Shastra Panchangam
September 2026
2
Wednesday
Parabhava
Avani
17
Budhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 16 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Theypirai
Shashtitill 11.57 pm, then Saptami
Bharanitill 9.13 pm, then Karthigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.06–2.49
Yamagandammorning 8.01–9.44
Kuligaimorning 11.24–1.07
ChandrashtamamUntil 2.57 am (next day): Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
afternoon 2.49–4.30evening 7.54–9.12

Computed for Birmingham, in UK time (BST). 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, 2.49 pm to 4.42 pm is the best of the day.

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 2.04 pm Thursday.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Birmingham

Computed for Birmingham, 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

2.49–4.42 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.20–7.24 amClear of every caution
9.44–11.24 amClear of every caution
2.49–4.30 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

7.24–8.57 am
8.01–9.44 am
11.24 am–1.07 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.39–1.34 pm
1.06–2.49 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 2.57 am

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya Rasi.

Then

from 2.57 am, until Saturday 5.49 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula 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

Sunrise6.20 am
Sunset7.54 pm
Moonrise9.22 pm
Moonset1.05 pm
SunSimha Rasi
MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Birmingham 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

LimbThis dayThen
Budhan (Wednesday)
Shashti, till 11.57 pm 43–59 nazhigaiSaptami
Bharani, till 9.13 pm 37–11 nazhigaiKarthigai
Dhruva Yogam, till 4.42 pm 25–55 nazhigaiVyaghata Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 12.52 pm 16–19 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 11.57 pm 43–59 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Birmingham

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.57–5.38 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.24–8.57 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.01–9.44 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.24 am–1.07 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.39–1.34 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.06–2.49 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.38–6.09 pmA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam16.20
Dhanam28.02
Sugam9.44
Soram11.24
Visham1.06
Uthi2.49
Amirtham34.31
Rogam6.11

Night

Uthi7.54
Amirtham9.13
Rogam10.30
Labam11.50
Dhanam1.08
Sugam2.26
Soram3.44
Visham5.02

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Saumya Vāsara · Bharaṇī

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 signFromTo
Simha6.20 am7.49 am
Kanya7.49 am10.41 am
Tula10.41 am1.34 pm
Vrischika1.34 pm4.12 pm
Dhanu4.12 pm6.06 pm
Makara6.06 pm7.19 pm
Kumbha7.19 pm8.11 pm
Meena8.11 pm9.00 pm
Mesha9.00 pm10.01 pm
Vrishabha10.01 pm11.37 pm
Mithuna11.37 pm2.01 am
Kataka2.01 am4.52 am
Simha4.52 am6.21 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.20
Chandra7.28
Sani8.35
Guru9.43
Sevvai10.51
Suriya11.59
Sukran1.07
Budhan2.15
Chandra3.22
Sani4.30
Guru5.38
Sevvai6.46

Night

Suriya7.54
Sukran8.46
Budhan9.38
Chandra10.31
Sani11.23
Guru12.15
Sevvai1.08
Suriya2.00
Sukran2.52
Budhan3.44
Chandra4.37
Sani5.29

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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