Boston, Sunday, 8 November 2026
Sunday 8 November 2026
Diwali
The next day, Monday 9 November
On Sunday 8 November 2026 in Boston, the tithi is Amavasya until 2:02 am EST Monday; Rahu Kalam is 3:14 pm to 4:29 pm EST. Sunrise 6:26 am, sunset 4:29 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
On this day
- Diwali is on Sunday 8 November in Boston. Diwali 2026: how the day is chosen
- Amavasya is on Sunday 8 November in Boston. Amavasya dates 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Amavasya
until 2:02 am Monday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Swati
until 8:54 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 · Ayushman
until 4:33 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 · Chatushpada
until 1:27 pm; then Naga until 2:02 am Monday
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
3:14 pm – 4:29 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
11:28 am – 12:43 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
1:59 pm – 3:14 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:26 am – 7:42 am | Uthi | good |
| 7:42 am – 8:57 am | Amirdha | good |
| 8:57 am – 10:12 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 10:12 am – 11:28 am | Laabam | good |
| 11:28 am – 12:43 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 12:43 pm – 1:59 pm | Sugam | good |
| 1:59 pm – 3:14 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 3:14 pm – 4:29 pm | Visham | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4:29 pm – 6:14 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 6:14 pm – 7:59 pm | Sugam | good |
| 7:59 pm – 9:44 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 9:44 pm – 11:28 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 11:28 pm – 1:13 am | Uthi | good |
| 1:13 am – 2:58 am | Amirdha | good |
| 2:58 am – 4:43 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 4:43 am – 6:27 am | Laabam | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Sunday the first part of the day is Uthi. 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:26 am – 7:42 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:42 am – 8:57 am | Char | neutral |
| 8:57 am – 10:12 am | Labh | good |
| 10:12 am – 11:28 am | Amrit | good |
| 11:28 am – 12:43 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 12:43 pm – 1:59 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:59 pm – 3:14 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:14 pm – 4:29 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4:29 pm – 6:14 pm | Shubh | good |
| 6:14 pm – 7:59 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:59 pm – 9:44 pm | Char | neutral |
| 9:44 pm – 11:28 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 11:28 pm – 1:13 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:13 am – 2:58 am | Labh | good |
| 2:58 am – 4:43 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:43 am – 6:27 am | Shubh | good |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:08 am – 11:48 am. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
The Moon does not rise in Boston between this sunrise and the next; it sets at 3:39 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: the Sun on a Sunday.
| 6:26 am – 7:16 am | Sun |
| 7:16 am – 8:07 am | Venus |
| 8:07 am – 8:57 am | Mercury |
| 8:57 am – 9:47 am | Moon |
| 9:47 am – 10:37 am | Saturn |
| 10:37 am – 11:28 am | Jupiter |
| 11:28 am – 12:18 pm | Mars |
| 12:18 pm – 1:08 pm | Sun |
| 1:08 pm – 1:59 pm | Venus |
| 1:59 pm – 2:49 pm | Mercury |
| 2:49 pm – 3:39 pm | Moon |
| 3:39 pm – 4:29 pm | Saturn |
| 4:29 pm – 5:39 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:39 pm – 6:49 pm | Mars |
| 6:49 pm – 7:59 pm | Sun |
| 7:59 pm – 9:09 pm | Venus |
| 9:09 pm – 10:19 pm | Mercury |
| 10:19 pm – 11:28 pm | Moon |
| 11:28 pm – 12:38 am | Saturn |
| 12:38 am – 1:48 am | Jupiter |
| 1:48 am – 2:58 am | Mars |
| 2:58 am – 4:08 am | Sun |
| 4:08 am – 5:18 am | Venus |
| 5:18 am – 6:27 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 10 hours and 3 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 75 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 1:27 pm, yoga at 4:33 pm, nakshatra at 8:54 pm, tithi and karana at 2:02 am Monday.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:14 pm in Boston.
Questions
What is the tithi in Boston on 8 November 2026?
Amavasya, until 2:02 am Monday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:26 am in Boston).
When is Rahu Kalam in Boston on 8 November 2026?
3:14 pm to 4:29 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 11:28 am to 12:43 pm and Gulikai 1:59 pm to 3:14 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Boston on 8 November 2026?
During daylight: Labh 8:57 am to 10:12 am, Amrit 10:12 am to 11:28 am, Shubh 12:43 pm to 1:59 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:08 am to 11:48 am.
When does the Moon rise in Boston on 8 November 2026?
The Moon does not rise in Boston between this sunrise and the next. It rises a little later each day, and about once a month that carries moonrise past the next sunrise.
Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 8 November 2026, Boston
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how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Boston from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Boston local time (EST).