October 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Aippasi

Velli

Valarpirai

Dwadasitill 2.36 pm, then Trayodasi

Poorattathitill 9.03 pm, then Uthirattathi

Siddha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalammorning 10.20–11.46

Yamagandamafternoon 2.35–4.01

Kuligaimorning 7.29–8.56

ChandrashtamamUntil 3.05 pm: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter

Keezhnokku Naaldownward day

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 4.01–5.26night 7.01–8.35

Computed for Ayodhya. 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, 11.46 am to 2.35 pm 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 Ayodhya, 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

11.46 am–2.35 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.05–7.29 amClear of every caution

8.56–10.20 amClear of every caution

11.23 am–12.08 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

4.01–5.26 pmClear of every caution

4.01–5.26 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

7.29–8.56 am, what begins now is said to repeat

10.20–11.46 am

2.35–4.01 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 3.05 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 3.05 pm, until Sunday 7.23 pm

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise6.05 am

Sunset5.26 pm

Moonrise3.35 pm

Moonset3.55 am (next day)

SunTula Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Ayodhya 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
	Velli (Friday)
	Dwadasi, till 2.36 pm 21–19 nazhigai	Trayodasi
	Poorattathi, till 9.03 pm 37–25 nazhigai	Uthirattathi
	Dhruva Yogam, till 10.09 pm 40–09 nazhigai	Vyaghata Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 2.36 pm 21–19 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 2.13 am (next day) 50–18 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Ayodhya

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.24–5.14 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.29–8.56 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.20–11.46 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.23 am–12.08 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.59–2.35 pm	A favourable window
	2.35–4.01 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.05

Soram7.29

Uthi8.56

Visham10.20

Amirtham11.46

Rogam1.10

Labam¹2.36

Dhanam4.01

Night

Rogam5.26

Labam7.01

Dhanam8.36

Sugam10.11

Soram11.45

Uthi1.21

Visham2.55

Amirtham4.31

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā

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
Tula	6.05 am	8.02 am
Vrischika	8.02 am	10.20 am
Dhanu	10.20 am	12.24 pm
Makara	12.24 pm	2.08 pm
Kumbha	2.08 pm	3.37 pm
Meena	3.37 pm	5.04 pm
Mesha	5.04 pm	6.41 pm
Vrishabha	6.41 pm	8.38 pm
Mithuna	8.38 pm	10.52 pm
Kataka	10.52 pm	1.11 am
Simha	1.11 am	3.26 am
Kanya	3.26 am	5.40 am
Tula	5.40 am	6.05 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.05

Budhan7.02

Chandra7.58

Sani8.55

Guru9.52

Sevvai10.49

Suriya11.45

Sukran12.42

Budhan1.39

Chandra2.36

Sani3.32

Guru4.29

Night

Sevvai5.26

Suriya6.29

Sukran7.33

Budhan8.36

Chandra9.39

Sani10.42

Guru11.46

Sevvai12.49

Suriya1.52

Sukran2.56

Budhan3.59

Chandra5.02

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

Also

	A downward day, by the sunrise nakshatram, Poorattathi
	West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
	In force all day, until 3.05 pm