Shastra Panchangam

Thanjavur, Sunday, 4 October 2026

On Sunday 4 October 2026 in Thanjavur, the tithi is Krishna Navami until 3:54 am IST Monday; Rahu Kalam is 4:32 pm to 6:02 pm IST. Sunrise 6:02 am, sunset 6:02 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.

On this day

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Navami

until 3:54 am Monday

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

Nakshatra · Punarvasu

until 12:14 am Monday

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 12:32 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 · Taitila

until 4:52 pm; then Gara until 3:54 am Monday

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

4:32 pm – 6:02 pm

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

Yamagandam

12:02 pm – 1:32 pm

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

Gulikai

3:02 pm – 4:32 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
6:02 am – 7:32 amUdvegavoid
7:32 am – 9:02 amCharneutral
9:02 am – 10:32 amLabhgood
10:32 am – 12:02 pmAmritgood
12:02 pm – 1:32 pmKaalavoid
1:32 pm – 3:02 pmShubhgood
3:02 pm – 4:32 pmRogavoid
4:32 pm – 6:02 pmUdvegavoid · Rahu Kalam
Night
6:02 pm – 7:32 pmShubhgood
7:32 pm – 9:02 pmAmritgood
9:02 pm – 10:32 pmCharneutral
10:32 pm – 12:02 amRogavoid
12:02 am – 1:32 amKaalavoid
1:32 am – 3:02 amLabhgood
3:02 am – 4:32 amUdvegavoid
4:32 am – 6:02 amShubhgood

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

11:38 am – 12:26 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 12:02 am, moonset 1:15 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: the Sun on a Sunday.

6:02 am – 7:02 amSun
7:02 am – 8:02 amVenus
8:02 am – 9:02 amMercury
9:02 am – 10:02 amMoon
10:02 am – 11:02 amSaturn
11:02 am – 12:02 pmJupiter
12:02 pm – 1:02 pmMars
1:02 pm – 2:02 pmSun
2:02 pm – 3:02 pmVenus
3:02 pm – 4:02 pmMercury
4:02 pm – 5:02 pmMoon
5:02 pm – 6:02 pmSaturn
6:02 pm – 7:02 pmJupiter
7:02 pm – 8:02 pmMars
8:02 pm – 9:02 pmSun
9:02 pm – 10:02 pmVenus
10:02 pm – 11:02 pmMercury
11:02 pm – 12:02 amMoon
12:02 am – 1:02 amSaturn
1:02 am – 2:02 amJupiter
2:02 am – 3:02 amMars
3:02 am – 4:02 amSun
4:02 am – 5:02 amVenus
5:02 am – 6:02 amMercury

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 12:32 pm, karana at 4:52 pm, nakshatra at 12:14 am Monday, tithi and karana at 3:54 am Monday.

On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:32 pm in Thanjavur.

Questions

What is the tithi in Thanjavur on 4 October 2026?

Krishna Navami, until 3:54 am Monday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:02 am in Thanjavur).

When is Rahu Kalam in Thanjavur on 4 October 2026?

4:32 pm to 6:02 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:02 pm to 1:32 pm and Gulikai 3:02 pm to 4:32 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Thanjavur on 4 October 2026?

During daylight: Labh 9:02 am to 10:32 am, Amrit 10:32 am to 12:02 pm, Shubh 1:32 pm to 3:02 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:38 am to 12:26 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Thanjavur on 4 October 2026?

Moonrise is at 12:02 am.

Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 4 October 2026, Thanjavur

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