Georgetown, Saturday, 17 October 2026
On Saturday 17 October 2026 in Georgetown, the tithi is Shukla Saptami until 10:59 pm GYT; Rahu Kalam is 8:38 am to 10:08 am GYT. Sunrise 5:39 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 · Shukla Saptami
until 10:59 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Ashadha
until 3:19 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 · Atiganda
until 1:33 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 · Gara
until 9:42 am; then Vanija until 10:59 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 10:59 pm to 12:13 pm Sunday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
8:38 am – 10:08 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:08 pm – 2:37 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
5:39 am – 7:09 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:39 am – 7:09 am | Soram | avoid |
| 7:09 am – 8:38 am | Uthi | good |
| 8:38 am – 10:08 am | Visham | avoid |
| 10:08 am – 11:38 am | Amirdha | good |
| 11:38 am – 1:08 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 1:08 pm – 2:37 pm | Laabam | good |
| 2:37 pm – 4:07 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 4:07 pm – 5:37 pm | Sugam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:37 pm – 7:07 pm | Laabam | good |
| 7:07 pm – 8:37 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 8:37 pm – 10:08 pm | Sugam | good |
| 10:08 pm – 11:38 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 11:38 pm – 1:08 am | Uthi | good |
| 1:08 am – 2:38 am | Visham | avoid |
| 2:38 am – 4:09 am | Amirdha | good |
| 4:09 am – 5:39 am | Soram | avoid |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Saturday the first part of the day is Soram. 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:39 am – 7:09 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:09 am – 8:38 am | Shubh | good |
| 8:38 am – 10:08 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:08 am – 11:38 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:38 am – 1:08 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:08 pm – 2:37 pm | Labh | good |
| 2:37 pm – 4:07 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:07 pm – 5:37 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:37 pm – 7:07 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:07 pm – 8:37 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:37 pm – 10:08 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:08 pm – 11:38 pm | Amrit | good |
| 11:38 pm – 1:08 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:08 am – 2:38 am | Rog | avoid |
| 2:38 am – 4:09 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:09 am – 5:39 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
11:14 am – 12:02 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 11:20 am, moonset 11:17 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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 5:39 am – 6:39 am | Saturn |
| 6:39 am – 7:39 am | Jupiter |
| 7:39 am – 8:38 am | Mars |
| 8:38 am – 9:38 am | Sun |
| 9:38 am – 10:38 am | Venus |
| 10:38 am – 11:38 am | Mercury |
| 11:38 am – 12:38 pm | Moon |
| 12:38 pm – 1:38 pm | Saturn |
| 1:38 pm – 2:37 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:37 pm – 3:37 pm | Mars |
| 3:37 pm – 4:37 pm | Sun |
| 4:37 pm – 5:37 pm | Venus |
| 5:37 pm – 6:37 pm | Mercury |
| 6:37 pm – 7:37 pm | Moon |
| 7:37 pm – 8:37 pm | Saturn |
| 8:37 pm – 9:38 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:38 pm – 10:38 pm | Mars |
| 10:38 pm – 11:38 pm | Sun |
| 11:38 pm – 12:38 am | Venus |
| 12:38 am – 1:38 am | Mercury |
| 1:38 am – 2:38 am | Moon |
| 2:38 am – 3:39 am | Saturn |
| 3:39 am – 4:39 am | Jupiter |
| 4:39 am – 5:39 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 58 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 9:42 am, yoga at 1:33 pm, tithi and karana at 10:59 pm, nakshatra at 3:19 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 8:38 am in Georgetown.
Questions
What is the tithi in Georgetown on 17 October 2026?
Shukla Saptami, until 10:59 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:39 am in Georgetown).
When is Rahu Kalam in Georgetown on 17 October 2026?
8:38 am to 10:08 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:08 pm to 2:37 pm and Gulikai 5:39 am to 7:09 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Georgetown on 17 October 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:09 am to 8:38 am, Labh 1:08 pm to 2:37 pm, Amrit 2:37 pm to 4:07 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:14 am to 12:02 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Georgetown on 17 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 11:20 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Saturday 17 October 2026, Georgetown
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Calculated for Georgetown from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Georgetown local time (GYT).