September 2026

Wednesday

Parabhava

Avani

Budhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 23 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Theypirai

Trayodasitill 10.01 am, then Chaturdasi

Ayilyamtill 12.45 pm, then Magam

Siddha Yogam

Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalammorning 11.31–1.05

Yamagandammorning 6.50–8.25

Kuligaimorning 9.57–11.32

ChandrashtamamUntil 12.45 pm: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.17–6.50evening 5.45–7.11

Computed for Doha, in Arabia time (AST). 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, 5.17 am to 6.50 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 9.01 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Doha, 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

5.17–6.50 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.17–6.50 am, inside the clear stretch

8.25–9.57 amClear of every caution

Avoid

6.50–8.25 am

9.57–11.32 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.06–11.56 am

11.31 am–1.05 pm

12.09–1.42 am, early Thursday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 12.45 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 12.45 pm, until Friday 4.39 pm

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise5.17 am

Sunset5.45 pm

Moonrise4.24 am (next day)

Moonset4.35 pm

SunSimha Rasi

MoonKataka Rasi

This day and the next

Masa Sivaratri, the monthly Sivaratri; worship through the night.

Thursday 10 September: Amavasai.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Doha 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)
	Trayodasi, till 10.01 am 11–50 nazhigai	Chaturdasi
	Ayilyam, till 12.45 pm 18–38 nazhigai	Magam
	Shiva Yogam, till 7.22 pm 35–12 nazhigai	Siddha Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 10.01 am 11–50 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 9.01 pm caution 39–17 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.46–4.31 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.50–8.25 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.57–11.32 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.06–11.56 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.15 am–12.44 pm	A favourable window
	11.31 am–1.05 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.09–1.42 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam5.17

Dhanam¹6.51

Sugam8.25

Soram9.57

Visham11.31

Uthi²1.05

Amirtham³2.38

Rogam4.11

Night

Uthi5.45

Amirtham7.12

Rogam8.38

Labam10.05

Dhanam⁴11.32

Sugam⁵12.58

Soram2.24

Visham3.51

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Āśleṣā (Maghā from 12.45 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
Simha	5.17 am	5.56 am
Kanya	5.56 am	8.08 am
Tula	8.08 am	10.25 am
Vrischika	10.25 am	12.42 pm
Dhanu	12.42 pm	2.47 pm
Makara	2.47 pm	4.31 pm
Kumbha	4.31 pm	6.02 pm
Meena	6.02 pm	7.31 pm
Mesha	7.31 pm	9.09 pm
Vrishabha	9.09 pm	11.06 pm
Mithuna	11.06 pm	1.20 am
Kataka	1.20 am	3.38 am
Simha	3.38 am	5.18 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan5.17

Chandra6.20

Sani7.22

Guru8.24

Sevvai9.26

Suriya10.29

Sukran11.31

Budhan12.33

Chandra1.36

Sani2.38

Guru3.40

Sevvai4.43

Night

Suriya5.45

Sukran6.43

Budhan7.40

Chandra8.38

Sani9.36

Guru10.34

Sevvai11.31

Suriya12.29

Sukran1.27

Budhan2.24

Chandra3.22

Sani4.20

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk