September 2026
3
Thursday
Parabhava
Avani
18
Viyazhan

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


Theypirai
Saptamitill 12.56 am (next day), then Ashtami
Karthigaitill 11.00 pm, then Rohini
Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.52–3.28
Yamagandammorning 6.00–7.35
Kuligaimorning 9.09–10.44
ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.35–9.09evening 6.36–8.01

Computed for Dubai, in Gulf time (GST). 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, 5.04 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 1.58 pm; Vyaghata Yogam runs till 5.04 pm.

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


Shastra

Your day

Computed for Dubai, 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

5.04–6.36 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.35–9.09 am; Bhadra Karanam and Vyaghata Yogam also run
11.53 am–12.43 pm; Tyajyam, Bhadra Karanam and Vyaghata Yogam also run

Avoid

6.00–7.35 am
9.09–10.44 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.36 am–1.08 pm
1.52–3.28 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 8.49 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula 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

Sunrise6.00 am
Sunset6.36 pm
Moonrise10.43 pm
Moonset11.51 am
SunSimha Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi, from 5.56 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Dubai 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

LimbThis dayThen
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Saptami, till 12.56 am (next day) 47–19 nazhigaiAshtami
Karthigai, till 11.00 pm 42–28 nazhigaiRohini
Vyaghata Yogam, till 5.04 pm caution 27–37 nazhigaiHarshana Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 1.58 pm caution 19–54 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 12.56 am (next day) 47–19 nazhigai
Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Dubai

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.30–5.14 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.00–7.35 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.09–10.44 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.36 am–1.08 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.53 am–12.43 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.52–3.28 pmAvoided for new beginnings
8.43–10.14 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam16.00
Sugam27.35
Soram9.09
Uthi310.44
Amirtham412.19
Visham1.52
Rogam3.27
Labam55.02

Night

Amirtham6.36
Visham8.01
Rogam9.27
Labam10.53
Dhanam12.19
Sugam1.44
Soram3.09
Uthi4.35

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Saptamī · Guru Vāsara · Kṛttikā

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 signFromTo
Simha6.00 am7.04 am
Kanya7.04 am9.17 am
Tula9.17 am11.33 am
Vrischika11.33 am1.50 pm
Dhanu1.50 pm3.55 pm
Makara3.55 pm5.40 pm
Kumbha5.40 pm7.11 pm
Meena7.11 pm8.39 pm
Mesha8.39 pm10.18 pm
Vrishabha10.18 pm12.15 am
Mithuna12.15 am2.29 am
Kataka2.29 am4.47 am
Simha4.47 am6.01 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.00
Sevvai7.03
Suriya8.06
Sukran9.09
Budhan10.12
Chandra11.15
Sani12.18
Guru1.21
Sevvai2.24
Suriya3.27
Sukran4.30
Budhan5.33

Night

Chandra6.36
Sani7.33
Guru8.30
Sevvai9.27
Suriya10.24
Sukran11.21
Budhan12.18
Chandra1.15
Sani2.12
Guru3.09
Sevvai4.06
Suriya5.03

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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