Kumbakonam, Sunday, 20 September 2026
On Sunday 20 September 2026 in Kumbakonam, the tithi is Shukla Navami until 5:52 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 4:39 pm to 6:10 pm IST. Sunrise 6:02 am, sunset 6:10 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 5:52 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Ashadha
until 4:35 am Monday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Saubhagya
until 3:23 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 · Kaulava
until 5:52 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
4:39 pm – 6:10 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
12:06 pm – 1:37 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
3:08 pm – 4:39 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
7:45 am – 8:45 am
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
10:45 am – 11:45 am
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Sunday, 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:02 am – 7:33 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:33 am – 9:04 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:04 am – 10:35 am | Labh | good |
| 10:35 am – 12:06 pm | Amrit | good |
| 12:06 pm – 1:37 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:37 pm – 3:08 pm | Shubh | good |
| 3:08 pm – 4:39 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 4:39 pm – 6:10 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:10 pm – 7:39 pm | Shubh | good |
| 7:39 pm – 9:08 pm | Amrit | good |
| 9:08 pm – 10:37 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:37 pm – 12:06 am | Rog | avoid |
| 12:06 am – 1:35 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:35 am – 3:04 am | Labh | good |
| 3:04 am – 4:33 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:33 am – 6:02 am | Shubh | 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 – 12:30 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 1:38 pm, moonset 1:18 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.
| 6:02 am – 7:02 am | Sun |
| 7:02 am – 8:03 am | Venus |
| 8:03 am – 9:04 am | Mercury |
| 9:04 am – 10:04 am | Moon |
| 10:04 am – 11:05 am | Saturn |
| 11:05 am – 12:06 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:06 pm – 1:07 pm | Mars |
| 1:07 pm – 2:07 pm | Sun |
| 2:07 pm – 3:08 pm | Venus |
| 3:08 pm – 4:09 pm | Mercury |
| 4:09 pm – 5:09 pm | Moon |
| 5:09 pm – 6:10 pm | Saturn |
| 6:10 pm – 7:09 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:09 pm – 8:09 pm | Mars |
| 8:09 pm – 9:08 pm | Sun |
| 9:08 pm – 10:07 pm | Venus |
| 10:07 pm – 11:07 pm | Mercury |
| 11:07 pm – 12:06 am | Moon |
| 12:06 am – 1:05 am | Saturn |
| 1:05 am – 2:04 am | Jupiter |
| 2:04 am – 3:04 am | Mars |
| 3:04 am – 4:03 am | Sun |
| 4:03 am – 5:02 am | Venus |
| 5:02 am – 6:02 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 9 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 3:23 pm, tithi and karana at 5:52 pm, nakshatra at 4:35 am Monday.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:39 pm in Kumbakonam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Kumbakonam on 20 September 2026?
Shukla Navami, until 5:52 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:02 am in Kumbakonam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Kumbakonam on 20 September 2026?
4:39 pm to 6:10 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:06 pm to 1:37 pm and Gulikai 3:08 pm to 4:39 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Kumbakonam on 20 September 2026?
During daylight: Labh 9:04 am to 10:35 am, Amrit 10:35 am to 12:06 pm, Shubh 1:37 pm to 3:08 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:42 am to 12:30 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Kumbakonam on 20 September 2026?
Moonrise is at 1:38 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 20 September 2026, Kumbakonam
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Calculated for Kumbakonam from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Kumbakonam local time (IST).