Tirunelveli, Friday, 18 September 2026
On Friday 18 September 2026 in Tirunelveli, the tithi is Shukla Saptami until 1:02 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 10:42 am to 12:13 pm IST. Sunrise 6:09 am, sunset 6:18 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
10:42 am – 12:13 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:15 pm – 4:47 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:40 am – 9:11 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:09 am – 7:40 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:40 am – 9:11 am | Labh | good |
| 9:11 am – 10:42 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:42 am – 12:13 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:13 pm – 1:44 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:44 pm – 3:15 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:15 pm – 4:47 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:47 pm – 6:18 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:18 pm – 7:47 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:47 pm – 9:15 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:15 pm – 10:44 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:44 pm – 12:13 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:13 am – 1:42 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:42 am – 3:11 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:11 am – 4:40 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:40 am – 6:08 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
11:49 am – 12:37 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 11:59 am, moonset 11:45 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.
| 6:09 am – 7:09 am | Venus |
| 7:09 am – 8:10 am | Mercury |
| 8:10 am – 9:11 am | Moon |
| 9:11 am – 10:12 am | Saturn |
| 10:12 am – 11:12 am | Jupiter |
| 11:12 am – 12:13 pm | Mars |
| 12:13 pm – 1:14 pm | Sun |
| 1:14 pm – 2:15 pm | Venus |
| 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm | Mercury |
| 3:15 pm – 4:16 pm | Moon |
| 4:16 pm – 5:17 pm | Saturn |
| 5:17 pm – 6:18 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:18 pm – 7:17 pm | Mars |
| 7:17 pm – 8:16 pm | Sun |
| 8:16 pm – 9:15 pm | Venus |
| 9:15 pm – 10:15 pm | Mercury |
| 10:15 pm – 11:14 pm | Moon |
| 11:14 pm – 12:13 am | Saturn |
| 12:13 am – 1:12 am | Jupiter |
| 1:12 am – 2:12 am | Mars |
| 2:12 am – 3:11 am | Sun |
| 3:11 am – 4:10 am | Venus |
| 4:10 am – 5:09 am | Mercury |
| 5:09 am – 6:08 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 10:42 am in Tirunelveli.
Questions
What is the tithi in Tirunelveli on 18 September 2026?
Shukla Saptami, until 1:02 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:09 am in Tirunelveli).
When is Rahu Kalam in Tirunelveli on 18 September 2026?
10:42 am to 12:13 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:15 pm to 4:47 pm and Gulikai 7:40 am to 9:11 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Tirunelveli on 18 September 2026?
During daylight: Labh 7:40 am to 9:11 am, Amrit 9:11 am to 10:42 am, Shubh 12:13 pm to 1:44 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:49 am to 12:37 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Tirunelveli on 18 September 2026?
Moonrise is at 11:59 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Friday 18 September 2026, Tirunelveli
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Calculated for Tirunelveli from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Tirunelveli local time (IST).