Shastra Panchangam

Los Angeles, Friday, 2 October 2026

On Friday 2 October 2026 in Los Angeles, the tithi is Krishna Saptami until 7:30 pm PDT; Rahu Kalam is 11:13 am to 12:42 pm PDT. Sunrise 6:48 am, sunset 6:36 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.

On this day

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Saptami

until 7:30 pm

The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.

Nakshatra · Mrigashira

until 2:25 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 · Variyana

until 2:52 am Saturday

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 · Vishti

until 8:37 am; then Bava until 7:30 pm; then Balava until 6:25 am Saturday

Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.

Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:48 am to 8:37 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

11:13 am – 12:42 pm

Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.

Yamagandam

3:39 pm – 5:07 pm

Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.

Gulikai

8:17 am – 9:45 am

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
6:48 am – 8:17 amSugamgood
8:17 am – 9:45 amSoramavoid
9:45 am – 11:13 amUthigood
11:13 am – 12:42 pmVishamavoid
12:42 pm – 2:10 pmAmirdhagood
2:10 pm – 3:39 pmRogamavoid
3:39 pm – 5:07 pmLaabamgood
5:07 pm – 6:36 pmDhanamgood
Night
6:36 pm – 8:07 pmRogamavoid
8:07 pm – 9:39 pmLaabamgood
9:39 pm – 11:11 pmDhanamgood
11:11 pm – 12:42 amSugamgood
12:42 am – 2:14 amSoramavoid
2:14 am – 3:46 amUthigood
3:46 am – 5:17 amVishamavoid
5:17 am – 6:49 amAmirdhagood

Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Friday the first part of the day is Sugam. 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 Friday the day starts with Char.

Day
6:48 am – 8:17 amCharneutral
8:17 am – 9:45 amLabhgood
9:45 am – 11:13 amAmritgood
11:13 am – 12:42 pmKaalavoid · Rahu Kalam
12:42 pm – 2:10 pmShubhgood
2:10 pm – 3:39 pmRogavoid
3:39 pm – 5:07 pmUdvegavoid
5:07 pm – 6:36 pmCharneutral
Night
6:36 pm – 8:07 pmRogavoid
8:07 pm – 9:39 pmKaalavoid
9:39 pm – 11:11 pmLabhgood
11:11 pm – 12:42 amUdvegavoid
12:42 am – 2:14 amShubhgood
2:14 am – 3:46 amAmritgood
3:46 am – 5:17 amCharneutral
5:17 am – 6:49 amRogavoid

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

12:18 pm – 1:06 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 11:11 pm, moonset 2:27 pm Saturday.

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: Venus on a Friday.

6:48 am – 7:47 amVenus
7:47 am – 8:46 amMercury
8:46 am – 9:45 amMoon
9:45 am – 10:44 amSaturn
10:44 am – 11:43 amJupiter
11:43 am – 12:42 pmMars
12:42 pm – 1:41 pmSun
1:41 pm – 2:40 pmVenus
2:40 pm – 3:39 pmMercury
3:39 pm – 4:38 pmMoon
4:38 pm – 5:37 pmSaturn
5:37 pm – 6:36 pmJupiter
6:36 pm – 7:37 pmMars
7:37 pm – 8:38 pmSun
8:38 pm – 9:39 pmVenus
9:39 pm – 10:40 pmMercury
10:40 pm – 11:41 pmMoon
11:41 pm – 12:42 amSaturn
12:42 am – 1:43 amJupiter
1:43 am – 2:44 amMars
2:44 am – 3:46 amSun
3:46 am – 4:47 amVenus
4:47 am – 5:48 amMercury
5:48 am – 6:49 amMoon

About this day

Daylight lasts 11 hours and 48 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 88 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 8:37 am, nakshatra at 2:25 pm, tithi and karana at 7:30 pm, yoga at 2:52 am Saturday, karana at 6:25 am Saturday.

On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:13 am in Los Angeles.

Questions

What is the tithi in Los Angeles on 2 October 2026?

Krishna Saptami, until 7:30 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:48 am in Los Angeles).

When is Rahu Kalam in Los Angeles on 2 October 2026?

11:13 am to 12:42 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:39 pm to 5:07 pm and Gulikai 8:17 am to 9:45 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Los Angeles on 2 October 2026?

During daylight: Labh 8:17 am to 9:45 am, Amrit 9:45 am to 11:13 am, Shubh 12:42 pm to 2:10 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:18 pm to 1:06 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Los Angeles on 2 October 2026?

Moonrise is at 11:11 pm.

Tamil Day Sheet, Friday 2 October 2026, Los Angeles

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    How this was computed
    Calculated for Los Angeles from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Los Angeles local time (PDT).