Delhi, Thursday, 29 October 2026
Thursday 29 October 2026
Karva Chauth
The next day, Friday 30 October
Sunrise 6:31 am, sunset 5:39 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
On this day
- Karva Chauth is on Thursday 29 October. Karva Chauth 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Chaturthi
until 10:11 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Rohini
until 11:12 am
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Parigha
until 12:06 am Friday
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 · Bava
until 11:38 am; then Balava until 10:11 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
1:28 pm – 2:52 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:31 am – 7:54 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:18 am – 10:41 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:31 am – 7:54 am | Shubh | good |
| 7:54 am – 9:18 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:18 am – 10:41 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:41 am – 12:05 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:05 pm – 1:28 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:28 pm – 2:52 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:52 pm – 4:15 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:15 pm – 5:39 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:39 pm – 7:15 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:15 pm – 8:52 pm | Char | neutral |
| 8:52 pm – 10:28 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:28 pm – 12:05 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 12:05 am – 1:42 am | Labh | good |
| 1:42 am – 3:18 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:18 am – 4:55 am | Shubh | good |
| 4:55 am – 6:31 am | Amrit | 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
11:42 am – 12:27 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 8:17 pm, moonset 9:52 am.
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: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 6:31 am – 7:26 am | Jupiter |
| 7:26 am – 8:22 am | Mars |
| 8:22 am – 9:18 am | Sun |
| 9:18 am – 10:13 am | Venus |
| 10:13 am – 11:09 am | Mercury |
| 11:09 am – 12:05 pm | Moon |
| 12:05 pm – 1:00 pm | Saturn |
| 1:00 pm – 1:56 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:56 pm – 2:52 pm | Mars |
| 2:52 pm – 3:47 pm | Sun |
| 3:47 pm – 4:43 pm | Venus |
| 4:43 pm – 5:39 pm | Mercury |
| 5:39 pm – 6:43 pm | Moon |
| 6:43 pm – 7:48 pm | Saturn |
| 7:48 pm – 8:52 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:52 pm – 9:56 pm | Mars |
| 9:56 pm – 11:01 pm | Sun |
| 11:01 pm – 12:05 am | Venus |
| 12:05 am – 1:09 am | Mercury |
| 1:09 am – 2:14 am | Moon |
| 2:14 am – 3:18 am | Saturn |
| 3:18 am – 4:23 am | Jupiter |
| 4:23 am – 5:27 am | Mars |
| 5:27 am – 6:31 am | Sun |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 8 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 84 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 11:12 am, karana at 11:38 am, tithi and karana at 10:11 pm, yoga at 12:06 am Friday.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:28 pm in Delhi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Delhi on 29 October 2026?
Krishna Chaturthi, until 10:11 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:31 am in Delhi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Delhi on 29 October 2026?
1:28 pm to 2:52 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:31 am to 7:54 am and Gulikai 9:18 am to 10:41 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Delhi on 29 October 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:31 am to 7:54 am, Labh 12:05 pm to 1:28 pm, Shubh 4:15 pm to 5:39 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:42 am to 12:27 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Delhi on 29 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 8:17 pm.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Delhi (28.6139°N, 77.2090°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.