:36 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 10:20 am to 11:45 am IST. Sunrise 6:05 am, sunset 5:26 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 5:26 pm to 7:50 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dwadashi
until 2:36 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Bhadrapada
until 9:03 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 · Dhruva
until 10:09 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 · Balava
until 2:36 pm; then Kaulava until 2:13 am Saturday
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
10:20 am – 11:45 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:36 pm – 4:01 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:30 am – 8:55 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:05 am – 7:30 am | Sugam | good |
| 7:30 am – 8:55 am | Soram | avoid |
| 8:55 am – 10:20 am | Uthi | good |
| 10:20 am – 11:45 am | Visham | avoid |
| 11:45 am – 1:11 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 1:11 pm – 2:36 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 2:36 pm – 4:01 pm | Laabam | good |
| 4:01 pm – 5:26 pm | Dhanam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:26 pm – 7:01 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 7:01 pm – 8:36 pm | Laabam | good |
| 8:36 pm – 10:11 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 10:11 pm – 11:46 pm | Sugam | good |
| 11:46 pm – 1:21 am | Soram | avoid |
| 1:21 am – 2:56 am | Uthi | good |
| 2:56 am – 4:30 am | Visham | avoid |
| 4:30 am – 6:05 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:05 am – 7:30 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:30 am – 8:55 am | Labh | good |
| 8:55 am – 10:20 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:20 am – 11:45 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 11:45 am – 1:11 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:11 pm – 2:36 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 2:36 pm – 4:01 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:01 pm – 5:26 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:26 pm – 7:01 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:01 pm – 8:36 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:36 pm – 10:11 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:11 pm – 11:46 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:46 pm – 1:21 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:21 am – 2:56 am | Amrit | good |
| 2:56 am – 4:30 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:30 am – 6:05 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
11:23 am – 12:08 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 3:31 pm, moonset 3:59 am Saturday.
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.
| 6:05 am – 7:02 am | Venus |
| 7:02 am – 7:58 am | Mercury |
| 7:58 am – 8:55 am | Moon |
| 8:55 am – 9:52 am | Saturn |
| 9:52 am – 10:49 am | Jupiter |
| 10:49 am – 11:45 am | Mars |
| 11:45 am – 12:42 pm | Sun |
| 12:42 pm – 1:39 pm | Venus |
| 1:39 pm – 2:36 pm | Mercury |
| 2:36 pm – 3:32 pm | Moon |
| 3:32 pm – 4:29 pm | Saturn |
| 4:29 pm – 5:26 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:26 pm – 6:29 pm | Mars |
| 6:29 pm – 7:33 pm | Sun |
| 7:33 pm – 8:36 pm | Venus |
| 8:36 pm – 9:39 pm | Mercury |
| 9:39 pm – 10:42 pm | Moon |
| 10:42 pm – 11:46 pm | Saturn |
| 11:46 pm – 12:49 am | Jupiter |
| 12:49 am – 1:52 am | Mars |
| 1:52 am – 2:56 am | Sun |
| 2:56 am – 3:59 am | Venus |
| 3:59 am – 5:02 am | Mercury |
| 5:02 am – 6:05 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 21 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 85 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 2:36 pm, nakshatra at 9:03 pm, yoga at 10:09 pm, karana at 2:13 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:20 am in Ayodhya.
Questions
What is the tithi in Ayodhya on 23 October 2026?
Shukla Dwadashi, until 2:36 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:05 am in Ayodhya).
When is Rahu Kalam in Ayodhya on 23 October 2026?
10:20 am to 11:45 am, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 2:36 pm to 4:01 pm and Gulikai 7:30 am to 8:55 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Ayodhya on 23 October 2026?
During daylight: Labh 7:30 am to 8:55 am, Amrit 8:55 am to 10:20 am, Shubh 11:45 am to 1:11 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:23 am to 12:08 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Ayodhya on 23 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 3:31 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Friday 23 October 2026, Ayodhya
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Calculated for Ayodhya from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Ayodhya local time (IST).