Shastra Panchangam

Phoenix, Saturday, 3 October 2026

On Saturday 3 October 2026 in Phoenix, the tithi is Krishna Ashtami until 5:22 pm MST; Rahu Kalam is 9:20 am to 10:49 am MST. Sunrise 6:24 am, sunset 6:10 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.

On this day

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Ashtami

until 5:22 pm

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

Nakshatra · Ardra

until 1:00 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 · Parigha

until 12:02 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 · Balava

until 6:25 am; then Kaulava until 5:22 pm; then Taitila until 4:22 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

9:20 am – 10:49 am

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

Yamagandam

1:45 pm – 3:13 pm

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

Gulikai

6:24 am – 7:52 am

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
6:24 am – 7:52 amSoramavoid
7:52 am – 9:20 amUthigood
9:20 am – 10:49 amVishamavoid
10:49 am – 12:17 pmAmirdhagood
12:17 pm – 1:45 pmRogamavoid
1:45 pm – 3:13 pmLaabamgood
3:13 pm – 4:42 pmDhanamgood
4:42 pm – 6:10 pmSugamgood
Night
6:10 pm – 7:42 pmLaabamgood
7:42 pm – 9:14 pmDhanamgood
9:14 pm – 10:45 pmSugamgood
10:45 pm – 12:17 amSoramavoid
12:17 am – 1:49 amUthigood
1:49 am – 3:21 amVishamavoid
3:21 am – 4:53 amAmirdhagood
4:53 am – 6:25 amSoramavoid

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
6:24 am – 7:52 amKaalavoid
7:52 am – 9:20 amShubhgood
9:20 am – 10:49 amRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
10:49 am – 12:17 pmUdvegavoid
12:17 pm – 1:45 pmCharneutral
1:45 pm – 3:13 pmLabhgood
3:13 pm – 4:42 pmAmritgood
4:42 pm – 6:10 pmKaalavoid
Night
6:10 pm – 7:42 pmLabhgood
7:42 pm – 9:14 pmUdvegavoid
9:14 pm – 10:45 pmShubhgood
10:45 pm – 12:17 amAmritgood
12:17 am – 1:49 amCharneutral
1:49 am – 3:21 amRogavoid
3:21 am – 4:53 amKaalavoid
4:53 am – 6:25 amLabhgood

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

11:53 am – 12:41 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 11:57 pm, moonset 2:46 pm 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.

6:24 am – 7:23 amSaturn
7:23 am – 8:22 amJupiter
8:22 am – 9:20 amMars
9:20 am – 10:19 amSun
10:19 am – 11:18 amVenus
11:18 am – 12:17 pmMercury
12:17 pm – 1:16 pmMoon
1:16 pm – 2:15 pmSaturn
2:15 pm – 3:13 pmJupiter
3:13 pm – 4:12 pmMars
4:12 pm – 5:11 pmSun
5:11 pm – 6:10 pmVenus
6:10 pm – 7:11 pmMercury
7:11 pm – 8:12 pmMoon
8:12 pm – 9:14 pmSaturn
9:14 pm – 10:15 pmJupiter
10:15 pm – 11:16 pmMars
11:16 pm – 12:17 amSun
12:17 am – 1:19 amVenus
1:19 am – 2:20 amMercury
2:20 am – 3:21 amMoon
3:21 am – 4:22 amSaturn
4:22 am – 5:23 amJupiter
5:23 am – 6:25 amMars

About this day

Daylight lasts 11 hours and 46 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 88 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 6:25 am, nakshatra at 1:00 pm, tithi and karana at 5:22 pm, yoga at 12:02 am Sunday, karana at 4:22 am Sunday.

On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:20 am in Phoenix.

Questions

What is the tithi in Phoenix on 3 October 2026?

Krishna Ashtami, until 5:22 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:24 am in Phoenix).

When is Rahu Kalam in Phoenix on 3 October 2026?

9:20 am to 10:49 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:45 pm to 3:13 pm and Gulikai 6:24 am to 7:52 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Phoenix on 3 October 2026?

During daylight: Shubh 7:52 am to 9:20 am, Labh 1:45 pm to 3:13 pm, Amrit 3:13 pm to 4:42 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:53 am to 12:41 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Phoenix on 3 October 2026?

Moonrise is at 11:57 pm.

Tamil Day Sheet, Saturday 3 October 2026, Phoenix

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