Tirunelveli, Tuesday, 22 September 2026
On Tuesday 22 September 2026 in Tirunelveli, the tithi is Shukla Ekadashi until 9:44 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 3:14 pm to 4:44 pm IST. Sunrise 6:08 am, sunset 6:15 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
On this day
- Ekadashi fast is on Tuesday 22 September (Smarta tradition; ISKCON and other Vaishnava calendars may keep it a day later). Ekadashi: the Smarta and Vaishnava days
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Ekadashi
until 9:44 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Ashadha
until 7:07 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 · Atiganda
until 4:29 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 8:57 am; then Vishti until 9:44 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 8:57 am to 9:44 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
3:14 pm – 4:44 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:10 am – 10:41 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:12 pm – 1:43 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
7:45 am – 8:45 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Tuesday, 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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:08 am – 7:39 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:39 am – 9:10 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:10 am – 10:41 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:41 am – 12:12 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:12 pm – 1:43 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:43 pm – 3:14 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:14 pm – 4:44 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:44 pm – 6:15 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:15 pm – 7:44 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:44 pm – 9:14 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:14 pm – 10:43 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:43 pm – 12:12 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:12 am – 1:41 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:41 am – 3:10 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:10 am – 4:39 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:39 am – 6:08 am | Kaal | 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
11:47 am – 12:36 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 3:12 pm, moonset 3:10 am Wednesday.
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: Mars on a Tuesday.
| 6:08 am – 7:09 am | Mars |
| 7:09 am – 8:09 am | Sun |
| 8:09 am – 9:10 am | Venus |
| 9:10 am – 10:11 am | Mercury |
| 10:11 am – 11:11 am | Moon |
| 11:11 am – 12:12 pm | Saturn |
| 12:12 pm – 1:12 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:12 pm – 2:13 pm | Mars |
| 2:13 pm – 3:14 pm | Sun |
| 3:14 pm – 4:14 pm | Venus |
| 4:14 pm – 5:15 pm | Mercury |
| 5:15 pm – 6:15 pm | Moon |
| 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm | Saturn |
| 7:15 pm – 8:14 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:14 pm – 9:14 pm | Mars |
| 9:14 pm – 10:13 pm | Sun |
| 10:13 pm – 11:12 pm | Venus |
| 11:12 pm – 12:12 am | Mercury |
| 12:12 am – 1:11 am | Moon |
| 1:11 am – 2:10 am | Saturn |
| 2:10 am – 3:10 am | Jupiter |
| 3:10 am – 4:09 am | Mars |
| 4:09 am – 5:09 am | Sun |
| 5:09 am – 6:08 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 7:07 am, karana at 8:57 am, yoga at 4:29 pm, tithi and karana at 9:44 pm.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:14 pm in Tirunelveli.
Questions
What is the tithi in Tirunelveli on 22 September 2026?
Shukla Ekadashi, until 9:44 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:08 am in Tirunelveli).
When is Rahu Kalam in Tirunelveli on 22 September 2026?
3:14 pm to 4:44 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:10 am to 10:41 am and Gulikai 12:12 pm to 1:43 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Tirunelveli on 22 September 2026?
During daylight: Labh 10:41 am to 12:12 pm, Amrit 12:12 pm to 1:43 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:47 am to 12:36 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Tirunelveli on 22 September 2026?
Moonrise is at 3:12 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Tuesday 22 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).