October 2027

Sunday

Plavanga

Nyayiru

Theypirai

Dwitiyaitill 6.44 pm, then Tritiyai

Bharanitill 12.04 am (next day), then Karthigai

Rahu Kalamevening 4.30–6.00

Yamagandamafternoon 12.00–1.30

Kuligaiafternoon 3.00–4.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 6.02 am (next day): Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 7.45–8.45afternoon 3.15–4.15

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45afternoon 1.30–2.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Tirunelveli. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Kuligai, Nalla Neram and Soolam as Tamil calendars print them. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 1.34 pm to 3.03 pm is the best of the day.

Vajra Yogam runs till 1.04 pm.

This is Purattasi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Tirunelveli

Computed for Tirunelveli, to the minute. Use the printed times on the sheet for daily life; use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham. Where they differ, the printed time is shown in brackets.

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

1.34–3.03 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.45–8.45 am; Vajra Yogam also runs

10.45–11.45 am; Tyajyam and Vajra Yogam also run

11.41 am–12.28 pm; Yamagandam and Vajra Yogam also run

1.30–2.30 pm; Yamagandam also runs

3.15–4.15 pm; Kuligai also runs

Avoid

9.37–11.14 am

12.04–1.34 pm (printed 12–1.30)

3.03–4.33 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 3–4.30)

4.26–5.15 pm

4.32–6.03 pm (printed 4.30–6)

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 6.02 am

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

For those born in Kanya Rasi.

Then

from 6.02 am, until Wednesday 10.55 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

Sunrise6.06 am

Sunset6.02 pm

Moonrise7.23 pm

Moonset7.16 am

SunKanya Rasi

MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Monday 18 October: Sankatahara Chaturthi.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Tirunelveli 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
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Dwitiyai, till 6.44 pm 31–33 nazhigai	Tritiyai
	Bharani, till 12.04 am (next day) 44–54 nazhigai	Karthigai
	Vajra Yogam, till 1.04 pm caution 17–21 nazhigai	Siddhi Yogam
	Taitila Karanam, till 7.02 am 2–18 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 6.44 pm 31–33 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Tirunelveli

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.30–5.18 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	9.37–11.14 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.41 am–12.28 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.04–1.34 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.03–4.33 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.26–5.15 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.32–6.03 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.16–8.51 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi¹6.06

Amirtham²7.36

Rogam9.05

Labam³10.35

Dhanam⁴12.05

Sugam1.34

Soram3.03

Visham4.32

Night

Dhanam⁵6.02

Sugam7.33

Soram9.03

Visham10.33

Uthi12.05

Amirtham1.35

Rogam3.05

Labam4.36

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Vajra Yogam; 2 Vajra Yogam; 3 Tyajyam and Vajra Yogam; 4 Yamagandam and Vajra Yogam; 5 Rahu Kalam.

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Kanyā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Bhānu Vāsara · Bharaṇī

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

1949

2084

2083

5129

1203

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Kanya	6.06 am	6.13 am
Tula	6.13 am	8.17 am
Vrischika	8.17 am	10.27 am
Dhanu	10.27 am	12.35 pm
Makara	12.35 pm	2.31 pm
Kumbha	2.31 pm	4.16 pm
Meena	4.16 pm	6.00 pm
Mesha	6.00 pm	7.51 pm
Vrishabha	7.51 pm	9.55 pm
Mithuna	9.55 pm	12.06 am
Kataka	12.06 am	2.12 am
Simha	2.12 am	4.12 am
Kanya	4.12 am	6.07 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.06

Sukran7.06

Budhan8.06

Chandra9.05

Sani10.05

Guru11.05

Sevvai12.04

Suriya1.04

Sukran2.04

Budhan3.03

Chandra4.03

Sani5.03

Night

Guru6.02

Sevvai7.03

Suriya8.03

Sukran9.03

Budhan10.04

Chandra11.04

Sani12.04

Guru1.05

Sevvai2.05

Suriya3.05

Sukran4.06

Budhan5.06

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery