Delhi, Friday, 30 October 2026
Friday 30 October 2026
The next day, Saturday 31 October
Sunrise 6:31 am, sunset 5:38 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Panchami
until 7:25 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Mrigashira
until 9:05 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 · Shiva
until 8:42 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 · Kaulava
until 8:46 am; then Taitila until 7:25 pm; then Gara until 6:09 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
10:41 am – 12:05 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:51 pm – 4:15 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:55 am – 9:18 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:31 am – 7:55 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:55 am – 9:18 am | Labh | good |
| 9:18 am – 10:41 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:41 am – 12:05 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:05 pm – 1:28 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:28 pm – 2:51 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 2:51 pm – 4:15 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:15 pm – 5:38 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:38 pm – 7:15 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:15 pm – 8:51 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:51 pm – 10:28 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:28 pm – 12:05 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:05 am – 1:42 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:42 am – 3:19 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:19 am – 4:55 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:55 am – 6:32 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
11:42 am – 12:27 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 9:23 pm, moonset 10:57 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: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:31 am – 7:27 am | Venus |
| 7:27 am – 8:22 am | Mercury |
| 8:22 am – 9:18 am | Moon |
| 9:18 am – 10:14 am | Saturn |
| 10:14 am – 11:09 am | Jupiter |
| 11:09 am – 12:05 pm | Mars |
| 12:05 pm – 1:00 pm | Sun |
| 1:00 pm – 1:56 pm | Venus |
| 1:56 pm – 2:51 pm | Mercury |
| 2:51 pm – 3:47 pm | Moon |
| 3:47 pm – 4:42 pm | Saturn |
| 4:42 pm – 5:38 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:38 pm – 6:42 pm | Mars |
| 6:42 pm – 7:47 pm | Sun |
| 7:47 pm – 8:51 pm | Venus |
| 8:51 pm – 9:56 pm | Mercury |
| 9:56 pm – 11:01 pm | Moon |
| 11:01 pm – 12:05 am | Saturn |
| 12:05 am – 1:10 am | Jupiter |
| 1:10 am – 2:14 am | Mars |
| 2:14 am – 3:19 am | Sun |
| 3:19 am – 4:23 am | Venus |
| 4:23 am – 5:28 am | Mercury |
| 5:28 am – 6:32 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 8:46 am, nakshatra at 9:05 am, tithi and karana at 7:25 pm, yoga at 8:42 pm, karana at 6:09 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:41 am in Delhi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Delhi on 30 October 2026?
Krishna Panchami, until 7:25 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:31 am in Delhi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Delhi on 30 October 2026?
10:41 am to 12:05 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 2:51 pm to 4:15 pm and Gulikai 7:55 am to 9:18 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Delhi on 30 October 2026?
During daylight: Labh 7:55 am to 9:18 am, Amrit 9:18 am to 10:41 am, Shubh 12:05 pm to 1:28 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:42 am to 12:27 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Delhi on 30 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 9:23 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.