Today Panchang: Vaishakh, the second month of the Hindu calendar, will begin on Friday, April 3. On this day the Moon will change its zodiac sign. There will be 4 auspicious and inauspicious yogas throughout the day. Know the complete details including the auspicious time of this day, Abhijeet Muhurta.
Today’s auspicious time: On Friday, April 3, 2026, the Pratipada date of Krishna Paksha of Vaishakh month will be till 7.41 am. After this, the second date will last till the end of the night. Vaishakh month will start from this day. Moon will change its zodiac sign on this day. On Friday, there will be four auspicious and inauspicious yogas named Musal, Gad, Vyaghat and Harshan throughout the day. Know further the status of Rahukaal and Disha Shool on 3rd April…
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Position of planets on 3 April 2026
On Friday, the Moon will move out of Virgo and enter Libra, which will affect people of all zodiac signs. On this day, Mars, Sun and Saturn will be in Pisces, Ketu in Leo, Jupiter in Gemini, Venus in Aries, Rahu and Mercury in Aquarius.
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Which direction not to travel on Friday? (3 April 2026 Disha Shul)
According to Disha Shool, one should avoid traveling in the west direction on Friday. If it is very important to travel in this direction, then eat barley or mustard and leave the house. By doing this you will be saved from problems.
Rahukaal 3 April 2026 Timing
On Friday, April 3, Rahukaal will start at 10:57 am and will last till 12:30 pm. One should neither travel nor do any auspicious work during Rahukaal.
3 April 2026 Sun-Moon rise time
Vikram Samvat- 2082
Month- Vaishakh
Side- Krishna
Day- Friday
season- spring
Nakshatra- Chitra and Swati
Karan- Kaulav and Taitil
Sunrise – 6:21 AM
Sunset – 6:39 PM
Moonrise – Apr 03 7:57 PM
Moonset – Apr 04 7:17 AM
Auspicious time of 3 April 2026
06:21 am to 07:53 am
07:53 am to 09:25 am
12:30 pm to 02:02 pm
05:06 to 06:39 pm
Inauspicious time of 3 April 2026 (do not do any auspicious work during this period)
Yama Gand – 3:34 PM – 5:06 PM
Kulik – 7:53 AM – 9:25 AM
Durmuhurta – 08:48 AM – 09:38 AM and 12:54 PM – 01:44 PM
Varjyam – 01:30 AM – 03:15 AM
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