Philadelphia, Thursday, 8 October 2026
On Thursday 8 October 2026 in Philadelphia, the tithi is Krishna Trayodashi until 12:47 pm EDT; Rahu Kalam is 2:14 pm to 3:40 pm EDT. Sunrise 7:04 am, sunset 6:32 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
On this day
- Pitru Paksha continues until Friday 9 October in Philadelphia (Saturday 10 October in India). Shraddha days for Delhi, 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Trayodashi
until 12:47 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Phalguni
until 11:50 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 · Shukla
until 3:28 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 · Vanija
until 12:47 pm; then Vishti until 12:24 am Friday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 12:47 pm to 12:24 am Friday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
2:14 pm – 3:40 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:04 am – 8:30 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:56 am – 11:22 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:04 am – 8:30 am | Dhanam | good |
| 8:30 am – 9:56 am | Sugam | good |
| 9:56 am – 11:22 am | Soram | avoid |
| 11:22 am – 12:48 pm | Uthi | good |
| 12:48 pm – 2:14 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 2:14 pm – 3:40 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 3:40 pm – 5:06 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 5:06 pm – 6:32 pm | Laabam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:32 pm – 8:06 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 8:06 pm – 9:40 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 9:40 pm – 11:14 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 11:14 pm – 12:48 am | Laabam | good |
| 12:48 am – 2:22 am | Dhanam | good |
| 2:22 am – 3:57 am | Sugam | good |
| 3:57 am – 5:31 am | Soram | avoid |
| 5:31 am – 7:05 am | Uthi | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Thursday the first part of the day is Dhanam. 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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:04 am – 8:30 am | Shubh | good |
| 8:30 am – 9:56 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:56 am – 11:22 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:22 am – 12:48 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:48 pm – 2:14 pm | Labh | good |
| 2:14 pm – 3:40 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 3:40 pm – 5:06 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 5:06 pm – 6:32 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:32 pm – 8:06 pm | Amrit | good |
| 8:06 pm – 9:40 pm | Char | neutral |
| 9:40 pm – 11:14 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 11:14 pm – 12:48 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 12:48 am – 2:22 am | Labh | good |
| 2:22 am – 3:57 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:57 am – 5:31 am | Shubh | good |
| 5:31 am – 7:05 am | Amrit | 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
12:25 pm – 1:11 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:50 am, moonset 5:26 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: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 7:04 am – 8:01 am | Jupiter |
| 8:01 am – 8:58 am | Mars |
| 8:58 am – 9:56 am | Sun |
| 9:56 am – 10:53 am | Venus |
| 10:53 am – 11:50 am | Mercury |
| 11:50 am – 12:48 pm | Moon |
| 12:48 pm – 1:45 pm | Saturn |
| 1:45 pm – 2:43 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:43 pm – 3:40 pm | Mars |
| 3:40 pm – 4:37 pm | Sun |
| 4:37 pm – 5:35 pm | Venus |
| 5:35 pm – 6:32 pm | Mercury |
| 6:32 pm – 7:35 pm | Moon |
| 7:35 pm – 8:37 pm | Saturn |
| 8:37 pm – 9:40 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:40 pm – 10:43 pm | Mars |
| 10:43 pm – 11:46 pm | Sun |
| 11:46 pm – 12:48 am | Venus |
| 12:48 am – 1:51 am | Mercury |
| 1:51 am – 2:54 am | Moon |
| 2:54 am – 3:57 am | Saturn |
| 3:57 am – 4:59 am | Jupiter |
| 4:59 am – 6:02 am | Mars |
| 6:02 am – 7:05 am | Sun |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 28 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 86 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 11:50 am, tithi and karana at 12:47 pm, yoga at 3:28 pm, karana at 12:24 am Friday.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 2:14 pm in Philadelphia.
Questions
What is the tithi in Philadelphia on 8 October 2026?
Krishna Trayodashi, until 12:47 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:04 am in Philadelphia).
When is Rahu Kalam in Philadelphia on 8 October 2026?
2:14 pm to 3:40 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 7:04 am to 8:30 am and Gulikai 9:56 am to 11:22 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Philadelphia on 8 October 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:04 am to 8:30 am, Labh 12:48 pm to 2:14 pm, Shubh 5:06 pm to 6:32 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:25 pm to 1:11 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Philadelphia on 8 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 4:50 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Thursday 8 October 2026, Philadelphia
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Calculated for Philadelphia from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Philadelphia local time (EDT).