October 2026

Wednesday

Parabhava

Aippasi

Budhan

Theypirai

Tritiyaitill 7.37 pm, then Chaturthi

Karthigaitill 7.56 am, then Rohini

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.50–1.05

Yamagandammorning 8.09–9.24

Kuligaimorning 10.37–11.51

ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.56–8.09evening 4.46–6.32

Computed for Birmingham, in UK time (GMT). 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, 6.56 am to 8.09 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 7.38 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day

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

6.56–8.09 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.56–8.09 am, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

8.09–9.24 am

10.37–11.51 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.31 am–12.11 pm

11.50 am–1.05 pm

10.26–11.54 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 4.37 pm

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

Sunrise6.56 am

Sunset4.46 pm

Moonrise5.35 pm

Moonset10.22 am

SunTula Rasi

MoonVrishabha 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

Limb	This day	Then
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Tritiyai, till 7.37 pm 31–41 nazhigai	Chaturthi
	Karthigai, till 7.56 am 2–30 nazhigai Rohini, till 5.42 am (next day) 56–50 nazhigai	Mirugaseeridam
	Variyan Yogam, till 10.11 pm 38–04 nazhigai	Parigha Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 9.07 am 5–28 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 7.38 pm caution 31–41 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 6.08 am (next day) 57–56 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Birmingham

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.03–5.59 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.46–7.12 am 2.48–4.14 am	A favourable window
	8.09–9.24 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.37–11.51 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.31 am–12.11 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.50 am–1.05 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.26–11.54 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam6.56

Dhanam¹8.10

Sugam²9.24

Soram10.37

Visham11.50

Uthi³1.05

Amirtham⁴2.19

Rogam3.32

Night

Uthi4.46

Amirtham6.33

Rogam8.18

Labam⁵10.06

Dhanam⁶11.52

Sugam1.39

Soram3.24

Visham5.11

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam; 2 Bhadra Karanam; 3 Bhadra Karanam; 4 Bhadra Karanam; 5 Tyajyam; 6 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Saumya Vāsara · Kṛttikā (Rohiṇī from 7.56 am, computed)

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	6.56 am	8.54 am
Vrischika	8.54 am	11.32 am
Dhanu	11.32 am	1.26 pm
Makara	1.26 pm	2.38 pm
Kumbha	2.38 pm	3.30 pm
Meena	3.30 pm	4.19 pm
Mesha	4.19 pm	5.21 pm
Vrishabha	5.21 pm	6.57 pm
Mithuna	6.57 pm	9.21 pm
Kataka	9.21 pm	12.12 am
Simha	12.12 am	3.05 am
Kanya	3.05 am	5.57 am
Tula	5.57 am	6.58 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.56

Chandra7.45

Sani8.34

Guru9.23

Sevvai10.13

Suriya11.02

Sukran11.51

Budhan12.40

Chandra1.29

Sani2.18

Guru3.08

Sevvai3.57

Night

Suriya4.46

Sukran5.57

Budhan7.08

Chandra8.19

Sani9.30

Guru10.41

Sevvai11.52

Suriya1.03

Sukran2.14

Budhan3.25

Chandra4.36

Sani5.47

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk