Panchang 4 October 2026 — Navami, Rahu Kaal & Muhurat | DevPunya

Sunday, 4 October 2026

Ashwin, Krishna Paksha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948

Navami

4 October 2026 is Ashwin Krishna Paksha Navami, a Ravivaar (रविवार). The tithi runs from 5:52 AM until 3:54 AM the following morning, 5 October 2026. Sunrise at New Delhi is 6:15 AM and sunset is 6:03 PM. Rahu Kaal falls between 4:34 PM and 6:03 PM, and the Abhijit Muhurat is 11:45 AM to 12:32 PM.

Tithi (तिथि)
Navami
until 3:54 AM, 5 Oct
Sunrise (सूर्योदय)
6:15 AM
Sunset 6:03 PM
Rahu Kaal (राहु काल)
4:34 PM – 6:03 PM
Avoid new work
The lunar day

Tithi, Paksha and Vaar (तिथि)

Navami
Krishna Paksha · tithi 9 of 15
5:52 AM – 3:54 AM, 5 Oct
Dashami
begins today
3:54 AM, 5 Oct – 2:07 AM, 6 Oct
Vaar (weekday) (वार)
Ruled by Sun (Surya)
Ravivaar · रविवार
Paksha (पक्ष)
the waning fortnight, full moon to new
Krishna Paksha · कृष्ण पक्ष

Navami begins 5:52 AM and ends 3:54 AM, 5 Oct — that is the following morning, not this one.

Auspicious windows

Shubh Muhurat (शुभ मुहूर्त)

Abhijit Muhurat (अभिजित मुहूर्त)
The one window good for almost any undertaking
11:45 AM – 12:32 PM
Brahma Muhurat (ब्रह्म मुहूर्त)
Before dawn — for meditation, study and sadhana
4:37 AM – 5:26 AM
Vijaya Muhurat (विजय मुहूर्त)
Afternoon — traditionally for setting out and for contests
2:07 PM – 2:54 PM
Pradosh Kaal (प्रदोष काल)
The window after sunset, used for Shiva and Lakshmi puja
6:03 PM – 8:27 PM
Nishita Kaal (निशीथ काल)
True midnight — Shivratri and Diwali Mahalakshmi puja
11:45 PM – 12:33 AM, 5 Oct

Abhijit is the eighth of the fifteen muhurtas between sunrise and sunset, so it is 47 minutes long today rather than a fixed 48 — it stretches and shrinks with the length of the day.

Periods to avoid

Ashubh Kaal (अशुभ काल)

Inauspicious period: Rahu Kaal (राहु काल)
Begin nothing new. About 90 minutes, and the most watched of the three.
4:34 PM – 6:03 PM
Inauspicious period: Yamaganda (यमगण्ड)
Ruled by Yama. Associated with loss and obstruction.
12:09 PM – 1:37 PM
Inauspicious period: Gulika Kaal (गुलिक काल)
Ruled by Gulika. Avoided for ceremonies, though not for all work.
3:06 PM – 4:34 PM

We do not publish Varjyam, Dur Muhurat or Godhuli Muhurat. The rules behind them are known, but the underlying tables differ between sources by enough to move a window by the better part of an hour — and these are windows whose whole purpose is telling you not to begin something. We would rather leave them out than print a number we cannot stand behind.

Hour by hour

Choghadiya (चौघड़िया)

The day and the night are each divided into eight parts. Amrit, Shubh and Labh are auspicious; Char is neutral; Udveg, Kaal and Rog are best avoided. It is the quickest check there is for whether the next hour and a half is a good time to begin something.

Day — sunrise 6:15 AM to sunset 6:03 PM

Inauspicious period: Udveg (उद्वेग)
Avoid. Government work only.
6:15 AM – 7:43 AM
Char (चर)
Travel and movement. Neutral otherwise.
7:43 AM – 9:12 AM
Labh (लाभ)
Business, new ventures, education.
9:12 AM – 10:40 AM
Amrit (अमृत)
Best of all. Any auspicious work.
10:40 AM – 12:09 PM
Inauspicious period: Kaal (काल)
Avoid. Wealth accumulation only.
12:09 PM – 1:37 PM
Shubh (शुभ)
Marriage, ceremonies, religious work.
1:37 PM – 3:06 PM
Inauspicious period: Rog (रोग)
Avoid. Confronting an enemy only.
3:06 PM – 4:34 PM
Inauspicious period: Udveg (उद्वेग)
Avoid. Government work only.
4:34 PM – 6:03 PM

Night — sunset 6:03 PM to sunrise 6:16 AM

Shubh (शुभ)
Marriage, ceremonies, religious work.
6:03 PM – 7:34 PM
Inauspicious period: Rog (रोग)
Avoid. Confronting an enemy only.
7:34 PM – 9:06 PM
Inauspicious period: Udveg (उद्वेग)
Avoid. Government work only.
9:06 PM – 10:37 PM
Char (चर)
Travel and movement. Neutral otherwise.
10:37 PM – 12:09 AM, 5 Oct
Labh (लाभ)
Business, new ventures, education.
12:09 AM, 5 Oct – 1:41 AM, 5 Oct
Amrit (अमृत)
Best of all. Any auspicious work.
1:41 AM, 5 Oct – 3:12 AM, 5 Oct
Inauspicious period: Kaal (काल)
Avoid. Wealth accumulation only.
3:12 AM, 5 Oct – 4:44 AM, 5 Oct
Shubh (शुभ)
Marriage, ceremonies, religious work.
4:44 AM, 5 Oct – 6:16 AM, 5 Oct

The night choghadiya belongs to Ravivaar, not to the next day: in the panchang the weekday changes at sunrise, not at midnight.

The other three limbs

Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana (नक्षत्र)

Nakshatra: Punarvasu (नक्षत्र)
Pada 1 at sunrise
1:29 AM – 12:13 AM, 5 Oct
Nakshatra: Pushya
begins today
12:13 AM, 5 Oct – 11:08 PM, 5 Oct
Yoga: Parigha (योग)
3:20 PM, 3 Oct – 12:31 PM
Yoga: Shiva
begins today
12:31 PM – 9:50 AM, 5 Oct
Karana: Taitila (करण)
5:52 AM – 4:51 PM
Karana: Garaja
begins today
4:51 PM – 3:54 AM, 5 Oct
Karana: Vanija
begins today
3:54 AM, 5 Oct – 2:59 PM, 5 Oct

The Moon is in Punarvasu at sunrise, in its 1st pada. A karana is half a tithi, which is why there are more of them in a day than anything else here.

Suryoday and Chandroday

Sun and Moon (सूर्य और चंद्र)

Sunrise (सूर्योदय)
6:15 AM
Sunset (सूर्यास्त)
6:03 PM
Moonrise (चंद्रोदय)
None today
The Moon does not rise on this calendar date
Moonset (चंद्रास्त)
2:02 PM

Day length is 11 hours 48 minutes, night 12 hours 13 minutes. A missing moonrise or moonset is not missing data: the Moon rises about fifty minutes later each day, so roughly once a lunar month a calendar date contains neither one nor the other.

Planetary hours

Hora (होरा)

Twenty-four planetary hours from sunrise, in the Chaldean order. The first is always ruled by the lord of the weekday — Sun (Surya) today, which is what makes it Ravivaar. Day horas and night horas are not sixty minutes each; they are a twelfth of the actual day and a twelfth of the actual night.

1. Sun (Surya)
6:15 AM – 7:14 AM
2. Venus (Shukra)
7:14 AM – 8:13 AM
3. Mercury (Budh)
8:13 AM – 9:12 AM
4. Moon (Chandra)
9:12 AM – 10:11 AM
5. Saturn (Shani)
10:11 AM – 11:10 AM
6. Jupiter (Guru)
11:10 AM – 12:09 PM
7. Mars (Mangal)
12:09 PM – 1:08 PM
8. Sun (Surya)
1:08 PM – 2:07 PM
9. Venus (Shukra)
2:07 PM – 3:06 PM
10. Mercury (Budh)
3:06 PM – 4:05 PM
11. Moon (Chandra)
4:05 PM – 5:04 PM
12. Saturn (Shani)
5:04 PM – 6:03 PM
13. Jupiter (Guru)
6:03 PM – 7:04 PM
14. Mars (Mangal)
7:04 PM – 8:05 PM
15. Sun (Surya)
8:05 PM – 9:06 PM
16. Venus (Shukra)
9:06 PM – 10:07 PM
17. Mercury (Budh)
10:07 PM – 11:08 PM
18. Moon (Chandra)
11:08 PM – 12:09 AM, 5 Oct
19. Saturn (Shani)
12:09 AM, 5 Oct – 1:10 AM, 5 Oct
20. Jupiter (Guru)
1:10 AM, 5 Oct – 2:11 AM, 5 Oct
21. Mars (Mangal)
2:11 AM, 5 Oct – 3:12 AM, 5 Oct
22. Sun (Surya)
3:12 AM, 5 Oct – 4:13 AM, 5 Oct
23. Venus (Shukra)
4:13 AM, 5 Oct – 5:14 AM, 5 Oct
24. Mercury (Budh)
5:14 AM, 5 Oct – 6:16 AM, 5 Oct
Where the lights stand

Rashi, Masa and Samvat (मास)

Chandra Rashi (Moon sign) (चंद्र राशि)
Moves to Karka after this
Mithuna until 6:31 PM
Surya Rashi (Sun sign) (सूर्य राशि)
Sidereal, Lahiri ayanamsha
Kanya (Virgo)
Masa — Purnimanta (मास)
North Indian reckoning: the month ends at the full moon
Ashwin Krishna Paksha
Masa — Amanta
Southern and western reckoning: the month ends at the new moon
Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha
Ritu (season) (ऋतु)
Varsha
Ayana (अयन)
The Sun's half-year direction
Dakshinayana
Vikram Samvat
2083
Shaka Samvat
1948

The two masa reckonings differ through every waning fortnight, which is why a calendar from Delhi and one from Chennai can name the same day differently. Today it is Ashwin in the north and Bhadrapada in the south.

Frequently asked

Questions about 4 October 2026

What tithi is 4 October 2026?

4 October 2026 is Ashwin Krishna Paksha Navami. The tithi runs from 5:52 AM until 3:54 AM the following morning, 5 October 2026, calculated for New Delhi.

What is the Rahu Kaal on 4 October 2026?

Rahu Kaal on 4 October 2026 is from 4:34 PM to 6:03 PM at New Delhi. Yamaganda is 12:09 PM to 1:37 PM and Gulika Kaal is 3:06 PM to 4:34 PM. These are the periods in which new work is traditionally not begun.

What is the shubh muhurat on 4 October 2026?

Abhijit Muhurat, the window good for almost any undertaking, is 11:45 AM to 12:32 PM. Brahma Muhurat is 4:37 AM to 5:26 AM before dawn, and Vijaya Muhurat is 2:07 PM to 2:54 PM.

What time is sunrise and sunset on 4 October 2026?

At New Delhi, sunrise on 4 October 2026 is 6:15 AM and sunset is 6:03 PM. The Moon does not rise on this calendar date — it rises after midnight, so the rise falls on the following day. and moonset is 2:02 PM.

All timings are calculated for New Delhi, India (28.61°N, 77.21°E) in Indian Standard Time, using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsha. Sunrise and every muhurat derived from it shift by up to an hour across India, so times will differ for your city.