Rameswaram, Sunday, 18 October 2026
On Sunday 18 October 2026 in Rameswaram, the tithi is Shukla Saptami until 8:29 am IST; Rahu Kalam is 4:26 pm to 5:55 pm IST. Sunrise 6:01 am, sunset 5:55 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Saptami
until 8:29 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Ashadha
until 12:49 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 · Sukarma
until 11:56 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 8:29 am; then Vishti until 9:43 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 8:29 am to 9:43 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
4:26 pm – 5:55 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
11:58 am – 1:27 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
2:56 pm – 4:26 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
7:45 am – 8:45 am
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
10:45 am – 11:45 am
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Sunday, 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:01 am – 7:30 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:30 am – 8:59 am | Char | neutral |
| 8:59 am – 10:29 am | Labh | good |
| 10:29 am – 11:58 am | Amrit | good |
| 11:58 am – 1:27 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:27 pm – 2:56 pm | Shubh | good |
| 2:56 pm – 4:26 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 4:26 pm – 5:55 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:55 pm – 7:26 pm | Shubh | good |
| 7:26 pm – 8:56 pm | Amrit | good |
| 8:56 pm – 10:27 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:27 pm – 11:58 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 11:58 pm – 1:29 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:29 am – 2:59 am | Labh | good |
| 2:59 am – 4:30 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:30 am – 6:01 am | Shubh | 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
11:34 am – 12:22 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:15 pm, moonset 12:03 am Monday.
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: the Sun on a Sunday.
| 6:01 am – 7:00 am | Sun |
| 7:00 am – 8:00 am | Venus |
| 8:00 am – 8:59 am | Mercury |
| 8:59 am – 9:59 am | Moon |
| 9:59 am – 10:58 am | Saturn |
| 10:58 am – 11:58 am | Jupiter |
| 11:58 am – 12:57 pm | Mars |
| 12:57 pm – 1:57 pm | Sun |
| 1:57 pm – 2:56 pm | Venus |
| 2:56 pm – 3:56 pm | Mercury |
| 3:56 pm – 4:56 pm | Moon |
| 4:56 pm – 5:55 pm | Saturn |
| 5:55 pm – 6:56 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:56 pm – 7:56 pm | Mars |
| 7:56 pm – 8:56 pm | Sun |
| 8:56 pm – 9:57 pm | Venus |
| 9:57 pm – 10:57 pm | Mercury |
| 10:57 pm – 11:58 pm | Moon |
| 11:58 pm – 12:58 am | Saturn |
| 12:58 am – 1:59 am | Jupiter |
| 1:59 am – 2:59 am | Mars |
| 2:59 am – 4:00 am | Sun |
| 4:00 am – 5:00 am | Venus |
| 5:00 am – 6:01 am | Mercury |
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 8:29 am, nakshatra at 12:49 pm, karana at 9:43 pm, yoga at 11:56 pm.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:26 pm in Rameswaram.
Questions
What is the tithi in Rameswaram on 18 October 2026?
Shukla Saptami, until 8:29 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:01 am in Rameswaram).
When is Rahu Kalam in Rameswaram on 18 October 2026?
4:26 pm to 5:55 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 11:58 am to 1:27 pm and Gulikai 2:56 pm to 4:26 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Rameswaram on 18 October 2026?
During daylight: Labh 8:59 am to 10:29 am, Amrit 10:29 am to 11:58 am, Shubh 1:27 pm to 2:56 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:34 am to 12:22 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Rameswaram on 18 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 12:15 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 18 October 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).