October 2026

Saturday

Parabhava

Purattasi

Sani

Tamil Nadu calendars show Purattasi 23 on this day. Here Purattasi began a day earlier, on Thursday 17 September.

Theypirai

Amavasaitill 10.50 am, then Prathamai

Hasthamtill 11.13 am, then Chithirai

Marana Yogam

Fourth Purattasi Saturday

Rahu Kalammorning 10.23–11.51

Yamagandamafternoon 2.44–4.12

Kuligaimorning 7.30–8.57

ChandrashtamamUntil 11.35 pm: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 5.39–7.06night 9.09–10.11

Computed for Austin, in US Central time (CDT). 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, 9.03 am to 10.23 am is the best of the day.

Vaidhriti Yogam runs till 10.36 am Sunday.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Austin, 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

9.03–10.23 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

12.55–1.40 pm; Vaidhriti Yogam also runs

5.39–7.06 pm; Vaidhriti Yogam also runs

Avoid

7.30–8.57 am, what begins now is said to repeat

7.30–9.03 am

10.23–11.51 am

2.44–4.12 pm

7.29–9.09 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 11.35 pm

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 11.35 pm, until Tuesday 8.43 am

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Sunrise7.30 am

Sunset7.06 pm

Moonrise7.33 am

Moonset6.53 pm

SunKanya Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

, Perumal worship.

Sunday 11 October: Navaratri begins.

Amavasai runs till 10.50 am; the Mahalaya Amavasai day here is on Friday 9 October.

In Tamil Nadu, Mahalaya Amavasai is on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Austin 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
	Sani (Saturday)
	Amavasai, till 10.50 am 8–21 nazhigai	Prathamai
	Hastham, till 11.13 am 9–18 nazhigai	Chithirai
	Indra Yogam, till 11.32 am 10–07 nazhigai	Vaidhriti Yogam
	Naga Karanam, till 10.50 am 8–21 nazhigai Kimstughna Karanam, till 10.52 pm 38–25 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Austin

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.51–6.40 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.30–8.57 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	7.30–9.03 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.23–11.51 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.55–1.40 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.44–4.12 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.29–9.09 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.26–7.04 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram7.30

Uthi¹8.57

Visham10.23

Amirtham²11.51

Rogam1.17

Labam³2.45

Dhanam⁴4.12

Sugam⁵5.39

Night

Labam⁶7.06

Dhanam⁷8.39

Sugam10.12

Soram11.44

Uthi1.18

Visham2.51

Amirtham4.25

Soram5.57

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Durmuhurtham; 2 Vaidhriti Yogam; 3 Yamagandam and Vaidhriti Yogam; 4 Vaidhriti Yogam; 5 Vaidhriti Yogam; 6 Tyajyam; 7 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Kanyā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Amāvāsyā · Sthira Vāsara · Hasta (Citrā from 11.13 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 sign	From	To
Kanya	7.30 am	8.06 am
Tula	8.06 am	10.27 am
Vrischika	10.27 am	12.47 pm
Dhanu	12.47 pm	2.50 pm
Makara	2.50 pm	4.31 pm
Kumbha	4.31 pm	5.57 pm
Meena	5.57 pm	7.20 pm
Mesha	7.20 pm	8.54 pm
Vrishabha	8.54 pm	10.49 pm
Mithuna	10.49 pm	1.04 am
Kataka	1.04 am	3.25 am
Simha	3.25 am	5.44 am
Kanya	5.44 am	7.30 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani7.30

Guru8.28

Sevvai9.26

Suriya10.24

Sukran11.22

Budhan12.20

Chandra1.18

Sani2.16

Guru3.14

Sevvai4.12

Suriya5.10

Sukran6.08

Night

Budhan7.06

Chandra8.08

Sani9.10

Guru10.12

Sevvai11.14

Suriya12.16

Sukran1.18

Budhan2.20

Chandra3.22

Sani4.24

Guru5.26

Sevvai6.28

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd