Chennai, Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Tuesday 20 October 2026 · Aippasi 3
Vijayadashami
The next day, Wednesday 21 October · Aippasi 4
Sunrise 6:00 am, sunset 5:48 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
On this day
- Vijayadashami is on Tuesday 20 October. Vijayadashami 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Navami
until 12:51 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Shravana
until 6:02 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 12:50 am Wednesday
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 12:51 pm; then Taitila until 1:37 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
2:51 pm – 4:19 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
8:57 am – 10:25 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
11:54 am – 1:22 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
7:45 am – 8:45 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Tuesday, the same in every Tamil Nadu city.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 am – 7:28 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:28 am – 8:57 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:57 am – 10:25 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:25 am – 11:54 am | Labh | good |
| 11:54 am – 1:22 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:22 pm – 2:51 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:51 pm – 4:19 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:19 pm – 5:48 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:48 pm – 7:19 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:19 pm – 8:51 pm | Labh | good |
| 8:51 pm – 10:22 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:22 pm – 11:54 pm | Shubh | good |
| 11:54 pm – 1:25 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:25 am – 2:57 am | Char | neutral |
| 2:57 am – 4:28 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:28 am – 6:00 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
11:30 am – 12:17 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 1:47 pm, moonset 1:29 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.
| 6:00 am – 6:59 am | Mars |
| 6:59 am – 7:58 am | Sun |
| 7:58 am – 8:57 am | Venus |
| 8:57 am – 9:56 am | Mercury |
| 9:56 am – 10:55 am | Moon |
| 10:55 am – 11:54 am | Saturn |
| 11:54 am – 12:53 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:53 pm – 1:52 pm | Mars |
| 1:52 pm – 2:51 pm | Sun |
| 2:51 pm – 3:50 pm | Venus |
| 3:50 pm – 4:49 pm | Mercury |
| 4:49 pm – 5:48 pm | Moon |
| 5:48 pm – 6:49 pm | Saturn |
| 6:49 pm – 7:50 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:50 pm – 8:51 pm | Mars |
| 8:51 pm – 9:52 pm | Sun |
| 9:52 pm – 10:53 pm | Venus |
| 10:53 pm – 11:54 pm | Mercury |
| 11:54 pm – 12:55 am | Moon |
| 12:55 am – 1:56 am | Saturn |
| 1:56 am – 2:57 am | Jupiter |
| 2:57 am – 3:58 am | Mars |
| 3:58 am – 4:59 am | Sun |
| 4:59 am – 6:00 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 48 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 88 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 12:51 pm, nakshatra at 6:02 pm, yoga at 12:50 am Wednesday, karana at 1:37 am Wednesday.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 2:51 pm in Chennai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Chennai on 20 October 2026?
Shukla Navami, until 12:51 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:00 am in Chennai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Chennai on 20 October 2026?
2:51 pm to 4:19 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 8:57 am to 10:25 am and Gulikai 11:54 am to 1:22 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Chennai on 20 October 2026?
During daylight: Labh 10:25 am to 11:54 am, Amrit 11:54 am to 1:22 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:30 am to 12:17 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Chennai on 20 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 1:47 pm.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Chennai (13.0827°N, 80.2707°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.