Shastra Panchangam

Durban, Tuesday, 3 November 2026

On Tuesday 3 November 2026 in Durban, the tithi is Krishna Navami until 8:25 am SAST; Rahu Kalam is 3:00 pm to 4:40 pm SAST. Sunrise 5:00 am, sunset 6:20 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Navami

until 8:25 am

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

Nakshatra · Magha

until 11:57 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 · Shukla

until 6:24 am; then Brahma until 4:31 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 · Gara

until 8:25 am; then Vanija until 7:56 pm

Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.

Bhadra Karanam runs from 7:56 pm to 7:34 am Wednesday. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

3:00 pm – 4:40 pm

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

Yamagandam

8:20 am – 10:00 am

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

Gulikai

11:40 am – 1:20 pm

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
5:00 am – 6:40 amRogamavoid
6:40 am – 8:20 amLaabamgood
8:20 am – 10:00 amDhanamgood
10:00 am – 11:40 amSugamgood
11:40 am – 1:20 pmSoramavoid
1:20 pm – 3:00 pmUthigood
3:00 pm – 4:40 pmVishamavoid
4:40 pm – 6:20 pmAmirdhagood
Night
6:20 pm – 7:40 pmSoramavoid
7:40 pm – 8:59 pmUthigood
8:59 pm – 10:19 pmVishamavoid
10:19 pm – 11:39 pmAmirdhagood
11:39 pm – 12:59 amRogamavoid
12:59 am – 2:19 amLaabamgood
2:19 am – 3:39 amDhanamgood
3:39 am – 4:59 amSugamgood

Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Tuesday the first part of the day is Rogam. 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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.

Day
5:00 am – 6:40 amRogavoid
6:40 am – 8:20 amUdvegavoid
8:20 am – 10:00 amCharneutral
10:00 am – 11:40 amLabhgood
11:40 am – 1:20 pmAmritgood
1:20 pm – 3:00 pmKaalavoid
3:00 pm – 4:40 pmShubhavoid · Rahu Kalam
4:40 pm – 6:20 pmRogavoid
Night
6:20 pm – 7:40 pmKaalavoid
7:40 pm – 8:59 pmLabhgood
8:59 pm – 10:19 pmUdvegavoid
10:19 pm – 11:39 pmShubhgood
11:39 pm – 12:59 amAmritgood
12:59 am – 2:19 amCharneutral
2:19 am – 3:39 amRogavoid
3:39 am – 4:59 amKaalavoid

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

Abhijit Muhurta

11:13 am – 12:06 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 1:28 am, moonset 12:53 pm.

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.

5:00 am – 6:06 amMars
6:06 am – 7:13 amSun
7:13 am – 8:20 amVenus
8:20 am – 9:26 amMercury
9:26 am – 10:33 amMoon
10:33 am – 11:40 amSaturn
11:40 am – 12:46 pmJupiter
12:46 pm – 1:53 pmMars
1:53 pm – 3:00 pmSun
3:00 pm – 4:06 pmVenus
4:06 pm – 5:13 pmMercury
5:13 pm – 6:20 pmMoon
6:20 pm – 7:13 pmSaturn
7:13 pm – 8:06 pmJupiter
8:06 pm – 8:59 pmMars
8:59 pm – 9:53 pmSun
9:53 pm – 10:46 pmVenus
10:46 pm – 11:39 pmMercury
11:39 pm – 12:33 amMoon
12:33 am – 1:26 amSaturn
1:26 am – 2:19 amJupiter
2:19 am – 3:12 amMars
3:12 am – 4:06 amSun
4:06 am – 4:59 amVenus

About this day

Daylight lasts 13 hours and 20 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 100 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 6:24 am, tithi and karana at 8:25 am, karana at 7:56 pm, nakshatra at 11:57 pm, yoga at 4:31 am Wednesday.

On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:00 pm in Durban.

Questions

What is the tithi in Durban on 3 November 2026?

Krishna Navami, until 8:25 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:00 am in Durban).

When is Rahu Kalam in Durban on 3 November 2026?

3:00 pm to 4:40 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 8:20 am to 10:00 am and Gulikai 11:40 am to 1:20 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Durban on 3 November 2026?

During daylight: Labh 10:00 am to 11:40 am, Amrit 11:40 am to 1:20 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:13 am to 12:06 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Durban on 3 November 2026?

Moonrise is at 1:28 am.

Tamil Day Sheet, Tuesday 3 November 2026, Durban

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