September 2026

Monday

Parabhava

Avani

Thingal

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 21 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Theypirai

Ekadasitill 7.35 am, then Dwadasi

Punarpoosamtill 8.44 am, then Poosam

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 8.40–10.17

Yamagandammorning 11.53–1.30

Kuligaiafternoon 3.06–4.43

ChandrashtamamMoolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.04–8.40evening 7.56–9.19

Computed for Detroit, 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, 7.04 am to 8.40 am is the best of the day.

Parigha Yogam runs till 3.11 pm Tuesday.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Detroit, 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

7.04–8.40 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.04–8.40 am, inside the clear stretch

10.17–11.53 amClear of every caution

1.04–1.55 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.30–1.55 pmShort clear window

2.47–3.06 pmShort clear window

5.43–6.08 pmShort clear window

Avoid

8.40–10.17 am

11.53 am–1.30 pm

1.55–2.47 pm

3.06–4.43 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.12–5.43 pm

4.29–5.22 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Wednesday 5.45 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu 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

Sunrise7.04 am

Sunset7.56 pm

Moonrise4.00 am (next day)

Moonset6.07 pm

SunSimha Rasi

MoonKataka Rasi, from 3.09 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Tuesday 8 September: Pradosham.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Detroit 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)
	Ekadasi, till 7.35 am 1–18 nazhigai Dwadasi, till 5.13 am (next day) 55–22 nazhigai	Trayodasi
	Punarpoosam, till 8.44 am 4–12 nazhigai	Poosam
	Variyan Yogam, till 6.08 pm 27–41 nazhigai	Parigha Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 7.35 am 1–18 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 6.23 pm 28–18 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 5.13 am (next day) 55–22 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Detroit

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.35–6.19 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.31–7.59 am 1.11–2.40 am	A favourable window
	8.40–10.17 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.53 am–1.30 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.04–1.55 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.55–2.47 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.06–4.43 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.12–5.43 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.29–5.22 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham7.04

Visham8.40

Rogam10.16

Labam¹11.54

Dhanam²1.30

Sugam³3.07

Soram4.42

Uthi⁴6.20

Night

Sugam7.56

Soram9.19

Uthi10.44

Amirtham12.07

Visham1.30

Rogam2.53

Labam4.18

Dhanam5.42

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Indu Vāsara · Punarvasu (Puṣya from 8.44 am, 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
Simha	7.04 am	7.56 am
Kanya	7.56 am	10.30 am
Tula	10.30 am	1.05 pm
Vrischika	1.05 pm	3.32 pm
Dhanu	3.32 pm	5.32 pm
Makara	5.32 pm	7.01 pm
Kumbha	7.01 pm	8.11 pm
Meena	8.11 pm	9.19 pm
Mesha	9.19 pm	10.39 pm
Vrishabha	10.39 pm	12.26 am
Mithuna	12.26 am	2.44 am
Kataka	2.44 am	5.18 am
Simha	5.18 am	7.05 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra7.04

Sani8.08

Guru9.12

Sevvai10.17

Suriya11.21

Sukran12.25

Budhan1.30

Chandra2.34

Sani3.38

Guru4.43

Sevvai5.47

Suriya6.52

Night

Sukran7.56

Budhan8.52

Chandra9.47

Sani10.43

Guru11.39

Sevvai12.35

Suriya1.30

Sukran2.26

Budhan3.22

Chandra4.17

Sani5.13

Guru6.09

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd