November 2026

Saturday

Parabhava

Aippasi

Sani

Theypirai

Chaturdasitill 12.58 am (next day), then Amavasai

Chithiraitill 7.23 pm, then Swathi

Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Deepavali · Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalammorning 9.15–10.33

Yamagandamafternoon 1.07–2.25

Kuligaimorning 6.41–7.59

ChandrashtamamUntil 6.46 am: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 3.42–4.59night 6.42–8.24

Computed for Baltimore, in US Eastern time (EST). Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai from its own sunrise; Gowri Nalla Neram from its sunrise and sunset. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 2.25 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 12.36 pm.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Baltimore, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.

The day at a glance

Gold marks good time, the solid bars mark times to avoid, and hatching marks a caution: denser while two cautions run together. Tap or drag across the chart to read any moment.

Good times

2.25–4.59 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

11.30 am–12.10 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

12.36–1.07 pmShort clear window

3.42–4.59 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

6.41–7.59 am, what begins now is said to repeat

6.41–8.04 am

9.15–10.33 am

1.07–2.25 pm

1.20–3.03 am, early Sunday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 6.46 am

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 6.46 am, until Monday 4.19 pm

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena Rasi.

is a time to go carefully: tradition advises waiting until it ends; many put off new ventures, long journeys and disputes.

Sun and Moon

Sunrise6.41 am

Sunset4.59 pm

Moonrise6.14 am (next day)

Moonset3.43 pm

SunTula Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

Deepavali, the Naraka Chaturdasi morning; the oil bath before sunrise.

Masa Sivaratri, the monthly Sivaratri; worship through the night.

Sunday 8 November: Amavasai.

In Tamil Nadu, Deepavali is on Sunday 8 November.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Baltimore's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Baltimore by modern astronomical calculation (Drik, Lahiri). A caution's start is rounded down and its end up; a good window's start up and its end down. Underlined words open their meaning.

The five limbs

Limb	This day	Then
	Sani (Saturday)
	Chaturdasi, till 12.58 am (next day) 45–42 nazhigai	Amavasai
	Chithirai, till 7.23 pm 31–43 nazhigai	Swathi
	Priti Yogam, till 4.58 pm 25–41 nazhigai	Ayushman Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 12.36 pm caution 14–46 nazhigai Shakuni Karanam, till 12.58 am (next day) 45–42 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Baltimore

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.52–5.46 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.41–7.59 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	6.41–8.04 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.15–10.33 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.30 am–12.10 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.41–2.20 pm	A favourable window
	1.07–2.25 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.20–3.03 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram6.41

Uthi¹7.59

Visham9.15

Amirtham²10.33

Rogam11.49

Labam³1.08

Dhanam2.25

Sugam3.42

Night

Labam4.59

Dhanam6.42

Sugam8.25

Soram10.07

Uthi⁴11.51

Visham1.33

Amirtham3.17

Soram4.59

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Durmuhurtham and Bhadra Karanam; 2 Bhadra Karanam; 3 Yamagandam; 4 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Sthira Vāsara · Citrā

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1948

2083

2082

5128

1202

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Tula	6.41 am	7.32 am
Vrischika	7.32 am	9.57 am
Dhanu	9.57 am	11.58 am
Makara	11.58 am	1.30 pm
Kumbha	1.30 pm	2.45 pm
Meena	2.45 pm	3.57 pm
Mesha	3.57 pm	5.21 pm
Vrishabha	5.21 pm	7.10 pm
Mithuna	7.10 pm	9.28 pm
Kataka	9.28 pm	11.58 pm
Simha	11.58 pm	2.28 am
Kanya	2.28 am	4.57 am
Tula	4.57 am	6.42 am

The rising sign (udaya lagnam) through the day, computed for Baltimore.

Horai

Day

Sani6.41

Guru7.32

Sevvai8.24

Suriya9.15

Sukran10.07

Budhan10.58

Chandra11.50

Sani12.41

Guru1.33

Sevvai2.24

Suriya3.16

Sukran4.07

Night

Budhan4.59

Chandra6.08

Sani7.16

Guru8.25

Sevvai9.33

Suriya10.42

Sukran11.50

Budhan12.59

Chandra2.08

Sani3.16

Guru4.25

Sevvai5.33

Each horai begins at the time shown and runs to the next.

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd