Kanchipuram, Saturday, 3 October 2026
On Saturday 3 October 2026 in Kanchipuram, the tithi is Krishna Saptami until 8:00 am IST; Rahu Kalam is 9:00 am to 10:30 am IST. Sunrise 6:00 am, sunset 6:00 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
On this day
- Pitru Paksha continues until Saturday 10 October. Shraddha days for Delhi, 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Saptami
until 8:00 am; then Krishna Ashtami until 5:52 am Sunday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ardra
until 1:30 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 · Variyana
until 3:22 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 · Bava
until 8:00 am; then Balava until 6:55 pm; then Kaulava until 5:52 am Sunday
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
9:00 am – 10:30 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:00 am – 7:30 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
7:45 am – 8:45 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
10:45 am – 11:45 am
9:30 pm – 10:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Saturday, the same in every Tamil Nadu city.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 am – 7:30 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:30 am – 9:00 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:00 am – 10:30 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:30 pm – 12:00 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:00 am – 1:30 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:30 am – 3:00 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:00 am – 4:30 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:30 am – 6:00 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
11:36 am – 12:24 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 11:55 pm, moonset 1:17 pm Sunday.
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.
| 6:00 am – 7:00 am | Saturn |
| 7:00 am – 8:00 am | Jupiter |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Mars |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Sun |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am | Venus |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Mercury |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Moon |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Saturn |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Mars |
| 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Sun |
| 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Venus |
| 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Mercury |
| 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Moon |
| 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Saturn |
| 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm | Mars |
| 11:00 pm – 12:00 am | Sun |
| 12:00 am – 1:00 am | Venus |
| 1:00 am – 2:00 am | Mercury |
| 2:00 am – 3:00 am | Moon |
| 3:00 am – 4:00 am | Saturn |
| 4:00 am – 5:00 am | Jupiter |
| 5:00 am – 6:00 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 8:00 am, yoga at 3:22 pm, karana at 6:55 pm, nakshatra at 1:30 am Sunday, tithi and karana at 5:52 am Sunday. Krishna Ashtami begins and ends within the day, so no sunrise names it.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:00 am in Kanchipuram.
Questions
What is the tithi in Kanchipuram on 3 October 2026?
Krishna Saptami, until 8:00 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:00 am in Kanchipuram).
When is Rahu Kalam in Kanchipuram on 3 October 2026?
9:00 am to 10:30 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm and Gulikai 6:00 am to 7:30 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Kanchipuram on 3 October 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:30 am to 9:00 am, Labh 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm, Amrit 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:36 am to 12:24 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Kanchipuram on 3 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 11:55 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Saturday 3 October 2026, Kanchipuram
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Calculated for Kanchipuram from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Kanchipuram local time (IST).