October 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Aippasi

Velli

Theypirai

Panchamitill 8.55 am, then Shashti

Thiruvathiraitill 8.42 pm, then Punarpoosam

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.15–12.34

Yamagandamafternoon 3.10–4.29

Kuligaimorning 8.38–9.58

ChandrashtamamVisakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 12.34–1.52night 7.30–9.10

Computed for Chicago, 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, 12.34 pm to 3.10 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 Chicago, 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

12.34–3.10 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.48–8.38 amShort clear window

9.58–11.15 amClear of every caution

12.13–12.54 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

12.34–1.52 pm, inside the clear stretch

4.29–5.47 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

6.19–7.48 am, from before sunrise

8.38–9.58 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.15 am–12.34 pm

3.10–4.29 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 1.31 pm

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunrise7.20 am

Sunset5.47 pm

Moonrise9.42 pm

Moonset12.38 pm

SunTula Rasi

MoonMithuna Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Chicago 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)
	Panchami, till 8.55 am 3–57 nazhigai Shashti, till 6.28 am (next day) 57–46 nazhigai	Saptami
	Thiruvathirai, till 8.42 pm 33–23 nazhigai	Punarpoosam
	Shiva Yogam, till 10.12 am 7–08 nazhigai Siddha Yogam, till 7.02 am (next day) 59–10 nazhigai	Sadhya Yogam
	Taitila Karanam, till 8.55 am 3–57 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 7.39 pm 30–45 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 6.28 am (next day) 57–46 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Chicago

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.33–6.26 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.19–7.48 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.38–9.58 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.15 am–12.34 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.30 am–12.57 pm	A favourable window
	12.13–12.54 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.10–4.29 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹7.20

Soram8.38

Uthi9.58

Visham11.15

Amirtham12.34

Rogam1.52

Labam²3.11

Dhanam4.29

Night

Rogam5.47

Labam7.30

Dhanam9.11

Sugam10.53

Soram12.34

Uthi2.17

Visham3.58

Amirtham5.40

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Tyajyam; 2 Yamagandam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Pañcamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Ārdrā

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	7.20 am	8.54 am
Vrischika	8.54 am	11.20 am
Dhanu	11.20 am	1.20 pm
Makara	1.20 pm	2.50 pm
Kumbha	2.50 pm	4.01 pm
Meena	4.01 pm	5.09 pm
Mesha	5.09 pm	6.30 pm
Vrishabha	6.30 pm	8.17 pm
Mithuna	8.17 pm	10.36 pm
Kataka	10.36 pm	1.09 am
Simha	1.09 am	3.42 am
Kanya	3.42 am	6.15 am
Tula	6.15 am	7.22 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.20

Budhan8.13

Chandra9.05

Sani9.57

Guru10.49

Sevvai11.42

Suriya12.34

Sukran1.26

Budhan2.18

Chandra3.11

Sani4.03

Guru4.55

Night

Sevvai5.47

Suriya6.55

Sukran8.03

Budhan9.11

Chandra10.19

Sani11.27

Guru12.34

Sevvai1.42

Suriya2.50

Sukran3.58

Budhan5.06

Chandra6.14

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery