Melbourne, Tuesday, 6 October 2026
On Tuesday 6 October 2026 in Melbourne, the tithi is Krishna Dashami until 7:38 am AEDT; Rahu Kalam is 4:19 pm to 5:54 pm AEDT. Sunrise 6:49 am, sunset 7:29 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
On this day
- Pitru Paksha continues until Saturday 10 October in Melbourne. Shraddha days for Delhi, 2026
- Ekadashi fast is on Tuesday 6 October (Smarta tradition; ISKCON and other Vaishnava calendars may keep it a day later). Ekadashi: the Smarta and Vaishnava days
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Dashami
until 7:38 am; then Krishna Ekadashi until 6:05 am Wednesday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ashlesha
until 3:48 am Wednesday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Siddha
until 12:51 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 · Vishti
until 7:38 am; then Bava until 6:50 pm; then Balava until 6:05 am Wednesday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:49 am to 7:38 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
4:19 pm – 5:54 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:59 am – 11:34 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
1:09 pm – 2:44 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:49 am – 8:24 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 8:24 am – 9:59 am | Laabam | good |
| 9:59 am – 11:34 am | Dhanam | good |
| 11:34 am – 1:09 pm | Sugam | good |
| 1:09 pm – 2:44 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 2:44 pm – 4:19 pm | Uthi | good |
| 4:19 pm – 5:54 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 5:54 pm – 7:29 pm | Amirdha | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:29 pm – 8:54 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 8:54 pm – 10:18 pm | Uthi | good |
| 10:18 pm – 11:43 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 11:43 pm – 1:08 am | Amirdha | good |
| 1:08 am – 2:33 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 2:33 am – 3:57 am | Laabam | good |
| 3:57 am – 5:22 am | Dhanam | good |
| 5:22 am – 6:47 am | Sugam | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Tuesday the first part of the day is Rogam. 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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:49 am – 8:24 am | Rog | avoid |
| 8:24 am – 9:59 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:59 am – 11:34 am | Char | neutral |
| 11:34 am – 1:09 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:09 pm – 2:44 pm | Amrit | good |
| 2:44 pm – 4:19 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:19 pm – 5:54 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 5:54 pm – 7:29 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:29 pm – 8:54 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:54 pm – 10:18 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:18 pm – 11:43 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:43 pm – 1:08 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:08 am – 2:33 am | Amrit | good |
| 2:33 am – 3:57 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:57 am – 5:22 am | Rog | avoid |
| 5:22 am – 6:47 am | Kaal | avoid |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
12:43 pm – 1:34 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:20 am, moonset 2:44 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: Mars on a Tuesday.
| 6:49 am – 7:52 am | Mars |
| 7:52 am – 8:55 am | Sun |
| 8:55 am – 9:59 am | Venus |
| 9:59 am – 11:02 am | Mercury |
| 11:02 am – 12:05 pm | Moon |
| 12:05 pm – 1:09 pm | Saturn |
| 1:09 pm – 2:12 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:12 pm – 3:15 pm | Mars |
| 3:15 pm – 4:19 pm | Sun |
| 4:19 pm – 5:22 pm | Venus |
| 5:22 pm – 6:26 pm | Mercury |
| 6:26 pm – 7:29 pm | Moon |
| 7:29 pm – 8:25 pm | Saturn |
| 8:25 pm – 9:22 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:22 pm – 10:18 pm | Mars |
| 10:18 pm – 11:15 pm | Sun |
| 11:15 pm – 12:11 am | Venus |
| 12:11 am – 1:08 am | Mercury |
| 1:08 am – 2:04 am | Moon |
| 2:04 am – 3:01 am | Saturn |
| 3:01 am – 3:57 am | Jupiter |
| 3:57 am – 4:54 am | Mars |
| 4:54 am – 5:50 am | Sun |
| 5:50 am – 6:47 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 40 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 95 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 7:38 am, yoga at 12:51 pm, karana at 6:50 pm, nakshatra at 3:48 am Wednesday, tithi and karana at 6:05 am Wednesday. Krishna Ekadashi begins and ends within the day, so no sunrise names it.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:19 pm in Melbourne.
Questions
What is the tithi in Melbourne on 6 October 2026?
Krishna Dashami, until 7:38 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:49 am in Melbourne).
When is Rahu Kalam in Melbourne on 6 October 2026?
4:19 pm to 5:54 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:59 am to 11:34 am and Gulikai 1:09 pm to 2:44 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Melbourne on 6 October 2026?
During daylight: Labh 11:34 am to 1:09 pm, Amrit 1:09 pm to 2:44 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:43 pm to 1:34 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Melbourne on 6 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 4:20 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Tuesday 6 October 2026, Melbourne
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how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Melbourne from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Melbourne local time (AEDT).