Kumbakonam, Thursday, 24 September 2026
On Thursday 24 September 2026 in Kumbakonam, the tithi is Shukla Trayodashi until 11:19 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 1:35 pm to 3:06 pm IST. Sunrise 6:01 am, sunset 6:08 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 6:08 pm to 8:32 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Trayodashi
until 11:19 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Dhanishta
until 10:35 am
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Dhriti
until 3:55 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 11:10 am; then Taitila until 11:19 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
1:35 pm – 3:06 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:01 am – 7:32 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:03 am – 10:34 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
10:45 am – 11:45 am
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Thursday, 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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:01 am – 7:32 am | Shubh | good |
| 7:32 am – 9:03 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:03 am – 10:34 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:34 am – 12:04 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:04 pm – 1:35 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:35 pm – 3:06 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 3:06 pm – 4:37 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:37 pm – 6:08 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:08 pm – 7:37 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:37 pm – 9:06 pm | Char | neutral |
| 9:06 pm – 10:35 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:35 pm – 12:04 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 12:04 am – 1:34 am | Labh | good |
| 1:34 am – 3:03 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:03 am – 4:32 am | Shubh | good |
| 4:32 am – 6:01 am | Amrit | 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
11:40 am – 12:29 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:30 pm, moonset 4:39 am Friday.
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: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 6:01 am – 7:02 am | Jupiter |
| 7:02 am – 8:02 am | Mars |
| 8:02 am – 9:03 am | Sun |
| 9:03 am – 10:03 am | Venus |
| 10:03 am – 11:04 am | Mercury |
| 11:04 am – 12:04 pm | Moon |
| 12:04 pm – 1:05 pm | Saturn |
| 1:05 pm – 2:06 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:06 pm – 3:06 pm | Mars |
| 3:06 pm – 4:07 pm | Sun |
| 4:07 pm – 5:07 pm | Venus |
| 5:07 pm – 6:08 pm | Mercury |
| 6:08 pm – 7:07 pm | Moon |
| 7:07 pm – 8:07 pm | Saturn |
| 8:07 pm – 9:06 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:06 pm – 10:05 pm | Mars |
| 10:05 pm – 11:05 pm | Sun |
| 11:05 pm – 12:04 am | Venus |
| 12:04 am – 1:04 am | Mercury |
| 1:04 am – 2:03 am | Moon |
| 2:03 am – 3:03 am | Saturn |
| 3:03 am – 4:02 am | Jupiter |
| 4:02 am – 5:02 am | Mars |
| 5:02 am – 6:01 am | Sun |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 6 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 10:35 am, karana at 11:10 am, yoga at 3:55 pm, tithi and karana at 11:19 pm.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:35 pm in Kumbakonam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Kumbakonam on 24 September 2026?
Shukla Trayodashi, until 11:19 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:01 am in Kumbakonam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Kumbakonam on 24 September 2026?
1:35 pm to 3:06 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:01 am to 7:32 am and Gulikai 9:03 am to 10:34 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Kumbakonam on 24 September 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:01 am to 7:32 am, Labh 12:04 pm to 1:35 pm, Shubh 4:37 pm to 6:08 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:40 am to 12:29 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Kumbakonam on 24 September 2026?
Moonrise is at 4:30 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Thursday 24 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).