Melbourne, Sunday, 8 November 2026
On Sunday 8 November 2026 in Melbourne, the tithi is Krishna Chaturdashi until 4:58 pm AEDT; Rahu Kalam is 6:18 pm to 8:02 pm AEDT. Sunrise 6:06 am, sunset 8:02 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
On this day
- Naraka Chaturdashi is on Sunday 8 November in Melbourne; Tamil and other South Indian families here keep Deepavali with the oil bath before sunrise. Naraka Chaturdashi 2026: how the day is chosen
- Diwali is on Sunday 8 November in Melbourne. Diwali 2026: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Chaturdashi
until 4:58 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Chitra
until 11:23 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 · Priti
until 8:58 am
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 · Shakuni
until 4:58 pm; then Chatushpada until 5:27 am Monday
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
6:18 pm – 8:02 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:04 pm – 2:49 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
4:33 pm – 6:18 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:06 am – 7:51 am | Uthi | good |
| 7:51 am – 9:35 am | Amirdha | good |
| 9:35 am – 11:20 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 11:20 am – 1:04 pm | Laabam | good |
| 1:04 pm – 2:49 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 2:49 pm – 4:33 pm | Sugam | good |
| 4:33 pm – 6:18 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 6:18 pm – 8:02 pm | Visham | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:02 pm – 9:18 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 9:18 pm – 10:33 pm | Sugam | good |
| 10:33 pm – 11:48 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 11:48 pm – 1:04 am | Visham | avoid |
| 1:04 am – 2:19 am | Uthi | good |
| 2:19 am – 3:34 am | Amirdha | good |
| 3:34 am – 4:50 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 4:50 am – 6:05 am | Laabam | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Sunday the first part of the day is Uthi. 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:06 am – 7:51 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:51 am – 9:35 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:35 am – 11:20 am | Labh | good |
| 11:20 am – 1:04 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:04 pm – 2:49 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:49 pm – 4:33 pm | Shubh | good |
| 4:33 pm – 6:18 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 6:18 pm – 8:02 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:02 pm – 9:18 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:18 pm – 10:33 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:33 pm – 11:48 pm | Char | neutral |
| 11:48 pm – 1:04 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:04 am – 2:19 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:19 am – 3:34 am | Labh | good |
| 3:34 am – 4:50 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:50 am – 6:05 am | Shubh | 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
12:36 pm – 1:32 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 5:02 am, moonset 7:11 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: the Sun on a Sunday.
| 6:06 am – 7:16 am | Sun |
| 7:16 am – 8:25 am | Venus |
| 8:25 am – 9:35 am | Mercury |
| 9:35 am – 10:45 am | Moon |
| 10:45 am – 11:54 am | Saturn |
| 11:54 am – 1:04 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:04 pm – 2:14 pm | Mars |
| 2:14 pm – 3:24 pm | Sun |
| 3:24 pm – 4:33 pm | Venus |
| 4:33 pm – 5:43 pm | Mercury |
| 5:43 pm – 6:53 pm | Moon |
| 6:53 pm – 8:02 pm | Saturn |
| 8:02 pm – 8:52 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:52 pm – 9:43 pm | Mars |
| 9:43 pm – 10:33 pm | Sun |
| 10:33 pm – 11:23 pm | Venus |
| 11:23 pm – 12:13 am | Mercury |
| 12:13 am – 1:04 am | Moon |
| 1:04 am – 1:54 am | Saturn |
| 1:54 am – 2:44 am | Jupiter |
| 2:44 am – 3:34 am | Mars |
| 3:34 am – 4:25 am | Sun |
| 4:25 am – 5:15 am | Venus |
| 5:15 am – 6:05 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 56 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 104 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 8:58 am, nakshatra at 11:23 am, tithi and karana at 4:58 pm, karana at 5:27 am Monday.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 6:18 pm in Melbourne.
Questions
What is the tithi in Melbourne on 8 November 2026?
Krishna Chaturdashi, until 4:58 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:06 am in Melbourne).
When is Rahu Kalam in Melbourne on 8 November 2026?
6:18 pm to 8:02 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 1:04 pm to 2:49 pm and Gulikai 4:33 pm to 6:18 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Melbourne on 8 November 2026?
During daylight: Labh 9:35 am to 11:20 am, Amrit 11:20 am to 1:04 pm, Shubh 2:49 pm to 4:33 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:36 pm to 1:32 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Melbourne on 8 November 2026?
Moonrise is at 5:02 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 8 November 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).