Shastra Panchangam

Melbourne, Friday, 20 November 2026

Friday 20 November 2026

Rahu Kalam11:19 am – 1:06 pm
Yamagandam4:41 pm – 6:28 pm
Gulikai7:44 am – 9:31 am
TithiShukla Dashami until 12:46 pm

On Friday 20 November 2026 in Melbourne, the tithi is Shukla Dashami until 12:46 pm AEDT; Rahu Kalam is 11:19 am to 1:06 pm AEDT. Sunrise 5:57 am, sunset 8:15 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Dashami

until 12:46 pm

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

Nakshatra · Purva Bhadrapada

until 12:27 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 · Harshana

until 12:10 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 · Gara

until 12:46 pm; then Vanija until 12:31 am Saturday

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

Bhadra Karanam runs from 12:31 am to 12:02 pm on Saturday. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

11:19 am – 1:06 pm

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

Yamagandam

4:41 pm – 6:28 pm

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

Gulikai

7:44 am – 9:31 am

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
5:57 am – 7:44 amSugamgood
7:44 am – 9:31 amSoramavoid
9:31 am – 11:19 amUthigood
11:19 am – 1:06 pmVishamavoid
1:06 pm – 2:53 pmAmirdhagood
2:53 pm – 4:41 pmRogamavoid
4:41 pm – 6:28 pmLaabamgood
6:28 pm – 8:15 pmDhanamgood
Night
8:15 pm – 9:28 pmRogamavoid
9:28 pm – 10:40 pmLaabamgood
10:40 pm – 11:53 pmDhanamgood
11:53 pm – 1:06 amSugamgood
1:06 am – 2:18 amSoramavoid
2:18 am – 3:31 amUthigood
3:31 am – 4:43 amVishamavoid
4:43 am – 5:56 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
5:57 am – 7:44 amCharneutral
7:44 am – 9:31 amLabhgood
9:31 am – 11:19 amAmritgood
11:19 am – 1:06 pmKaalavoid · Rahu Kalam
1:06 pm – 2:53 pmShubhgood
2:53 pm – 4:41 pmRogavoid
4:41 pm – 6:28 pmUdvegavoid
6:28 pm – 8:15 pmCharneutral
Night
8:15 pm – 9:28 pmRogavoid
9:28 pm – 10:40 pmKaalavoid
10:40 pm – 11:53 pmLabhgood
11:53 pm – 1:06 amUdvegavoid
1:06 am – 2:18 amShubhgood
2:18 am – 3:31 amAmritgood
3:31 am – 4:43 amCharneutral
4:43 am – 5:56 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

12:37 pm – 1:35 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 3:28 pm, moonset 3:16 am 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.

5:57 am – 7:08 amVenus
7:08 am – 8:20 amMercury
8:20 am – 9:31 amMoon
9:31 am – 10:43 amSaturn
10:43 am – 11:54 amJupiter
11:54 am – 1:06 pmMars
1:06 pm – 2:17 pmSun
2:17 pm – 3:29 pmVenus
3:29 pm – 4:41 pmMercury
4:41 pm – 5:52 pmMoon
5:52 pm – 7:04 pmSaturn
7:04 pm – 8:15 pmJupiter
8:15 pm – 9:04 pmMars
9:04 pm – 9:52 pmSun
9:52 pm – 10:40 pmVenus
10:40 pm – 11:29 pmMercury
11:29 pm – 12:17 amMoon
12:17 am – 1:06 amSaturn
1:06 am – 1:54 amJupiter
1:54 am – 2:42 amMars
2:42 am – 3:31 amSun
3:31 am – 4:19 amVenus
4:19 am – 5:08 amMercury
5:08 am – 5:56 amMoon

About this day

Daylight lasts 14 hours and 19 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 107 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 12:10 pm, nakshatra at 12:27 pm, tithi and karana at 12:46 pm, karana at 12:31 am Saturday.

On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:19 am in Melbourne.

Questions

What is the tithi in Melbourne on 20 November 2026?

Shukla Dashami, until 12:46 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:57 am in Melbourne).

When is Rahu Kalam in Melbourne on 20 November 2026?

11:19 am to 1:06 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 4:41 pm to 6:28 pm and Gulikai 7:44 am to 9:31 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Melbourne on 20 November 2026?

During daylight: Labh 7:44 am to 9:31 am, Amrit 9:31 am to 11:19 am, Shubh 1:06 pm to 2:53 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:37 pm to 1:35 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Melbourne on 20 November 2026?

Moonrise is at 3:28 pm.

Tamil Day Sheet, Friday 20 November 2026, Melbourne

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