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Panchang Today in PhoenixSaturday, 17 October 2026 · Rahu Kaal, Tithi & sunrise in MST

Today in Phoenix (Sat 17 Oct 2026) the tithi is Shukla Saptami until 7:58 PM, then Shukla Ashtami; the nakshatra is Purva Ashadha until 12:19 AM, Oct 18, then Uttara Ashadha. Sunrise is 6:35 AM and sunset 5:52 PM. Rahu Kaal is 9:24 AM to 10:49 AM, Yamaganda 1:38 PM to 3:03 PM and Gulika 6:35 AM to 7:59 AM; Abhijit Muhurat is 11:51 AM to 12:36 PM. It is Shanivara (Saturday), Shukla Paksha of Ashwin (Amanta) / Ashwin (Purnimanta). All times are Phoenix, AZ, USA local time, MST (UTC−7).

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Panchang for PhoenixSaturday, 17 October 2026

Shanivara (Saturday) · Shukla Paksha · Ashwin (Amanta) / Ashwin (Purnimanta) · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948

Times are local clock time in Phoenix, AZ, USA: MST (UTC−7). The Panchang day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.

Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
5:52 PM
Moonrise
1:12 PM
Moonset
10:54 PM

Day length 11 h 17 min · Night 12 h 43 min

Inauspicious periods

Rahu Kaal
9:24 AM – 10:49 AM
Yamaganda
1:38 PM – 3:03 PM
Gulika Kaal
6:35 AM – 7:59 AM

Auspicious periods

Abhijit Muhurat
11:51 AM – 12:36 PM
Brahma Muhurta
4:53 AM – 5:44 AM

Panchang - the five limbs

Tithi
  • Shukla Saptami up to 7:58 PM
  • Shukla Ashtami full night (until 10:22 PM, Oct 18)
Nakshatra
  • Purva Ashadha up to 12:19 AM, Oct 18
  • Uttara Ashadha full night (until 3:09 AM, Oct 19)
Yoga
  • Atiganda up to 10:33 AM
  • Sukarma full night (until 11:27 AM, Oct 18)
Karana
  • Garaja up to 6:41 AM
  • Vanija up to 7:58 PM
  • Vishti full night (until 9:12 AM, Oct 18)
Vara (weekday)
Shanivara (Saturday, ruled by Saturn)
Moon sign
  • Dhanu full night (until 7:03 AM, Oct 18)
Sun sign
  • Kanya up to 7:28 AM
  • Tula full night (until 7:19 AM, Nov 16)

“Up to” is the last minute the element is in force. “Full night” means it is still running at the next sunrise. Signs are sidereal (Lahiri).

Choghadiya

Day (sunrise to sunset)

  1. KaalLoss, avoid6:35 AM – 7:59 AM
  2. ShubhGood, favourable7:59 AM – 9:24 AM
  3. RogEvil, avoid9:24 AM – 10:49 AM
  4. UdvegBad, avoid10:49 AM – 12:13 PM
  5. CharNeutral, favourable12:13 PM – 1:38 PM
  6. LabhGain, favourable1:38 PM – 3:03 PM
  7. AmritBest, favourable3:03 PM – 4:27 PM
  8. KaalLoss, avoid4:27 PM – 5:52 PM

Night (sunset to next sunrise)

  1. LabhGain, favourable5:52 PM – 7:27 PM
  2. UdvegBad, avoid7:27 PM – 9:03 PM
  3. ShubhGood, favourable9:03 PM – 10:38 PM
  4. AmritBest, favourable10:38 PM – 12:14 AM, Oct 18
  5. CharNeutral, favourable12:14 AM, Oct 18 – 1:49 AM, Oct 18
  6. RogEvil, avoid1:49 AM, Oct 18 – 3:25 AM, Oct 18
  7. KaalLoss, avoid3:25 AM, Oct 18 – 5:00 AM, Oct 18
  8. LabhGain, favourable5:00 AM, Oct 18 – 6:35 AM, Oct 18

Amrit, Shubh, Labh and Char are taken as favourable; Rog, Kaal and Udveg are avoided.

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Phoenix Panchang for the next 7 days

Sunrise, the Tithi and Nakshatra in force at sunrise, and Rahu Kaal for each day, in Phoenix clock time.

Daily Panchang for Phoenix, AZ, USA from Saturday, 17 October 2026
DateSunriseTithiNakshatraRahu Kaal
Sat 17 OctToday6:35 AMShukla Saptamiuntil 7:58 PMPurva Ashadhauntil 12:19 AM, Oct 189:24 AM – 10:49 AM
Sun 18 Oct6:35 AMShukla Ashtamiuntil 10:22 PMUttara Ashadhauntil 3:09 AM, Oct 194:26 PM – 5:51 PM
Mon 19 Oct6:36 AMShukla Navamiuntil 12:20 AM, Oct 20Shravanauntil 5:32 AM, Oct 208:00 AM – 9:25 AM
Tue 20 Oct6:37 AMShukla Dashamiuntil 1:42 AM, Oct 21Dhanishtauntil 7:18 AM, Oct 213:01 PM – 4:25 PM
Wed 21 Oct6:38 AMShukla Ekadashiuntil 2:18 AM, Oct 22Dhanishtauntil 7:18 AM12:13 PM – 1:36 PM
Thu 22 Oct6:39 AMShukla Dwadashiuntil 2:06 AM, Oct 23Shatabhishauntil 8:19 AM1:36 PM – 2:59 PM
Fri 23 Oct6:39 AMShukla Trayodashiuntil 1:07 AM, Oct 24Purva Bhadrapadauntil 8:33 AM10:49 AM – 12:12 PM

All times MST (UTC−7). Pick any other date in the calculator above.

Why Phoenix needs its own Panchang, not India's

The sun rises in Phoenix at 6:35 AM MST today, 12 h 42 min after it rises in New Delhi. Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika, Abhijit and Choghadiya are all counted from that local sunrise. New Delhi's Rahu Kaal today, converted to Phoenix time, would be 8:45 PM, Oct 16 to 10:11 PM, Oct 16 - but Phoenix's own Rahu Kaal is 9:24 AM to 10:49 AM.

Today both cities wake to the same tithi, Shukla Saptami. On days when a tithi changes between the two sunrises, a fast or festival can fall on a different date in Phoenix than in India - which is why festival dates abroad should be worked out for the city you live in. Tithi and Nakshatra ending times are the same instant everywhere, so those convert from IST exactly; anything tied to sunrise does not.

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Panchang in Phoenix: questions for today

What is Rahu Kaal today in Phoenix?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, Rahu Kaal in Phoenix is 9:24 AM to 10:49 AM MST. It is the 3rd of eight equal parts of the day between local sunrise (6:35 AM) and sunset (5:52 PM), the part fixed for Saturday. Yamaganda is 1:38 PM to 3:03 PM and Gulika Kaal 6:35 AM to 7:59 AM.
What time is sunrise in Phoenix today?
Sunrise in Phoenix on Saturday, 17 October 2026 is at 6:35 AM and sunset at 5:52 PM MST, a day of 11 h 17 min. The Panchang day, and with it the weekday, begins at this local sunrise and runs to the next one at 6:35 AM, Oct 18.
What is the tithi today in Phoenix?
In Phoenix on Saturday, 17 October 2026 (times in MST), the tithi is Shukla Saptami until 7:58 PM, then Shukla Ashtami. That is the tithi in force at local sunrise, the one that names the day. It is the Shukla Paksha of Ashwin in the Amanta calendar, Ashwin in the Purnimanta calendar.
Which nakshatra is it today in Phoenix?
In Phoenix on Saturday, 17 October 2026 (times in MST), the nakshatra is Purva Ashadha until 12:19 AM, Oct 18, then Uttara Ashadha. The Moon is in Dhanu (sidereal, Lahiri). Tithi and Nakshatra change at the same instant worldwide, so only the clock time differs from an Indian Panchang.

Calculated for Phoenix, AZ, USA (33.45°, -112.07°) with the Lahiri ayanamsa and the Sun's upper edge at sunrise, the convention of most Indian Panchangs. How it is calculated.

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