Panchang · New Delhi
Panchang for Saturday, 3 October 2026
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the sun rises in New Delhi at 6:15 AM and sets at 6:05 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Krishna Saptami (until 8:00 AM) and the nakshatra Ardra (until 4 Oct, 1:29 AM). Rahu kaal runs from 9:12 AM to 10:41 AM, and the abhijit muhurat from 11:46 AM to 12:33 PM.
What changed since the previous day
- Previous sunrise: Krishna Shashthi; this sunrise: Krishna Saptami. Krishna Ashtami runs 8:00 AM to 4 Oct, 5:52 AM and meets no sunrise (kshaya).
- Previous sunrise: Mrigashira; this sunrise: Ardra.
- Next day (4 Oct 2026) at sunrise: Krishna Navami.
Festivals and vrats on this day
- Pitru Paksha — From the Krishna Pratipada shraddha after Bhadrapada Purnima to Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Ashvin Krishna in the purnimanta reckoning); each shraddha tithi is taken at aparahna.
- Jitiya (Jivitputrika Vrat) — Ashvin Krishna Ashtami (Bhadrapada in the amanta reckoning) at sunrise; parana the next morning.
The five limbs
Every tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana in force from sunrise to the next sunrise in New Delhi, each with its end time.
Vara (weekday)
Saturday
sunrise to next sunrise
Tithi
Krishna Saptami
until 8:00 AM
Krishna Ashtami
8:00 AM to 4 Oct, 5:52 AM
Krishna Navami
4 Oct, 5:52 AM to 5 Oct, 3:54 AM
Nakshatra
Ardralord Rahu
until 4 Oct, 1:29 AM
Punarvasulord Jupiter
4 Oct, 1:29 AM to 5 Oct, 12:13 AM
Yoga
Variyana
until 3:21 PM
Parigha
3:21 PM to 4 Oct, 12:32 PM
Karana
Bava
until 8:00 AM
Balava
8:00 AM to 6:54 PM
Kaulava
6:54 PM to 4 Oct, 5:52 AM
Taitila
4 Oct, 5:52 AM to 4 Oct, 4:51 PM
Moon sign
- Geminiuntil 4 Oct, 6:31 PM
Sun sign: Virgo
Times usually avoided
- Rahu kaal9:12 AM – 10:41 AM
- Yamaganda1:38 PM – 3:07 PM
- Gulika kaal6:15 AM – 7:43 AM
- Dur muhurat 16:15 AM – 7:02 AM
- Dur muhurat 27:02 AM – 7:49 AM
Auspicious window
- Abhijit muhurat11:46 AM – 12:33 PM
- Paksha
- Krishna
- Month (amanta / purnimanta)
- Bhadrapada / Ashvin
- Samvat
- Vikram 2083 · Shaka 1948
- Ritu · Ayana
- Varsha (monsoon) · Dakshinayana
- Daylight
- 11 h 50 m
- Ayanamsa
- Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) 24°14′00″
Choghadiya
Day and night, each in eight parts: Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good; Char is neutral; Rog, Kaal and Udveg are avoided.
Day choghadiya
- KaalAvoid6:15 AM – 7:43 AM
- ShubhGood7:43 AM – 9:12 AM
- RogAvoid9:12 AM – 10:41 AM
- UdvegAvoid10:41 AM – 12:10 PM
- CharNeutral12:10 PM – 1:38 PM
- LabhGood1:38 PM – 3:07 PM
- AmritGood3:07 PM – 4:36 PM
- KaalAvoid4:36 PM – 6:05 PM
Night choghadiya
- LabhGood6:05 PM – 7:36 PM
- UdvegAvoid7:36 PM – 9:07 PM
- ShubhGood9:07 PM – 10:38 PM
- AmritGood10:38 PM – 12:10 AM
- CharNeutral12:10 AM – 1:41 AM
- RogAvoid1:41 AM – 3:12 AM
- KaalAvoid3:12 AM – 4:44 AM
- LabhGood4:44 AM – 6:15 AM
Hora
Each hora’s ruling planet and start time.
Day horas
- Saturn6:15 AM
- Jupiter7:14 AM
- Mars8:13 AM
- Sun9:12 AM
- Venus10:11 AM
- Mercury11:10 AM
- Moon12:10 PM
- Saturn1:09 PM
- Jupiter2:08 PM
- Mars3:07 PM
- Sun4:06 PM
- Venus5:05 PM
Night horas
- Mercury6:05 PM
- Moon7:05 PM
- Saturn8:06 PM
- Jupiter9:07 PM
- Mars10:08 PM
- Sun11:09 PM
- Venus12:10 AM
- Mercury1:11 AM
- Moon2:12 AM
- Saturn3:12 AM
- Jupiter4:13 AM
- Mars5:14 AM
3 October 2026, New Delhi (28.62, 77.21), time zone Asia/Kolkata. Sunrise: upper limb with standard refraction. Amrit kaal and varjyam are not given — their ghati tables differ between sources.
3 Oct 2026: questions
Which tithi is it on 3 Oct 2026?
On 3 Oct 2026 in New Delhi, the tithi at sunrise is Krishna Saptami (Krishna paksha), until 8:00 AM; then Krishna Ashtami. The month is Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashvin (purnimanta).
Which nakshatra is it on 3 Oct 2026?
Ardra at sunrise, until 4 Oct, 1:29 AM; then Punarvasu.
When is rahu kaal in New Delhi on 3 Oct 2026?
From 9:12 AM to 10:41 AM. Yamaganda is 1:38 PM–3:07 PM and gulika 6:15 AM–7:43 AM.
What time is sunrise in New Delhi on 3 Oct 2026?
Sunrise is at 6:15 AM and sunset at 6:05 PM — the Sun's upper limb with standard refraction, the convention of the Indian Astronomical Ephemeris and of Drik Panchang (our times agree with the official ephemeris within a quarter of a minute). Almanacs that print the Sun's centre without refraction give sunrise about 3–4 minutes later and sunset as much earlier.
Is there a vrat or festival on 3 Oct 2026?
Pitru Paksha: From the Krishna Pratipada shraddha after Bhadrapada Purnima to Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Ashvin Krishna in the purnimanta reckoning); each shraddha tithi is taken at aparahna. Jitiya (Jivitputrika Vrat): Ashvin Krishna Ashtami (Bhadrapada in the amanta reckoning) at sunrise; parana the next morning.
These times are for New Delhi. The same date for another city: panchang finder. Need a time for an auspicious start? Find a muhurat.
Reading a panchang
- Tithi
- Each 12° of separation between the Moon and the Sun is one tithi — 30 in a lunar month, 15 in each of the bright (Shukla) and dark (Krishna) halves. A day takes the tithi running at sunrise; sometimes a tithi never touches a sunrise (kshaya) and sometimes one spans two (vriddhi).
- Nakshatra
- The 27 equal lunar mansions of the zodiac, each 13°20′. The Moon crosses about one a day. Muhurat and naming lean on the nakshatra more than anything else.
- Yoga
- The sum of the Sun’s and Moon’s sidereal longitudes, in 27 parts of 13°20′, from Vishkumbha to Vaidhriti; Vyatipata and Vaidhriti are avoided for auspicious work.
- Karana
- Half a tithi — usually two in a day. Nothing auspicious is begun in Vishti (Bhadra) karana.
- Vara
- The Hindu weekday runs from sunrise to the next sunrise, not from midnight.
- Rahu kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika
- Daylight split into eight parts, one part each by weekday. Tradition avoids them for beginning something new; ordinary work goes on.
- Choghadiya and hora
- Choghadiya divides day and night into eight parts each; a hora gives the ruling planet of each twelfth of the day. Both are widely used for business and travel.
Every figure comes from our own engine (VSOP87 / ELP, Lahiri ayanamsa), tested against the Swiss Ephemeris; tithi and nakshatra end times are accurate to about 2 minutes.