Rameswaram, Friday, 18 September 2026
On Friday 18 September 2026 in Rameswaram, the tithi is Shukla Saptami until 1:02 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 10:36 am to 12:07 pm IST. Sunrise 6:02 am, sunset 6:12 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Saptami
until 1:02 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Jyeshtha
until 10:45 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 · Priti
until 1:35 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 1:02 pm; then Vishti until 2:14 am Saturday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 1:02 pm to 2:14 am Saturday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
10:36 am – 12:07 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:09 pm – 4:40 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:33 am – 9:05 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
9:15 am – 10:15 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Friday, the same in every Tamil Nadu city.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:02 am – 7:33 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:33 am – 9:05 am | Labh | good |
| 9:05 am – 10:36 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:36 am – 12:07 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:07 pm – 1:38 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:38 pm – 3:09 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:09 pm – 4:40 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:40 pm – 6:12 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:12 pm – 7:40 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:40 pm – 9:09 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:09 pm – 10:38 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:38 pm – 12:07 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:07 am – 1:36 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:36 am – 3:04 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:04 am – 4:33 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:33 am – 6:02 am | Rog | 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
11:43 am – 12:31 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 11:54 am, moonset 11:38 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: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:02 am – 7:03 am | Venus |
| 7:03 am – 8:04 am | Mercury |
| 8:04 am – 9:05 am | Moon |
| 9:05 am – 10:05 am | Saturn |
| 10:05 am – 11:06 am | Jupiter |
| 11:06 am – 12:07 pm | Mars |
| 12:07 pm – 1:08 pm | Sun |
| 1:08 pm – 2:08 pm | Venus |
| 2:08 pm – 3:09 pm | Mercury |
| 3:09 pm – 4:10 pm | Moon |
| 4:10 pm – 5:11 pm | Saturn |
| 5:11 pm – 6:12 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:12 pm – 7:11 pm | Mars |
| 7:11 pm – 8:10 pm | Sun |
| 8:10 pm – 9:09 pm | Venus |
| 9:09 pm – 10:08 pm | Mercury |
| 10:08 pm – 11:08 pm | Moon |
| 11:08 pm – 12:07 am | Saturn |
| 12:07 am – 1:06 am | Jupiter |
| 1:06 am – 2:05 am | Mars |
| 2:05 am – 3:04 am | Sun |
| 3:04 am – 4:04 am | Venus |
| 4:04 am – 5:03 am | Mercury |
| 5:03 am – 6:02 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 9 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 1:02 pm, yoga at 1:35 pm, nakshatra at 10:45 pm, karana at 2:14 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:36 am in Rameswaram.
Questions
What is the tithi in Rameswaram on 18 September 2026?
Shukla Saptami, until 1:02 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:02 am in Rameswaram).
When is Rahu Kalam in Rameswaram on 18 September 2026?
10:36 am to 12:07 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:09 pm to 4:40 pm and Gulikai 7:33 am to 9:05 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Rameswaram on 18 September 2026?
During daylight: Labh 7:33 am to 9:05 am, Amrit 9:05 am to 10:36 am, Shubh 12:07 pm to 1:38 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:43 am to 12:31 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Rameswaram on 18 September 2026?
Moonrise is at 11:54 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Friday 18 September 2026, Rameswaram
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Calculated for Rameswaram from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Rameswaram local time (IST).