September 2026

Wednesday

Parabhava

Purattasi

Budhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Purattasi 6 on this day. Here Purattasi began a day earlier, on Thursday 17 September.

Valarpirai

Dwadasitill 1.21 pm, then Trayodasi

Avittamtill 1.05 am (next day), then Sathayam

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.36–2.08

Yamagandammorning 8.03–9.35

Kuligaimorning 11.05–12.37

ChandrashtamamUntil 12.28 pm: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.33–8.03evening 6.40–8.09

Computed for Boston, in US Eastern time (EDT). 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, 2.08 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

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 Boston, 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

2.08–6.40 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.33–8.03 amClear of every caution

6.33–8.03 am, inside the clear stretch

9.35–11.05 amClear of every caution

Avoid

8.03–9.35 am

11.05 am–12.37 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

12.11–1.01 pm

12.36–2.08 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 12.28 pm

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 12.28 pm, until Friday 8.04 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise6.33 am

Sunset6.40 pm

Moonrise5.23 pm

Moonset4.05 am (next day)

SunKanya Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Boston 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
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Dwadasi, till 1.21 pm 17–00 nazhigai	Trayodasi
	Avittam, till 1.05 am (next day) 46–20 nazhigai	Sathayam
	Sukarma Yogam, till 6.57 am 1–01 nazhigai Dhriti Yogam, till 6.25 am (next day) 59–38 nazhigai	Shoola Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 1.21 pm 17–00 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 1.40 am (next day) 47–47 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Boston

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.58–5.45 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.03–9.35 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.05 am–12.37 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.11–1.01 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.36–2.08 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.05–3.45 pm	A favourable window
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam6.33

Dhanam¹8.04

Sugam9.35

Soram11.05

Visham12.36

Uthi2.08

Amirtham3.39

Rogam5.08

Night

Uthi6.40

Amirtham8.10

Rogam9.38

Labam11.08

Dhanam12.37

Sugam2.06

Soram3.35

Visham5.04

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Kanyā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā

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	6.33 am	8.39 am
Tula	8.39 am	11.14 am
Vrischika	11.14 am	1.41 pm
Dhanu	1.41 pm	3.41 pm
Makara	3.41 pm	5.10 pm
Kumbha	5.10 pm	6.20 pm
Meena	6.20 pm	7.28 pm
Mesha	7.28 pm	8.48 pm
Vrishabha	8.48 pm	10.35 pm
Mithuna	10.35 pm	12.53 am
Kataka	12.53 am	3.27 am
Simha	3.27 am	6.02 am
Kanya	6.02 am	6.34 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.33

Chandra7.33

Sani8.34

Guru9.34

Sevvai10.35

Suriya11.36

Sukran12.36

Budhan1.37

Chandra2.37

Sani3.38

Guru4.39

Sevvai5.39

Night

Suriya6.40

Sukran7.39

Budhan8.39

Chandra9.38

Sani10.38

Guru11.37

Sevvai12.37

Suriya1.36

Sukran2.36

Budhan3.35

Chandra4.35

Sani5.34

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

Also

	North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk
	In force from 12.27 pm, until Wednesday 8.04 pm