Shastra Panchangam

Detroit, Sunday, 20 September 2026

On Sunday 20 September 2026 in Detroit, the tithi is Shukla Navami until 8:22 am EDT; Rahu Kalam is 6:01 pm to 7:33 pm EDT. Sunrise 7:17 am, sunset 7:33 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Navami

until 8:22 am

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

Nakshatra · Purva Ashadha

until 7:05 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 · Shobhana

until 6:36 am Monday

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 8:22 am; then Taitila until 9:29 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

6:01 pm – 7:33 pm

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

Yamagandam

1:25 pm – 2:57 pm

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

Gulikai

4:29 pm – 6:01 pm

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
7:17 am – 8:49 amUthigood
8:49 am – 10:21 amAmirdhagood
10:21 am – 11:53 amRogamavoid
11:53 am – 1:25 pmLaabamgood
1:25 pm – 2:57 pmDhanamgood
2:57 pm – 4:29 pmSugamgood
4:29 pm – 6:01 pmSoramavoid
6:01 pm – 7:33 pmVishamavoid
Night
7:33 pm – 9:01 pmDhanamgood
9:01 pm – 10:29 pmSugamgood
10:29 pm – 11:58 pmSoramavoid
11:58 pm – 1:26 amVishamavoid
1:26 am – 2:54 amUthigood
2:54 am – 4:22 amAmirdhagood
4:22 am – 5:50 amRogamavoid
5:50 am – 7:18 amLaabamgood

Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Sunday the first part of the day is Uthi. 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.

Day
7:17 am – 8:49 amUdvegavoid
8:49 am – 10:21 amCharneutral
10:21 am – 11:53 amLabhgood
11:53 am – 1:25 pmAmritgood
1:25 pm – 2:57 pmKaalavoid
2:57 pm – 4:29 pmShubhgood
4:29 pm – 6:01 pmRogavoid
6:01 pm – 7:33 pmUdvegavoid · Rahu Kalam
Night
7:33 pm – 9:01 pmShubhgood
9:01 pm – 10:29 pmAmritgood
10:29 pm – 11:58 pmCharneutral
11:58 pm – 1:26 amRogavoid
1:26 am – 2:54 amKaalavoid
2:54 am – 4:22 amLabhgood
4:22 am – 5:50 amUdvegavoid
5:50 am – 7:18 amShubhgood

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

Abhijit Muhurta

1:01 pm – 1:50 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 4:43 pm, moonset 1:41 am Monday.

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: the Sun on a Sunday.

7:17 am – 8:19 amSun
8:19 am – 9:20 amVenus
9:20 am – 10:21 amMercury
10:21 am – 11:23 amMoon
11:23 am – 12:24 pmSaturn
12:24 pm – 1:25 pmJupiter
1:25 pm – 2:26 pmMars
2:26 pm – 3:28 pmSun
3:28 pm – 4:29 pmVenus
4:29 pm – 5:30 pmMercury
5:30 pm – 6:32 pmMoon
6:32 pm – 7:33 pmSaturn
7:33 pm – 8:32 pmJupiter
8:32 pm – 9:31 pmMars
9:31 pm – 10:29 pmSun
10:29 pm – 11:28 pmVenus
11:28 pm – 12:27 amMercury
12:27 am – 1:26 amMoon
1:26 am – 2:24 amSaturn
2:24 am – 3:23 amJupiter
3:23 am – 4:22 amMars
4:22 am – 5:21 amSun
5:21 am – 6:20 amVenus
6:20 am – 7:18 amMercury

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours and 16 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 92 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 8:22 am, nakshatra at 7:05 pm, karana at 9:29 pm, yoga at 6:36 am Monday.

On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 6:01 pm in Detroit.

Questions

What is the tithi in Detroit on 20 September 2026?

Shukla Navami, until 8:22 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:17 am in Detroit).

When is Rahu Kalam in Detroit on 20 September 2026?

6:01 pm to 7:33 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 1:25 pm to 2:57 pm and Gulikai 4:29 pm to 6:01 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Detroit on 20 September 2026?

During daylight: Labh 10:21 am to 11:53 am, Amrit 11:53 am to 1:25 pm, Shubh 2:57 pm to 4:29 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 1:01 pm to 1:50 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Detroit on 20 September 2026?

Moonrise is at 4:43 pm.

Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 20 September 2026, Detroit

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    How this was computed
    Calculated for Detroit from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Detroit local time (EDT).