God of the day
Lord Ganesha
Visit a Ganesha temple and offer durva grass. Many also worship Lord Vishnu today.
Today's Panchangam for Hyderabad, Wednesday, 21 October 2026: Shukla Dashami tithi until 2:05 pm, Dhanishta nakshatra, Ganda yoga and Garaja karana. Rahu Kalam is 12:00 pm to 1:28 pm, and Abhijit muhurta is not used on Wednesdays. Sunrise 6:10 am, sunset 5:50 pm.
For a first day at college, school or a new job, many families pick a clean morning window to step out of home, even when the reporting time is fixed.
Wednesday, 21 October 2026, Hyderabad
Calculated for Hyderabad, Telangana at 17.385° N, 78.487° E (IST).
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If your joining or class time is fixed, a common practice is to step out of home during a good window and carry something sweet.
Today at a glance
The Panchangam today in Hyderabad is Shukla Dashami tithi, Dhanishta nakshatra, Ganda yoga and Garaja karana, on Budhavara.
Rahu Kalam today in Hyderabad is from 12:00 pm to 1:28 pm. Avoid starting new work in it, and in Yamaganda, Gulika and Durmuhurtam.
Abhijit muhurta is not used on Wednesdays. The clean windows today, free of Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika and Durmuhurtam, are below.
Choghadiya divides the day and the night into eight periods each. Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good, Char suits travel, and Rog, Kaal and Udveg are generally avoided.
| Time | Choghadiya | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| 6:10 am to 7:38 am | Labh | Good |
| 7:38 am to 9:05 am | Amrit | Good |
| 9:05 am to 10:33 am | Kaal | Avoid |
| 10:33 am to 12:00 pm | Shubh | Good |
| 12:00 pm to 1:28 pm | Rog | Avoid |
| 1:28 pm to 2:55 pm | Udveg | Avoid |
| 2:55 pm to 4:23 pm | Char | Weak |
| 4:23 pm to 5:50 pm | Labh | Good |
| 5:50 pm to 7:23 pm (night) | Udveg | Avoid |
| 7:23 pm to 8:55 pm (night) | Shubh | Good |
| 8:55 pm to 10:28 pm (night) | Amrit | Good |
| 10:28 pm to 12:00 am (night) | Char | Weak |
| 12:00 am to 1:33 am (night) | Rog | Avoid |
| 1:33 am to 3:05 am (night) | Kaal | Avoid |
| 3:05 am to 4:38 am (night) | Labh | Good |
| 4:38 am to 6:10 am (night) | Udveg | Avoid |
Wednesday is dedicated to Lord Ganesha, and the lucky colour is green.
Lord Ganesha
Visit a Ganesha temple and offer durva grass. Many also worship Lord Vishnu today.
Green
Light green and olive also suit the day.
Hyderabad follows the Telugu Chandramana (lunar, amanta) calendar, in which each month ends on Amavasya and the year begins at Ugadi.
Well-known temples: Birla Mandir (Sri Venkateswara), Chilkur Balaji Temple, Sri Ujjaini Mahankali Temple, Secunderabad, Peddamma Temple, Jubilee Hills.
Bonalu is offered to the Mother Goddess on the Sundays of Ashada month, Bathukamma and Dasara fill the autumn, and the Ganesh immersion at Hussain Sagar on Anant Chaturdashi is one of the largest in India.
No strong window is left today. Check tomorrow's Panchang.
Rahu Kalam is a period of about 90 minutes each day that Hindu tradition considers unsuitable for starting new work. It is one of eight equal parts of the daytime, and its position depends on the weekday.
They are other daily periods traditionally avoided for new beginnings. Yamaganda and Gulika are also one eighth of the daytime each, and Durmuhurtam is one or two short muhurtas that vary by weekday.