Mumbai, Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Wednesday 21 October 2026
The next day, Thursday 22 October
Sunrise 6:34 am, sunset 6:12 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dashami
until 2:12 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Dhanishta
until 7:48 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 · Ganda
until 12:33 am Thursday
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 2:12 pm; then Vanija until 2:36 am Thursday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 2:36 am to 2:49 pm on Thursday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
12:23 pm – 1:50 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
8:01 am – 9:29 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:56 am – 12:23 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:34 am – 8:01 am | Labh | good |
| 8:01 am – 9:29 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:29 am – 10:56 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:56 am – 12:23 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:23 pm – 1:50 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:50 pm – 3:17 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:17 pm – 4:45 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:45 pm – 6:12 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:12 pm – 7:45 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:45 pm – 9:17 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:17 pm – 10:50 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:50 pm – 12:23 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:23 am – 1:56 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:56 am – 3:29 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:29 am – 5:02 am | Labh | good |
| 5:02 am – 6:35 am | Udveg | 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
12:00 pm – 12:46 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 3:02 pm, moonset 2:45 am Thursday.
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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 6:34 am – 7:32 am | Mercury |
| 7:32 am – 8:31 am | Moon |
| 8:31 am – 9:29 am | Saturn |
| 9:29 am – 10:27 am | Jupiter |
| 10:27 am – 11:25 am | Mars |
| 11:25 am – 12:23 pm | Sun |
| 12:23 pm – 1:21 pm | Venus |
| 1:21 pm – 2:19 pm | Mercury |
| 2:19 pm – 3:17 pm | Moon |
| 3:17 pm – 4:16 pm | Saturn |
| 4:16 pm – 5:14 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:14 pm – 6:12 pm | Mars |
| 6:12 pm – 7:14 pm | Sun |
| 7:14 pm – 8:16 pm | Venus |
| 8:16 pm – 9:17 pm | Mercury |
| 9:17 pm – 10:19 pm | Moon |
| 10:19 pm – 11:21 pm | Saturn |
| 11:21 pm – 12:23 am | Jupiter |
| 12:23 am – 1:25 am | Mars |
| 1:25 am – 2:27 am | Sun |
| 2:27 am – 3:29 am | Venus |
| 3:29 am – 4:31 am | Mercury |
| 4:31 am – 5:33 am | Moon |
| 5:33 am – 6:35 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 37 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 87 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 2:12 pm, nakshatra at 7:48 pm, yoga at 12:33 am Thursday, karana at 2:36 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:23 pm in Mumbai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Mumbai on 21 October 2026?
Shukla Dashami, until 2:12 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:34 am in Mumbai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 21 October 2026?
12:23 pm to 1:50 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 8:01 am to 9:29 am and Gulikai 10:56 am to 12:23 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 21 October 2026?
During daylight: Labh 6:34 am to 8:01 am, Amrit 8:01 am to 9:29 am, Shubh 10:56 am to 12:23 pm, Labh 4:45 pm to 6:12 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:00 pm to 12:46 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 21 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 3:02 pm.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Mumbai (19.0760°N, 72.8777°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.