Shastra Panchangam

Rajkot, Saturday, 3 October 2026

On Saturday 3 October 2026 in Rajkot, the tithi is Krishna Saptami until 8:00 am IST; Rahu Kalam is 9:37 am to 11:06 am IST. Sunrise 6:39 am, sunset 6:33 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 Saptami

until 8:00 am; then Krishna Ashtami until 5:52 am Sunday

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

Nakshatra · Ardra

until 1:30 am Sunday

The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.

Yoga · Variyana

until 3:22 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 · Bava

until 8:00 am; then Balava until 6:55 pm; then Kaulava until 5:52 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

9:37 am – 11:06 am

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

Yamagandam

2:05 pm – 3:34 pm

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

Gulikai

6:39 am – 8:08 am

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
6:39 am – 8:08 amSoramavoid
8:08 am – 9:37 amUthigood
9:37 am – 11:06 amVishamavoid
11:06 am – 12:36 pmAmirdhagood
12:36 pm – 2:05 pmRogamavoid
2:05 pm – 3:34 pmLaabamgood
3:34 pm – 5:04 pmDhanamgood
5:04 pm – 6:33 pmSugamgood
Night
6:33 pm – 8:04 pmLaabamgood
8:04 pm – 9:34 pmDhanamgood
9:34 pm – 11:05 pmSugamgood
11:05 pm – 12:36 amSoramavoid
12:36 am – 2:07 amUthigood
2:07 am – 3:37 amVishamavoid
3:37 am – 5:08 amAmirdhagood
5:08 am – 6:39 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
6:39 am – 8:08 amKaalavoid
8:08 am – 9:37 amShubhgood
9:37 am – 11:06 amRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
11:06 am – 12:36 pmUdvegavoid
12:36 pm – 2:05 pmCharneutral
2:05 pm – 3:34 pmLabhgood
3:34 pm – 5:04 pmAmritgood
5:04 pm – 6:33 pmKaalavoid
Night
6:33 pm – 8:04 pmLabhgood
8:04 pm – 9:34 pmUdvegavoid
9:34 pm – 11:05 pmShubhgood
11:05 pm – 12:36 amAmritgood
12:36 am – 2:07 amCharneutral
2:07 am – 3:37 amRogavoid
3:37 am – 5:08 amKaalavoid
5:08 am – 6:39 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

12:12 pm – 1:00 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

The Moon does not rise in Rajkot on this date; it sets at 1:19 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: Saturn on a Saturday.

6:39 am – 7:38 amSaturn
7:38 am – 8:38 amJupiter
8:38 am – 9:37 amMars
9:37 am – 10:37 amSun
10:37 am – 11:36 amVenus
11:36 am – 12:36 pmMercury
12:36 pm – 1:35 pmMoon
1:35 pm – 2:35 pmSaturn
2:35 pm – 3:34 pmJupiter
3:34 pm – 4:34 pmMars
4:34 pm – 5:33 pmSun
5:33 pm – 6:33 pmVenus
6:33 pm – 7:33 pmMercury
7:33 pm – 8:34 pmMoon
8:34 pm – 9:34 pmSaturn
9:34 pm – 10:35 pmJupiter
10:35 pm – 11:35 pmMars
11:35 pm – 12:36 amSun
12:36 am – 1:36 amVenus
1:36 am – 2:37 amMercury
2:37 am – 3:37 amMoon
3:37 am – 4:38 amSaturn
4:38 am – 5:38 amJupiter
5:38 am – 6:39 amMars

About this day

Daylight lasts 11 hours and 54 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 89 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 8:00 am, yoga at 3:22 pm, karana at 6:55 pm, nakshatra at 1:30 am Sunday, tithi and karana at 5:52 am Sunday. Krishna Ashtami begins and ends within the day, so no sunrise names it.

On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:37 am in Rajkot.

Questions

What is the tithi in Rajkot on 3 October 2026?

Krishna Saptami, until 8:00 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:39 am in Rajkot).

When is Rahu Kalam in Rajkot on 3 October 2026?

9:37 am to 11:06 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 2:05 pm to 3:34 pm and Gulikai 6:39 am to 8:08 am.

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

During daylight: Shubh 8:08 am to 9:37 am, Labh 2:05 pm to 3:34 pm, Amrit 3:34 pm to 5:04 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:12 pm to 1:00 pm.

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

The Moon does not rise in Rajkot on this date. It rises a little later each day, and about once a month that carries moonrise past midnight into the next date.

Tamil Day Sheet, Saturday 3 October 2026, Rajkot

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