Shastra Panchangam

Calgary, Saturday, 18 April 2026

Saturday 18 April 2026

Rahu Kalam10:05 am – 11:51 am
Yamagandam3:21 pm – 5:07 pm
Gulikai6:34 am – 8:20 am
TithiShukla Dwitiya until 11:20 pm

On Saturday 18 April 2026 in Calgary, the tithi is Shukla Dwitiya until 11:20 pm MDT; Rahu Kalam is 10:05 am to 11:51 am MDT. Sunrise 6:34 am, sunset 8:38 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Dwitiya

until 11:20 pm

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

Nakshatra · Bharani

until 7:40 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 12:26 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 1:01 pm; then Kaulava until 11:20 pm

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

10:05 am – 11:51 am

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

Yamagandam

3:21 pm – 5:07 pm

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

Gulikai

6:34 am – 8:20 am

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
6:34 am – 8:20 amSoramavoid
8:20 am – 10:05 amUthigood
10:05 am – 11:51 amVishamavoid
11:51 am – 1:36 pmAmirdhagood
1:36 pm – 3:21 pmRogamavoid
3:21 pm – 5:07 pmLaabamgood
5:07 pm – 6:52 pmDhanamgood
6:52 pm – 8:38 pmSugamgood
Night
8:38 pm – 9:52 pmLaabamgood
9:52 pm – 11:06 pmDhanamgood
11:06 pm – 12:21 amSugamgood
12:21 am – 1:35 amSoramavoid
1:35 am – 2:49 amUthigood
2:49 am – 4:04 amVishamavoid
4:04 am – 5:18 amAmirdhagood
5:18 am – 6:32 amSoramavoid

Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Saturday the first part of the day is Soram. 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.

Day
6:34 am – 8:20 amKaalavoid
8:20 am – 10:05 amShubhgood
10:05 am – 11:51 amRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
11:51 am – 1:36 pmUdvegavoid
1:36 pm – 3:21 pmCharneutral
3:21 pm – 5:07 pmLabhgood
5:07 pm – 6:52 pmAmritgood
6:52 pm – 8:38 pmKaalavoid
Night
8:38 pm – 9:52 pmLabhgood
9:52 pm – 11:06 pmUdvegavoid
11:06 pm – 12:21 amShubhgood
12:21 am – 1:35 amAmritgood
1:35 am – 2:49 amCharneutral
2:49 am – 4:04 amRogavoid
4:04 am – 5:18 amKaalavoid
5:18 am – 6:32 amLabhgood

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

Abhijit Muhurta

1:08 pm – 2:04 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 6:45 am, moonset 11:05 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: Saturn on a Saturday.

6:34 am – 7:45 amSaturn
7:45 am – 8:55 amJupiter
8:55 am – 10:05 amMars
10:05 am – 11:16 amSun
11:16 am – 12:26 pmVenus
12:26 pm – 1:36 pmMercury
1:36 pm – 2:46 pmMoon
2:46 pm – 3:57 pmSaturn
3:57 pm – 5:07 pmJupiter
5:07 pm – 6:17 pmMars
6:17 pm – 7:27 pmSun
7:27 pm – 8:38 pmVenus
8:38 pm – 9:27 pmMercury
9:27 pm – 10:17 pmMoon
10:17 pm – 11:06 pmSaturn
11:06 pm – 11:56 pmJupiter
11:56 pm – 12:45 amMars
12:45 am – 1:35 amSun
1:35 am – 2:25 amVenus
2:25 am – 3:14 amMercury
3:14 am – 4:04 amMoon
4:04 am – 4:53 amSaturn
4:53 am – 5:43 amJupiter
5:43 am – 6:32 amMars

About this day

Daylight lasts 14 hours and 3 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 105 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 12:26 pm, karana at 1:01 pm, nakshatra at 7:40 pm, tithi and karana at 11:20 pm.

On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:05 am in Calgary.

Questions

What is the tithi in Calgary on 18 April 2026?

Shukla Dwitiya, until 11:20 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:34 am in Calgary).

When is Rahu Kalam in Calgary on 18 April 2026?

10:05 am to 11:51 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 3:21 pm to 5:07 pm and Gulikai 6:34 am to 8:20 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Calgary on 18 April 2026?

During daylight: Shubh 8:20 am to 10:05 am, Labh 3:21 pm to 5:07 pm, Amrit 5:07 pm to 6:52 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 1:08 pm to 2:04 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Calgary on 18 April 2026?

Moonrise is at 6:45 am.

Tamil Day Sheet, Saturday 18 April 2026, Calgary

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    How this was computed
    Calculated for Calgary from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Calgary local time (MDT).