Kumbakonam, Thursday, 8 October 2026
On Thursday 8 October 2026 in Kumbakonam, the tithi is Krishna Trayodashi until 10:16 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 1:30 pm to 2:59 pm IST. Sunrise 6:01 am, sunset 5:59 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
On this day
- Pitru Paksha continues until Saturday 10 October. Shraddha days for Delhi, 2026
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 5:59 pm to 8:23 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Trayodashi
until 10:16 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Phalguni
until 9:20 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 12:58 am Friday
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 10:44 am; then Vanija until 10:16 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 10:16 pm to 9:54 am Friday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
1:30 pm – 2:59 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:01 am – 7:31 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:01 am – 10:30 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 – 7:31 am | Shubh | good |
| 7:31 am – 9:01 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:01 am – 10:30 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:30 pm – 2:59 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:59 pm – 4:29 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:29 pm – 5:59 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:59 pm – 7:29 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:29 pm – 8:59 pm | Char | neutral |
| 8:59 pm – 10:30 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:30 pm – 12:00 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 12:00 am – 1:30 am | Labh | good |
| 1:30 am – 3:01 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:01 am – 4:31 am | Shubh | good |
| 4:31 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
11:36 am – 12:24 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 3:50 am, moonset 4:20 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: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 6:01 am – 7:01 am | Jupiter |
| 7:01 am – 8:01 am | Mars |
| 8:01 am – 9:01 am | Sun |
| 9:01 am – 10:00 am | Venus |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am | Mercury |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Moon |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Saturn |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:00 pm – 2:59 pm | Mars |
| 2:59 pm – 3:59 pm | Sun |
| 3:59 pm – 4:59 pm | Venus |
| 4:59 pm – 5:59 pm | Mercury |
| 5:59 pm – 6:59 pm | Moon |
| 6:59 pm – 7:59 pm | Saturn |
| 7:59 pm – 8:59 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:59 pm – 10:00 pm | Mars |
| 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm | Sun |
| 11:00 pm – 12:00 am | Venus |
| 12:00 am – 1:00 am | Mercury |
| 1:00 am – 2:00 am | Moon |
| 2:00 am – 3:01 am | Saturn |
| 3:01 am – 4:01 am | Jupiter |
| 4:01 am – 5:01 am | Mars |
| 5:01 am – 6:01 am | Sun |
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 10:44 am, nakshatra at 9:20 pm, tithi and karana at 10:16 pm, yoga at 12:58 am Friday.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:30 pm in Kumbakonam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Kumbakonam on 8 October 2026?
Krishna Trayodashi, until 10:16 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:01 am in Kumbakonam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Kumbakonam on 8 October 2026?
1:30 pm to 2:59 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:01 am to 7:31 am and Gulikai 9:01 am to 10:30 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Kumbakonam on 8 October 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:01 am to 7:31 am, Labh 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm, Shubh 4:29 pm to 5:59 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:36 am to 12:24 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Kumbakonam on 8 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 3:50 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Thursday 8 October 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).