Shastra Panchangam
October 2027
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Wednesday
Plavanga
·
Budhan
Theypirai
Panchamitill 3.19 pm, then Shashti
Mirugaseeridamtill 10.30 pm, then Thiruvathirai
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.00–1.30
Yamagandammorning 7.30–9.00
Kuligaimorning 10.30–12.00
ChandrashtamamUntil 10.55 am: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Nalla Neram
morning 9.15–10.15evening 4.45–5.45
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 10.45–11.45evening 6.30–7.30

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, 6.15 am to 7.05 am is the best of the day.

Parigha Yogam runs till 4.43 am Thursday.

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

6.15–7.05 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
9.15–10.15 am; Parigha Yogam also runs
10.45–11.45 am; Kuligai, Durmuhurtham and Parigha Yogam also run
4.45–5.45 pm; Parigha Yogam also runs
6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

4.41–6.15 am, from before sunrise
7.35–9.06 am (printed 7.30–9)
10.34 am–12.04 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 10.30–12)
11.39 am–12.28 pm
12.03–1.34 pm (printed 12–1.30)

Chandrashtamam

until 10.55 am

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

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 10.55 am, until Friday 2.43 pm

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunrise6.07 am
Sunset6.01 pm
Moonrise10.14 pm
Moonset10.11 am
SunTula Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

LimbThis dayThen
Budhan (Wednesday)
Panchami, till 3.19 pm 23–01 nazhigaiShashti
Mirugaseeridam, till 10.30 pm 40–59 nazhigaiThiruvathirai
Variyan Yogam, till 7.06 am 2–27 nazhigai
Parigha Yogam, till 4.43 am (next day) caution 56–30 nazhigai		Shiva Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 3.19 pm 23–01 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 2.32 am (next day) 51–04 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Tirunelveli

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.30–5.18 amPrayer, meditation, study
4.41–6.15 amAvoided for new beginnings
7.35–9.06 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.34 am–12.04 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.39 am–12.28 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.03–1.34 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.59–3.31 pmA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam16.07
Dhanam27.36
Sugam39.06
Soram10.34
Visham12.03
Uthi41.34
Amirtham53.03
Rogam4.31

Night

Uthi6.01
Amirtham7.32
Rogam9.02
Labam10.34
Dhanam12.04
Sugam1.35
Soram3.05
Visham4.35

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Pañcamī · Saumya Vāsara · Mṛgaśīrṣa

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 signFromTo
Tula6.07 am8.05 am
Vrischika8.05 am10.15 am
Dhanu10.15 am12.23 pm
Makara12.23 pm2.19 pm
Kumbha2.19 pm4.05 pm
Meena4.05 pm5.48 pm
Mesha5.48 pm7.39 pm
Vrishabha7.39 pm9.43 pm
Mithuna9.43 pm11.54 pm
Kataka11.54 pm2.00 am
Simha2.00 am4.00 am
Kanya4.00 am5.58 am
Tula5.58 am6.07 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.07
Chandra7.06
Sani8.06
Guru9.05
Sevvai10.05
Suriya11.04
Sukran12.04
Budhan1.03
Chandra2.03
Sani3.02
Guru4.02
Sevvai5.01

Night

Suriya6.01
Sukran7.01
Budhan8.02
Chandra9.02
Sani10.03
Guru11.03
Sevvai12.04
Suriya1.04
Sukran2.05
Budhan3.05
Chandra4.06
Sani5.06

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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