October 2026

Monday

Parabhava

Aippasi

Thingal

Theypirai

Prathamaitill 1.32 am (next day), then Dwitiyai

Ashwinitill 12.11 pm, then Bharani

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 8.07–9.22

Yamagandammorning 10.36–11.52

Kuligaiafternoon 1.05–2.21

ChandrashtamamUthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.52–8.07evening 4.50–6.35

Computed for Birmingham, in UK time (GMT). 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, 2.51 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Vajra Yogam runs till 8.48 am.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Birmingham, 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

2.51–4.50 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.52–8.07 am; Vajra Yogam also runs

9.58–10.36 amShort clear window

11.32 am–12.11 pm; Yamagandam also runs

11.52 am–12.11 pmShort clear window

12.51–1.05 pmShort clear window

Avoid

8.07–9.22 am

8.28–9.58 am

10.36–11.52 am

12.11–12.51 pm

1.05–2.21 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

2.10–2.51 pm

8.58–10.27 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 3.37 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

Sunrise6.52 am

Sunset4.50 pm

Moonrise4.30 pm

Moonset7.21 am

SunTula Rasi

MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Birmingham 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
	Thingal (Monday)
	Prathamai, till 1.32 am (next day) 46–36 nazhigai	Dwitiyai
	Ashwini, till 12.11 pm 13–17 nazhigai	Bharani
	Vajra Yogam, till 8.48 am caution 4–46 nazhigai Siddhi Yogam, till 5.23 am (next day) 56–13 nazhigai	Vyatipata Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 2.54 pm 20–04 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 1.32 am (next day) 46–36 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Birmingham

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.01–5.56 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.30–6.59 am 5.46–7.13 am	A favourable window
	8.07–9.22 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.28–9.58 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.36–11.52 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.32 am–12.11 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.11–12.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.05–2.21 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	2.10–2.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.58–10.27 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham¹6.52

Visham8.07

Rogam9.21

Labam²10.37

Dhanam³11.52

Sugam⁴1.06

Soram2.20

Uthi3.36

Night

Sugam4.50

Soram6.35

Uthi⁵8.21

Amirtham⁶10.07

Visham11.52

Rogam1.37

Labam3.24

Dhanam5.09

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Prathamā · Indu Vāsara · Aśvinī (Bharaṇī from 12.11 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 sign	From	To
Tula	6.52 am	9.01 am
Vrischika	9.01 am	11.40 am
Dhanu	11.40 am	1.34 pm
Makara	1.34 pm	2.46 pm
Kumbha	2.46 pm	3.38 pm
Meena	3.38 pm	4.27 pm
Mesha	4.27 pm	5.29 pm
Vrishabha	5.29 pm	7.05 pm
Mithuna	7.05 pm	9.29 pm
Kataka	9.29 pm	12.20 am
Simha	12.20 am	3.12 am
Kanya	3.12 am	6.05 am
Tula	6.05 am	6.54 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.52

Sani7.42

Guru8.32

Sevvai9.22

Suriya10.12

Sukran11.01

Budhan11.51

Chandra12.41

Sani1.31

Guru2.21

Sevvai3.10

Suriya4.00

Night

Sukran4.50

Budhan6.00

Chandra7.11

Sani8.21

Guru9.31

Sevvai10.42

Suriya11.52

Sukran1.02

Budhan2.13

Chandra3.23

Sani4.33

Guru5.44

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd