September 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Avani

Viyazhan

Theypirai

Chaturdasitill 5.04 pm, then Amavasai

Magamtill 8.35 pm, then Pooram

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.45–3.13

Yamagandammorning 6.29–7.57

Kuligaimorning 9.23–10.52

ChandrashtamamUthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 4.41–6.08night 10.46–12.17 (after midnight)

Computed for Auckland, in New Zealand time (NZST). 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, 3.13 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Auckland, 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

3.13–6.08 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.57–9.09 amClear of every caution

10.52 am–1.45 pmClear of every caution

11.56 am–12.41 pm

4.41–6.08 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

6.29–7.57 am

9.09–10.42 am

9.23–10.52 am, what begins now is said to repeat

1.45–3.13 pm

4.18–5.52 am, early Friday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 1.39 am

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise6.29 am

Sunset6.08 pm

Moonrise6.19 am (next day)

Moonset5.00 pm

SunSimha Rasi

MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Friday 11 September: Amavasai.

In Tamil Nadu, Amavasai is on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Auckland 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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Chaturdasi, till 5.04 pm 26–28 nazhigai	Amavasai
	Magam, till 8.35 pm 35–16 nazhigai	Pooram
	Siddha Yogam, till 1.48 am (next day) 48–20 nazhigai	Sadhya Yogam
	Shakuni Karanam, till 5.04 pm 26–28 nazhigai Chatushpada Karanam, till 4.12 am (next day) 54–22 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Auckland

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.51–5.39 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.29–7.57 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.09–10.42 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.23–10.52 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.56 am–12.41 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.45–3.13 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.18–7.49 pm	A favourable window
	4.18–5.52 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.29

Sugam²7.57

Soram9.23

Uthi10.52

Amirtham12.19

Visham1.45

Rogam3.13

Labam4.41

Night

Amirtham6.08

Visham7.40

Rogam9.12

Labam10.46

Dhanam12.18

Sugam1.51

Soram3.22

Uthi³4.56

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Guru Vāsara · Maghā

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
Simha	6.29 am	6.51 am
Kanya	6.51 am	8.07 am
Tula	8.07 am	9.33 am
Vrischika	9.33 am	11.24 am
Dhanu	11.24 am	1.41 pm
Makara	1.41 pm	4.09 pm
Kumbha	4.09 pm	6.36 pm
Meena	6.36 pm	9.02 pm
Mesha	9.02 pm	11.30 pm
Vrishabha	11.30 pm	1.53 am
Mithuna	1.53 am	3.55 am
Kataka	3.55 am	5.29 am
Simha	5.29 am	6.28 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.29

Sevvai7.27

Suriya8.26

Sukran9.24

Budhan10.22

Chandra11.20

Sani12.18

Guru1.17

Sevvai2.15

Suriya3.13

Sukran4.11

Budhan5.09

Night

Chandra6.08

Sani7.09

Guru8.11

Sevvai9.13

Suriya10.14

Sukran11.16

Budhan12.18

Chandra1.19

Sani2.21

Guru3.23

Sevvai4.24

Suriya5.26

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil