Sacramento, Friday, 9 October 2026
On Friday 9 October 2026 in Sacramento, the tithi is Krishna Chaturdashi until 9:06 am PDT; Rahu Kalam is 11:27 am to 12:53 pm PDT. Sunrise 7:09 am, sunset 6:36 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
On this day
- Sarva Pitru Amavasya is on Friday 9 October in Sacramento. In Tamil Nadu, Mahalaya Amavasai is on Saturday 10 October. Amavasya dates 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Chaturdashi
until 9:06 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Phalguni
until 8:50 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 · Brahma
until 10:51 am
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 · Shakuni
until 9:06 am; then Chatushpada until 8:55 pm
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
11:27 am – 12:53 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:45 pm – 5:11 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
8:35 am – 10:01 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:09 am – 8:35 am | Sugam | good |
| 8:35 am – 10:01 am | Soram | avoid |
| 10:01 am – 11:27 am | Uthi | good |
| 11:27 am – 12:53 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 12:53 pm – 2:19 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 2:19 pm – 3:45 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 3:45 pm – 5:11 pm | Laabam | good |
| 5:11 pm – 6:36 pm | Dhanam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:36 pm – 8:11 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 8:11 pm – 9:45 pm | Laabam | good |
| 9:45 pm – 11:19 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 11:19 pm – 12:53 am | Sugam | good |
| 12:53 am – 2:28 am | Soram | avoid |
| 2:28 am – 4:02 am | Uthi | good |
| 4:02 am – 5:36 am | Visham | avoid |
| 5:36 am – 7:10 am | Amirdha | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Friday the first part of the day is Sugam. 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:09 am – 8:35 am | Char | neutral |
| 8:35 am – 10:01 am | Labh | good |
| 10:01 am – 11:27 am | Amrit | good |
| 11:27 am – 12:53 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:53 pm – 2:19 pm | Shubh | good |
| 2:19 pm – 3:45 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:45 pm – 5:11 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 5:11 pm – 6:36 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:36 pm – 8:11 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 8:11 pm – 9:45 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:45 pm – 11:19 pm | Labh | good |
| 11:19 pm – 12:53 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:53 am – 2:28 am | Shubh | good |
| 2:28 am – 4:02 am | Amrit | good |
| 4:02 am – 5:36 am | Char | neutral |
| 5:36 am – 7:10 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
12:30 pm – 1:16 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 6:11 am, moonset 5:58 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.
| 7:09 am – 8:07 am | Venus |
| 8:07 am – 9:04 am | Mercury |
| 9:04 am – 10:01 am | Moon |
| 10:01 am – 10:58 am | Saturn |
| 10:58 am – 11:56 am | Jupiter |
| 11:56 am – 12:53 pm | Mars |
| 12:53 pm – 1:50 pm | Sun |
| 1:50 pm – 2:47 pm | Venus |
| 2:47 pm – 3:45 pm | Mercury |
| 3:45 pm – 4:42 pm | Moon |
| 4:42 pm – 5:39 pm | Saturn |
| 5:39 pm – 6:36 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:36 pm – 7:39 pm | Mars |
| 7:39 pm – 8:42 pm | Sun |
| 8:42 pm – 9:45 pm | Venus |
| 9:45 pm – 10:48 pm | Mercury |
| 10:48 pm – 11:51 pm | Moon |
| 11:51 pm – 12:53 am | Saturn |
| 12:53 am – 1:56 am | Jupiter |
| 1:56 am – 2:59 am | Mars |
| 2:59 am – 4:02 am | Sun |
| 4:02 am – 5:05 am | Venus |
| 5:05 am – 6:07 am | Mercury |
| 6:07 am – 7:10 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 27 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 86 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 8:50 am, tithi and karana at 9:06 am, yoga at 10:51 am, karana at 8:55 pm.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:27 am in Sacramento.
Questions
What is the tithi in Sacramento on 9 October 2026?
Krishna Chaturdashi, until 9:06 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:09 am in Sacramento).
When is Rahu Kalam in Sacramento on 9 October 2026?
11:27 am to 12:53 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:45 pm to 5:11 pm and Gulikai 8:35 am to 10:01 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Sacramento on 9 October 2026?
During daylight: Labh 8:35 am to 10:01 am, Amrit 10:01 am to 11:27 am, Shubh 12:53 pm to 2:19 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:30 pm to 1:16 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Sacramento on 9 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 6:11 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Friday 9 October 2026, Sacramento
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Calculated for Sacramento from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Sacramento local time (PDT).