Sunnyvale, Saturday, 3 October 2026
On Saturday 3 October 2026 in Sunnyvale, the tithi is Krishna Ashtami until 5:22 pm PDT; Rahu Kalam is 10:01 am to 11:29 am PDT. Sunrise 7:05 am, sunset 6:48 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
On this day
- Pitru Paksha continues until Friday 9 October in Sunnyvale (Saturday 10 October in India). Shraddha days for Delhi, 2026
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 · 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
10:01 am – 11:29 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:25 pm – 3:53 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:05 am – 8:33 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:05 am – 8:33 am | Soram | avoid |
| 8:33 am – 10:01 am | Uthi | good |
| 10:01 am – 11:29 am | Visham | avoid |
| 11:29 am – 12:57 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 12:57 pm – 2:25 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 2:25 pm – 3:53 pm | Laabam | good |
| 3:53 pm – 5:20 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 5:20 pm – 6:48 pm | Sugam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:48 pm – 8:20 pm | Laabam | good |
| 8:20 pm – 9:53 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 9:53 pm – 11:25 pm | Sugam | good |
| 11:25 pm – 12:57 am | Soram | avoid |
| 12:57 am – 2:29 am | Uthi | good |
| 2:29 am – 4:02 am | Visham | avoid |
| 4:02 am – 5:34 am | Amirdha | good |
| 5:34 am – 7:06 am | Soram | avoid |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:05 am – 8:33 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:33 am – 10:01 am | Shubh | good |
| 10:01 am – 11:29 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 11:29 am – 12:57 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:57 pm – 2:25 pm | Char | neutral |
| 2:25 pm – 3:53 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:53 pm – 5:20 pm | Amrit | good |
| 5:20 pm – 6:48 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:48 pm – 8:20 pm | Labh | good |
| 8:20 pm – 9:53 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:53 pm – 11:25 pm | Shubh | good |
| 11:25 pm – 12:57 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:57 am – 2:29 am | Char | neutral |
| 2:29 am – 4:02 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:02 am – 5:34 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 5:34 am – 7:06 am | Labh | 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
12:33 pm – 1:20 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
The Moon does not rise in Sunnyvale on this date; it sets at 2:53 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.
| 7:05 am – 8:04 am | Saturn |
| 8:04 am – 9:02 am | Jupiter |
| 9:02 am – 10:01 am | Mars |
| 10:01 am – 11:00 am | Sun |
| 11:00 am – 11:58 am | Venus |
| 11:58 am – 12:57 pm | Mercury |
| 12:57 pm – 1:55 pm | Moon |
| 1:55 pm – 2:54 pm | Saturn |
| 2:54 pm – 3:53 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:53 pm – 4:51 pm | Mars |
| 4:51 pm – 5:50 pm | Sun |
| 5:50 pm – 6:48 pm | Venus |
| 6:48 pm – 7:50 pm | Mercury |
| 7:50 pm – 8:51 pm | Moon |
| 8:51 pm – 9:53 pm | Saturn |
| 9:53 pm – 10:54 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:54 pm – 11:56 pm | Mars |
| 11:56 pm – 12:57 am | Sun |
| 12:57 am – 1:59 am | Venus |
| 1:59 am – 3:00 am | Mercury |
| 3:00 am – 4:02 am | Moon |
| 4:02 am – 5:03 am | Saturn |
| 5:03 am – 6:05 am | Jupiter |
| 6:05 am – 7:06 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 43 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 88 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: 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 10:01 am in Sunnyvale.
Questions
What is the tithi in Sunnyvale on 3 October 2026?
Krishna Ashtami, until 5:22 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:05 am in Sunnyvale).
When is Rahu Kalam in Sunnyvale on 3 October 2026?
10:01 am to 11:29 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 2:25 pm to 3:53 pm and Gulikai 7:05 am to 8:33 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Sunnyvale on 3 October 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 8:33 am to 10:01 am, Labh 2:25 pm to 3:53 pm, Amrit 3:53 pm to 5:20 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:33 pm to 1:20 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Sunnyvale on 3 October 2026?
The Moon does not rise in Sunnyvale 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, Sunnyvale
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Calculated for Sunnyvale from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Sunnyvale local time (PDT).