October 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Aippasi

Velli

Valarpirai

Trayodasitill 4.07 am (next day), then Chaturdasi

Poorattathitill 11.33 am, then Uthirattathi

Siddha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalammorning 11.55–1.17

Yamagandamafternoon 3.57–5.18

Kuligaimorning 9.14–10.36

ChandrashtamamMagam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter

Keezhnokku Naaldownward day

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.54–9.14night 8.18–8.56

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, 7.54 am to 9.14 am is the best of the day.

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 10.32 am Saturday.

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

7.54–9.14 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.54–9.14 am, inside the clear stretch

10.36–11.55 amClear of every caution

12.55–1.37 pm; Rahu Kalam and Vyaghata Yogam also run

Avoid

9.14–10.36 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.55 am–1.17 pm

3.57–5.18 pm

8.56–10.31 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 9.53 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise7.54 am

Sunset6.38 pm

Moonrise5.16 pm

Moonset6.03 am (next day)

SunTula Rasi

MoonMeena Rasi, from 5.34 am

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

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
	Velli (Friday)
	Trayodasi, till 4.07 am (next day) 50–30 nazhigai	Chaturdasi
	Poorattathi, till 11.33 am 9–07 nazhigai	Uthirattathi
	Dhruva Yogam, till 12.39 pm 11–50 nazhigai	Vyaghata Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 4.43 pm 21–59 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 4.07 am (next day) 50–30 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Detroit

Window	Time	Traditional use
	6.09–7.01 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	9.14–10.36 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.55 am–1.17 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.55–1.37 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.57–5.18 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.56–10.31 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.21–7.54 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam7.54

Soram9.14

Uthi10.36

Visham11.55

Amirtham¹1.17

Rogam2.36

Labam²3.58

Dhanam³5.18

Night

Rogam6.38

Labam⁴8.18

Dhanam⁵9.58

Sugam11.38

Soram1.16

Uthi2.57

Visham4.36

Amirtham6.16

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā (Uttaraproṣṭhapadā from 11.33 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
Tula	7.54 am	10.04 am
Vrischika	10.04 am	12.31 pm
Dhanu	12.31 pm	2.31 pm
Makara	2.31 pm	4.00 pm
Kumbha	4.00 pm	5.10 pm
Meena	5.10 pm	6.18 pm
Mesha	6.18 pm	7.38 pm
Vrishabha	7.38 pm	9.25 pm
Mithuna	9.25 pm	11.43 pm
Kataka	11.43 pm	2.17 am
Simha	2.17 am	4.52 am
Kanya	4.52 am	7.25 am
Tula	7.25 am	7.56 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.54

Budhan8.48

Chandra9.42

Sani10.35

Guru11.29

Sevvai12.23

Suriya1.16

Sukran2.10

Budhan3.03

Chandra3.57

Sani4.51

Guru5.44

Night

Sevvai6.38

Suriya7.44

Sukran8.51

Budhan9.57

Chandra11.04

Sani12.10

Guru1.17

Sevvai2.23

Suriya3.30

Sukran4.36

Budhan5.43

Chandra6.49

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

Also

	A downward day, by the sunrise nakshatram, Poorattathi
	West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
	In force all day, until Sunday 9.53 am