September 2026
28
Monday
Parabhava
Purattasi
11
Thingal

Theypirai
Dwitiyaitill 2.44 am (next day), then Tritiyai
Revathitill 5.47 pm, then Ashwini
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 8.34–10.07
Yamagandammorning 11.39–1.13
Kuligaiafternoon 2.44–4.18
ChandrashtamamUntil 5.47 pm: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 5.50–7.22night 10.17–11.44

Computed for Auckland, in New Zealand time (NZDT). 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, 10.07 am to 11.39 am is the best of the day.

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 1.44 pm Tuesday.

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


No kolam on this sheet: it is a sraddham day.
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

10.07–11.39 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.45–8.34 amShort clear window
12.48–1.36 pm; Yamagandam also runs
1.13–1.36 pmShort clear window
2.27–2.44 pmShort clear window
5.50–7.22 pm; Vyaghata Yogam also runs

Avoid

6.12–7.45 am, from before sunrise
8.34–10.07 am
11.39 am–1.13 pm
1.36–2.27 pm
2.44–4.18 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
4.04–4.55 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 5.47 pm

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 5.47 pm, until Wednesday 8.44 pm

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

For those born in Kanya 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

Sunrise7.02 am
Sunset7.22 pm
Moonrise9.12 pm
Moonset7.18 am
SunKanya Rasi
MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

, Dwitiyai Sraddham 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

LimbThis dayThen
Thingal (Monday)
Dwitiyai, till 2.44 am (next day) 49–19 nazhigaiTritiyai
Revathi, till 5.47 pm 26–53 nazhigaiAshwini
Dhruva Yogam, till 4.24 pm 23–27 nazhigaiVyaghata Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 3.39 pm 21–35 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 2.44 am (next day) 49–19 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Auckland

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.29–6.15 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.12–7.45 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.34–10.07 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.39 am–1.13 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.48–1.36 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.36–2.27 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.44–4.18 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
3.28–5.00 pmA favourable window
4.04–4.55 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham17.02
Visham8.34
Rogam10.06
Labam211.40
Dhanam31.13
Sugam42.45
Soram4.17
Uthi55.50

Night

Sugam7.22
Soram8.49
Uthi10.17
Amirtham11.45
Visham1.11
Rogam2.38
Labam4.06
Dhanam5.34

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Kanyā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Indu Vāsara · Revatī (Aśvinī from 5.47 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
Kanya7.02 am7.56 am
Tula7.56 am9.23 am
Vrischika9.23 am11.14 am
Dhanu11.14 am1.30 pm
Makara1.30 pm3.58 pm
Kumbha3.58 pm6.25 pm
Meena6.25 pm8.51 pm
Mesha8.51 pm11.19 pm
Vrishabha11.19 pm1.42 am
Mithuna1.42 am3.44 am
Kataka3.44 am5.19 am
Simha5.19 am6.37 am
Kanya6.37 am7.00 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra7.02
Sani8.04
Guru9.05
Sevvai10.07
Suriya11.09
Sukran12.10
Budhan1.12
Chandra2.14
Sani3.15
Guru4.17
Sevvai5.19
Suriya6.21

Night

Sukran7.22
Budhan8.20
Chandra9.19
Sani10.17
Guru11.15
Sevvai12.13
Suriya1.11
Sukran2.09
Budhan3.08
Chandra4.06
Sani5.04
Guru6.02

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd
In force all day, until 5.47 pm

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