September 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Purattasi

Velli

Tamil Nadu calendars show Purattasi 1 on this day. Here Purattasi began a day earlier, on Thursday 17 September.

Valarpirai

Ashtamitill 5.57 am (next day), then Navami

Kettaitill 1.15 pm, then Moolam

Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.39–1.13

Yamagandamevening 4.18–5.52

Kuligaimorning 8.34–10.08

ChandrashtamamUntil 1.15 pm: Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarterThen: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.02–8.34night 8.52–10.14

Computed for Brampton, in 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, 5.52 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 4.44 pm.

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 Brampton, 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

5.52–7.24 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.02–8.34 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

12.48–1.37 pm; Rahu Kalam and Bhadra Karanam also run

Avoid

8.34–10.08 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.39 am–1.13 pm

4.18–5.52 pm

10.14 pm–12.03 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 1.15 pm

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha Rasi.

Then

from 1.15 pm, until Monday 1.46 am

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunset7.24 pm

Moonrise3.16 pm

Moonset11.14 pm

SunKanya Rasi

MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Brampton 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)
	Ashtami, till 5.57 am (next day) 57–17 nazhigai	Navami
	Kettai, till 1.15 pm 15–33 nazhigai	Moolam
	Ayushman Yogam, till 4.59 am (next day) 54–51 nazhigai	Saubhagya Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 4.44 pm caution 24–14 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 5.57 am (next day) 57–17 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Brampton

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.29–6.15 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.34–10.08 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.39 am–1.13 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.48–1.37 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	4.18–5.52 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.14 pm–12.03 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Amirtha Kalam on this day	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹7.02

Soram8.34

Uthi²10.08

Visham11.39

Amirtham³1.13

Rogam2.45

Labam⁴4.19

Dhanam5.52

Night

Rogam7.24

Labam⁵8.52

Dhanam⁶10.19

Sugam⁷11.46

Soram1.13

Uthi2.41

Visham4.08

Amirtham5.36

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Kanyā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Jyeṣṭhā (Mūla from 1.15 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
Kanya	7.02 am	9.35 am
Tula	9.35 am	12.12 pm
Vrischika	12.12 pm	2.41 pm
Dhanu	2.41 pm	4.40 pm
Makara	4.40 pm	6.07 pm
Kumbha	6.07 pm	7.15 pm
Meena	7.15 pm	8.21 pm
Mesha	8.21 pm	9.38 pm
Vrishabha	9.38 pm	11.24 pm
Mithuna	11.24 pm	1.44 am
Kataka	1.44 am	4.19 am
Simha	4.19 am	6.56 am
Kanya	6.56 am	7.03 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.02

Budhan8.03

Chandra9.05

Sani10.07

Guru11.09

Sevvai12.11

Suriya1.13

Sukran2.15

Budhan3.16

Chandra4.18

Sani5.20

Guru6.22

Night

Sevvai7.24

Suriya8.22

Sukran9.20

Budhan10.19

Chandra11.17

Sani12.15

Guru1.13

Sevvai2.12

Suriya3.10

Sukran4.08

Budhan5.06

Chandra6.04

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery