Melbourne, Saturday, 17 October 2026
On Saturday 17 October 2026 in Melbourne, the tithi is Shukla Shashti until 11:25 am AEDT; Rahu Kalam is 9:49 am to 11:28 am AEDT. Sunrise 6:33 am, sunset 7:39 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Shashti
until 11:25 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Moola
until 3:17 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 · Atiganda
until 4:33 am Sunday
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 · Taitila
until 11:25 am; then Gara until 12:42 am Sunday
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
9:49 am – 11:28 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:44 pm – 4:23 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:33 am – 8:11 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:33 am – 8:11 am | Soram | avoid |
| 8:11 am – 9:49 am | Uthi | good |
| 9:49 am – 11:28 am | Visham | avoid |
| 11:28 am – 1:06 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 1:06 pm – 2:44 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 2:44 pm – 4:23 pm | Laabam | good |
| 4:23 pm – 6:01 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 6:01 pm – 7:39 pm | Sugam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:39 pm – 9:01 pm | Laabam | good |
| 9:01 pm – 10:22 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 10:22 pm – 11:44 pm | Sugam | good |
| 11:44 pm – 1:05 am | Soram | avoid |
| 1:05 am – 2:27 am | Uthi | good |
| 2:27 am – 3:48 am | Visham | avoid |
| 3:48 am – 5:10 am | Amirdha | good |
| 5:10 am – 6:31 am | Soram | avoid |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Saturday the first part of the day is Soram. 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:33 am – 8:11 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:11 am – 9:49 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:49 am – 11:28 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 11:28 am – 1:06 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:06 pm – 2:44 pm | Char | neutral |
| 2:44 pm – 4:23 pm | Labh | good |
| 4:23 pm – 6:01 pm | Amrit | good |
| 6:01 pm – 7:39 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:39 pm – 9:01 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:01 pm – 10:22 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:22 pm – 11:44 pm | Shubh | good |
| 11:44 pm – 1:05 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:05 am – 2:27 am | Char | neutral |
| 2:27 am – 3:48 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:48 am – 5:10 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 5:10 am – 6:31 am | Labh | 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
12:40 pm – 1:32 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 10:27 am, moonset 2:04 am Sunday.
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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 6:33 am – 7:38 am | Saturn |
| 7:38 am – 8:44 am | Jupiter |
| 8:44 am – 9:49 am | Mars |
| 9:49 am – 10:55 am | Sun |
| 10:55 am – 12:00 pm | Venus |
| 12:00 pm – 1:06 pm | Mercury |
| 1:06 pm – 2:11 pm | Moon |
| 2:11 pm – 3:17 pm | Saturn |
| 3:17 pm – 4:23 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:23 pm – 5:28 pm | Mars |
| 5:28 pm – 6:34 pm | Sun |
| 6:34 pm – 7:39 pm | Venus |
| 7:39 pm – 8:34 pm | Mercury |
| 8:34 pm – 9:28 pm | Moon |
| 9:28 pm – 10:22 pm | Saturn |
| 10:22 pm – 11:17 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:17 pm – 12:11 am | Mars |
| 12:11 am – 1:05 am | Sun |
| 1:05 am – 2:00 am | Venus |
| 2:00 am – 2:54 am | Mercury |
| 2:54 am – 3:48 am | Moon |
| 3:48 am – 4:42 am | Saturn |
| 4:42 am – 5:37 am | Jupiter |
| 5:37 am – 6:31 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 11:25 am, nakshatra at 3:17 pm, karana at 12:42 am Sunday, yoga at 4:33 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:49 am in Melbourne.
Questions
What is the tithi in Melbourne on 17 October 2026?
Shukla Shashti, until 11:25 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:33 am in Melbourne).
When is Rahu Kalam in Melbourne on 17 October 2026?
9:49 am to 11:28 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 2:44 pm to 4:23 pm and Gulikai 6:33 am to 8:11 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Melbourne on 17 October 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 8:11 am to 9:49 am, Labh 2:44 pm to 4:23 pm, Amrit 4:23 pm to 6:01 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:40 pm to 1:32 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Melbourne on 17 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 10:27 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Saturday 17 October 2026, Melbourne
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Calculated for Melbourne from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Melbourne local time (AEDT).