Panchang · Canada
On Saturday, 18 July 2026 in Ottawa, Canada, the Sun rises at 05:32 AM and sets at 08:46 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Panchami, until 06:13 PM; the nakshatra is Purva Phalguni until 08:31 AM, the yoga Variyan and the karana Bava. Rahu Kaal is 09:20 AM to 11:15 AM and Abhijit Muhurat 12:38 PM to 01:39 PM.
Times for Ottawa, Canada
Saturday, 18 July 2026 · EDT (UTC−4) · Sunrise 05:32 AM · Sunset 08:46 PM
Each lasts until the time shown, then the next one begins. The bar shows how much of it had passed at sunrise.
Plan your day
Calculated from sunrise and sunset at this place.
For starting something new.
Routine work is fine.
For Makara (Capricorn) Moon sign, 10:22 AM, Jul 16 to 02:29 PM: the Moon is in their 8th sign.For Kumbha (Aquarius) Moon sign, 02:29 PM to 10:25 PM, Jul 20: the Moon is in their 8th sign.See it for your own chart →
Travel east is traditionally avoided on Saturdays. Customs and remedies vary by region.
No Bhadra today.
Neither falls today.
From classical muhurta rules for today's nakshatra, tithi, yoga and weekday, with the best window from today's timings. General guidance, not personalised.
A good day to begin work, apply or meet seniors.
Purva Phalguni is a Ugra (fierce) nakshatra, which is traditionally avoided for gentle or new undertakings; Panchami is a Purna tithi, good for completing and beginning work; Saturday is the Saturn's day, linked with steady labour and discipline.
Fine for small purchases; think twice about big commitments.
Purva Phalguni is a Ugra (fierce) nakshatra, traditionally avoided for purchases and investments; Panchami is a Purna tithi, good for completing and beginning work.
Postpone non-essential journeys if you can.
Purva Phalguni is a Ugra (fierce) nakshatra, traditionally avoided for journeys; Disha Shool today is east: travel that way is traditionally avoided.
Take it easy; avoid starting new treatment.
Purva Phalguni is a Ugra (fierce) nakshatra, traditionally avoided for starting treatment or a new routine.
Avoid arguments and big conversations.
Purva Phalguni is a Ugra (fierce) nakshatra, traditionally avoided for friendship, marriage talks and gatherings.
Good for prayer, fasting and charity.
Purva Phalguni is a Ugra (fierce) nakshatra, which is traditionally avoided for gentle or new undertakings; Panchami is traditionally a day for fasting, prayer and charity.
Traditions differ by region and family; for an important start, check the Muhurat for your own chart.
Day and night each split into eight parts. Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good; Rog, Kaal and Udveg are avoided; Chal is neutral and suits travel.
Day and night each split into twelve planetary hours, starting with the weekday's lord at sunrise.
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturn | 05:32 AM | 06:48 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 2 | Jupiter | 06:48 AM | 08:04 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 3 | Mars | 08:04 AM | 09:20 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 4 | Sun | 09:20 AM | 10:37 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 5 | Venus | 10:37 AM | 11:53 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 6 | Mercury | 11:53 AM | 01:09 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 7 | Moon | 01:09 PM | 02:25 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 8 | Saturn | 02:25 PM | 03:41 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 9 | Jupiter | 03:41 PM | 04:57 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 10 | Mars | 04:57 PM | 06:13 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 11 | Sun | 06:13 PM | 07:30 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 12 | Venus | 07:30 PM | 08:46 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Mercury | 08:46 PM | 09:30 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 14 | Moon | 09:30 PM | 10:14 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 15 | Saturn | 10:14 PM | 10:57 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 16 | Jupiter | 10:57 PM | 11:41 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 17 | Mars | 11:41 PM | 12:25 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 18 | Sun | 12:25 AM | 01:09 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 19 | Venus | 01:09 AM | 01:53 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 20 | Mercury | 01:53 AM | 02:37 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 21 | Moon | 02:37 AM | 03:21 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 22 | Saturn | 03:21 AM | 04:05 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 23 | Jupiter | 04:05 AM | 04:49 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 24 | Mars | 04:49 AM | 05:33 AM | Courage, property, sport |
Purnimanta month convention for Ottawa, Eastern Ontario, Ontario, Canada. The Hindu day runs sunrise to sunrise, so a Tithi or Nakshatra ending “after midnight” still belongs to this day. Sidereal positions use the Lahiri ayanamsa; other almanacs can differ by a few minutes. Methodology
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Rahu Kaal, Abhijit Muhurat, Choghadiya and Hora are fractions of the local day, so they move with sunrise and sunset. Ottawa sits at 45.41°N, 75.70°W, 71 m above sea level, in the America/Toronto time zone.
Tithi and Nakshatra end at the same instant everywhere, but the local clock time differs, and the Tithi at Ottawa's own sunrise decides which date a festival or vrat falls on here.
Shukla Panchami is the tithi at sunrise (05:32 AM) in Ottawa and lasts until 06:13 PM. The tithi at sunrise names the day.
Purva Phalguni (pada 4), until 08:31 AM.
Sunrise is at 05:32 AM and sunset at 08:46 PM, local time, for Ottawa's own coordinates.
09:20 AM to 11:15 AM. Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime, so it moves with Ottawa's sunrise and sunset.
12:38 PM to 01:39 PM: the eighth of fifteen daytime muhurtas, around local noon, auspicious for most beginnings.
04:22 AM to 04:57 AM: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta (about 48 minutes) before sunrise, traditionally kept for prayer and study.
The Moon rises at 10:45 AM and sets at 10:54 PM.
A good day to begin work, apply or meet seniors. Best window: Abhijit Muhurat 12:38 PM to 01:39 PM. Avoid Rahu Kaal, 09:20 AM to 11:15 AM.
People with Makara (Capricorn) Moon sign, 10:22 AM, Jul 16 to 02:29 PM and people with Kumbha (Aquarius) Moon sign, 02:29 PM to 10:25 PM, Jul 20: the Moon is in their 8th sign.
A Panchang is the Hindu almanac. For each day it gives five details (panch anga, "five parts"): Tithi (lunar day), Vara (weekday), Nakshatra (the Moon's lunar mansion), Yoga (a Sun–Moon combination) and Karana (half a Tithi), along with sunrise-based timings used to choose a Muhurat.
Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime (sunrise to sunset), assigned to Rahu by weekday. Traditionally people avoid starting new ventures, signing agreements or beginning journeys in it. Because it depends on local sunrise and sunset, it differs from city to city and day to day.
A Tithi is the time the Moon takes to gain 12° on the Sun, so it can end at any hour. By convention the Tithi prevailing at sunrise names the day, which is why a festival can fall on a different civil date in different places.
