Delhi, Saturday, 31 October 2026
Saturday 31 October 2026
The next day, Sunday 1 November
Sunrise 6:32 am, sunset 5:37 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Shashti
until 4:58 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ardra
until 7:12 am; then Punarvasu until 5:40 am Sunday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Siddha
until 5:32 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 · Vanija
until 4:58 pm; then Vishti until 3:52 am Sunday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 4:58 pm to 3:52 am Sunday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
9:18 am – 10:41 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:28 pm – 2:51 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:32 am – 7:55 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:32 am – 7:55 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:55 am – 9:18 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:18 am – 10:41 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:41 am – 12:05 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:05 pm – 1:28 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:28 pm – 2:51 pm | Labh | good |
| 2:51 pm – 4:14 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:14 pm – 5:37 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:37 pm – 7:14 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:14 pm – 8:51 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:51 pm – 10:28 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:28 pm – 12:05 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:05 am – 1:42 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:42 am – 3:19 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:19 am – 4:56 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:56 am – 6:33 am | Labh | 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 10:32 pm, moonset 11:54 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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 6:32 am – 7:27 am | Saturn |
| 7:27 am – 8:23 am | Jupiter |
| 8:23 am – 9:18 am | Mars |
| 9:18 am – 10:14 am | Sun |
| 10:14 am – 11:09 am | Venus |
| 11:09 am – 12:05 pm | Mercury |
| 12:05 pm – 1:00 pm | Moon |
| 1:00 pm – 1:55 pm | Saturn |
| 1:55 pm – 2:51 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:51 pm – 3:46 pm | Mars |
| 3:46 pm – 4:42 pm | Sun |
| 4:42 pm – 5:37 pm | Venus |
| 5:37 pm – 6:42 pm | Mercury |
| 6:42 pm – 7:46 pm | Moon |
| 7:46 pm – 8:51 pm | Saturn |
| 8:51 pm – 9:56 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:56 pm – 11:00 pm | Mars |
| 11:00 pm – 12:05 am | Sun |
| 12:05 am – 1:10 am | Venus |
| 1:10 am – 2:14 am | Mercury |
| 2:14 am – 3:19 am | Moon |
| 3:19 am – 4:23 am | Saturn |
| 4:23 am – 5:28 am | Jupiter |
| 5:28 am – 6:33 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 5 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 7:12 am, tithi and karana at 4:58 pm, yoga at 5:32 pm, karana at 3:52 am Sunday, nakshatra at 5:40 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:18 am in Delhi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Delhi on 31 October 2026?
Krishna Shashti, until 4:58 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:32 am in Delhi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Delhi on 31 October 2026?
9:18 am to 10:41 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:28 pm to 2:51 pm and Gulikai 6:32 am to 7:55 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Delhi on 31 October 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:55 am to 9:18 am, Labh 1:28 pm to 2:51 pm, Amrit 2:51 pm to 4:14 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:42 am to 12:27 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Delhi on 31 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 10:32 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.