October 2026
28
Wednesday
Parabhava
Aippasi
11
Budhan
Theypirai
Tritiyaitill 1.07 am (next day), then Chaturthi
Karthigaitill 1.26 pm, then Rohini
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.14–1.37
Yamagandammorning 8.05–9.29
Kuligaimorning 10.51–12.15
ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.43–8.05evening 5.45–7.22

Computed for Amritsar. 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, 9.29 am to 10.51 am is the best of the day.

Vyatipata Yogam runs till 7.19 am; Bhadra Karanam runs till 1.08 am Thursday.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Amritsar, 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

9.29–10.51 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.43–8.05 am; Vyatipata Yogam also runs
7.19–8.05 amShort clear window
1.37–2.37 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.05–9.29 am
10.51 am–12.15 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
11.52 am–12.37 pm
12.14–1.37 pm
3.56–5.24 am, early Thursday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 10.07 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

Sunrise6.43 am
Sunset5.45 pm
Moonrise7.17 pm
Moonset9.00 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 Amritsar's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Amritsar 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 1.07 am (next day) 45–59 nazhigaiChaturthi
Karthigai, till 1.26 pm 16–48 nazhigaiRohini
Vyatipata Yogam, till 7.19 am caution 1–29 nazhigai
Variyan Yogam, till 3.41 am (next day) 52–23 nazhigai		Parigha Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 2.37 pm 19–46 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 1.08 am (next day) caution 45–59 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Amritsar

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.00–5.51 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.05–9.29 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.51 am–12.15 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.16 am–12.42 pmA favourable window
11.52 am–12.37 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.14–1.37 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.56–5.24 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam16.43
Dhanam28.06
Sugam9.29
Soram10.51
Visham12.14
Uthi31.37
Amirtham43.00
Rogam4.22

Night

Uthi5.45
Amirtham7.23
Rogam8.59
Labam10.38
Dhanam12.15
Sugam1.52
Soram3.29
Visham5.06

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Saumya Vāsara · Kṛttikā (Rohiṇī from 1.26 pm, 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
Tula6.43 am8.21 am
Vrischika8.21 am10.41 am
Dhanu10.41 am12.44 pm
Makara12.44 pm2.24 pm
Kumbha2.24 pm3.48 pm
Meena3.48 pm5.10 pm
Mesha5.10 pm6.42 pm
Vrishabha6.42 pm8.36 pm
Mithuna8.36 pm10.51 pm
Kataka10.51 pm1.14 am
Simha1.14 am3.35 am
Kanya3.35 am5.54 am
Tula5.54 am6.44 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.43
Chandra7.38
Sani8.33
Guru9.29
Sevvai10.24
Suriya11.19
Sukran12.14
Budhan1.09
Chandra2.05
Sani3.00
Guru3.55
Sevvai4.50

Night

Suriya5.45
Sukran6.50
Budhan7.55
Chandra9.00
Sani10.05
Guru11.10
Sevvai12.15
Suriya1.19
Sukran2.24
Budhan3.29
Chandra4.34
Sani5.39

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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