Panchang · New Zealand
On Thursday, 22 October 2026 in Christchurch, New Zealand, the Sun rises at 06:27 AM and sets at 08:02 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Ekadashi, until 10:19 PM; the nakshatra is Shatabhisha until 04:19 AM, Oct 23, the yoga Ganda and the karana Vanija. Rahu Kaal is 02:56 PM to 04:38 PM and Abhijit Muhurat 12:47 PM to 01:42 PM. Observed on this day: Papankusha Ekadashi.
Times for Christchurch, New Zealand
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · NZDT (UTC+13) · Sunrise 06:27 AM · Sunset 08:02 PM
Each lasts until the time shown, then the next one begins. The bar shows how much of it had passed at sunrise.
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Calculated from sunrise and sunset at this place.
For starting something new.
Routine work is fine.
For Karka (Cancer) Moon sign, 02:31 PM, Oct 21 to 10:34 PM, Oct 23: the Moon is in their 8th sign.See it for your own chart →
Travel south is traditionally avoided on Thursdays. Customs and remedies vary by region.
10:06 AM to 10:19 PM: avoided for auspicious work.
Panchak 02:31 PM, Oct 21 to 10:34 PM, Oct 23
From classical muhurta rules for today's nakshatra, tithi, yoga and weekday, with the best window from today's timings. General guidance, not personalised.
Routine work is fine; keep big starts for a better day.
Shatabhisha is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which suits travel, vehicles and anything in motion; Ekadashi is a Nanda tithi, good for completing and beginning work; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures.
Fine for small purchases; think twice about big commitments.
Shatabhisha is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which suits travel, vehicles and anything in motion; Ekadashi is a Nanda tithi, good for completing and beginning work; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures; Thursday is the Jupiter's day, linked with savings and wealth.
Travel is fine in a good Choghadiya.
Shatabhisha is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which favours journeys; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures; Disha Shool today is south: travel that way is traditionally avoided.
A steady day for routine care.
Shatabhisha is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which suits travel, vehicles and anything in motion.
Fine for everyday time together.
Shatabhisha is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which suits travel, vehicles and anything in motion.
Good for prayer, fasting and charity.
Shatabhisha is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which suits travel, vehicles and anything in motion; Ekadashi is traditionally a day for fasting, prayer and charity; Thursday is the Jupiter's day, linked with learning, teachers and ceremonies.
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 | Jupiter | 06:27 AM | 07:35 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 2 | Mars | 07:35 AM | 08:43 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 3 | Sun | 08:43 AM | 09:51 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 4 | Venus | 09:51 AM | 10:59 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 5 | Mercury | 10:59 AM | 12:07 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 6 | Moon | 12:07 PM | 01:14 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 7 | Saturn | 01:14 PM | 02:22 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 8 | Jupiter | 02:22 PM | 03:30 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 9 | Mars | 03:30 PM | 04:38 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 10 | Sun | 04:38 PM | 05:46 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 11 | Venus | 05:46 PM | 06:54 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 12 | Mercury | 06:54 PM | 08:02 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Moon | 08:02 PM | 08:54 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 14 | Saturn | 08:54 PM | 09:46 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 15 | Jupiter | 09:46 PM | 10:38 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 16 | Mars | 10:38 PM | 11:30 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 17 | Sun | 11:30 PM | 12:22 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 18 | Venus | 12:22 AM | 01:14 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 19 | Mercury | 01:14 AM | 02:06 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 20 | Moon | 02:06 AM | 02:58 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 21 | Saturn | 02:58 AM | 03:50 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 22 | Jupiter | 03:50 AM | 04:42 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 23 | Mars | 04:42 AM | 05:34 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 24 | Sun | 05:34 AM | 06:26 AM | Government, authority, health |
Purnimanta month convention for Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand. 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
✦ festival · • vrat · each day opens its own Christchurch page
City data © GeoNames. Times for Christchurch, New Zealand, in Pacific/Auckland.
Rahu Kaal, Abhijit Muhurat, Choghadiya and Hora are fractions of the local day, so they move with sunrise and sunset. Christchurch sits at 43.53°S, 172.63°E, 14 m above sea level, in the Pacific/Auckland time zone.
Tithi and Nakshatra end at the same instant everywhere, but the local clock time differs, and the Tithi at Christchurch's own sunrise decides which date a festival or vrat falls on here.
Shukla Ekadashi is the tithi at sunrise (06:27 AM) in Christchurch and lasts until 10:19 PM. The tithi at sunrise names the day.
Shatabhisha (pada 1), until 04:19 AM, Oct 23.
Sunrise is at 06:27 AM and sunset at 08:02 PM, local time, for Christchurch's own coordinates.
02:56 PM to 04:38 PM. Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime, so it moves with Christchurch's sunrise and sunset.
12:47 PM to 01:42 PM: the eighth of fifteen daytime muhurtas, around local noon, auspicious for most beginnings.
05:04 AM to 05:45 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 03:37 PM and sets at 04:39 AM, Oct 23.
Papankusha Ekadashi, by Christchurch's sunrise and moonrise.
Routine work is fine; keep big starts for a better day. Best window: Abhijit Muhurat 12:47 PM to 01:42 PM. Avoid Rahu Kaal, 02:56 PM to 04:38 PM.
People with Karka (Cancer) Moon sign, 02:31 PM, Oct 21 to 10:34 PM, Oct 23: 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.
