October 2026
28
Wednesday
Parabhava
Aippasi
11
Budhan
Theypirai
Tritiyaitill 11.37 pm, then Chaturthi
Karthigaitill 11.56 am, then Rohini
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.06–1.32
Yamagandammorning 7.51–9.17
Kuligaimorning 10.41–12.07
ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.27–7.51evening 5.46–7.20

Computed for Abu Dhabi, in Gulf time (GST). 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, 6.27 am to 7.51 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 11.38 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Abu Dhabi, 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

6.27–7.51 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.27–7.51 am, inside the clear stretch
9.17–10.41 amClear of every caution

Avoid

7.51–9.17 am
10.41 am–12.07 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
11.43 am–12.29 pm
12.06–1.32 pm
2.26–3.54 am, early Thursday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 8.37 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

Sunrise6.27 am
Sunset5.46 pm
Moonrise7.32 pm
Moonset8.38 am
SunTula Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Thursday 29 October: Sankatahara Chaturthi.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Abu Dhabi 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)
Tritiyai, till 11.37 pm 42–56 nazhigaiChaturthi
Karthigai, till 11.56 am 13–44 nazhigaiRohini
Variyan Yogam, till 2.11 am (next day) 49–19 nazhigaiParigha Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 1.07 pm 16–42 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 11.38 pm caution 42–56 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Abu Dhabi

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.46–5.35 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.51–9.17 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.46–11.12 amA favourable window
10.41 am–12.07 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.43 am–12.29 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.06–1.32 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.26–3.54 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam6.27
Dhanam17.52
Sugam9.17
Soram10.41
Visham12.06
Uthi21.32
Amirtham32.56
Rogam4.20

Night

Uthi5.46
Amirtham7.21
Rogam8.56
Labam10.32
Dhanam12.07
Sugam41.42
Soram3.16
Visham4.51

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Saumya Vāsara · Kṛttikā (Rohiṇī from 11.56 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 signFromTo
Tula6.27 am8.00 am
Vrischika8.00 am10.16 am
Dhanu10.16 am12.21 pm
Makara12.21 pm2.07 pm
Kumbha2.07 pm3.38 pm
Meena3.38 pm5.07 pm
Mesha5.07 pm6.46 pm
Vrishabha6.46 pm8.44 pm
Mithuna8.44 pm10.58 pm
Kataka10.58 pm1.15 am
Simha1.15 am3.28 am
Kanya3.28 am5.40 am
Tula5.40 am6.27 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.27
Chandra7.23
Sani8.20
Guru9.16
Sevvai10.13
Suriya11.10
Sukran12.06
Budhan1.03
Chandra1.59
Sani2.56
Guru3.53
Sevvai4.49

Night

Suriya5.46
Sukran6.49
Budhan7.53
Chandra8.56
Sani10.00
Guru11.03
Sevvai12.06
Suriya1.10
Sukran2.13
Budhan3.17
Chandra4.20
Sani5.24

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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