September 2026
17
Thursday
Parabhava
Avani
32
Viyazhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 31 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Valarpirai
Shashtitill 9.18 am, then Saptami
Anushamtill 6.24 pm, then Kettai
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.45–3.18
Yamagandammorning 6.05–7.38
Kuligaimorning 9.09–10.42
ChandrashtamamAshwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.38–9.09evening 6.21–7.49

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, 3.18 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Vishkambha Yogam runs till 11.20 am.

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

3.18–6.21 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.38–9.09 am; Vishkambha Yogam also runs
11.20 am–1.45 pmClear of every caution
11.49 am–12.37 pm

Avoid

6.05–7.38 am
9.09–10.42 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.45–3.18 pm
12.39–2.28 am, early Friday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 9.15 pm

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha 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

Sunrise6.05 am
Sunset6.21 pm
Moonrise11.53 am
Moonset10.14 pm
SunSimha Rasi
MoonVrischika Rasi

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)
Shashti, till 9.18 am 8–02 nazhigaiSaptami
Anusham, till 6.24 pm 30–46 nazhigaiKettai
Vishkambha Yogam, till 11.20 am caution 13–06 nazhigaiPriti Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 9.18 am 8–02 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 10.23 pm 40–42 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Dubai

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.32–5.18 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.05–7.38 amAvoided for new beginnings
6.55–8.40 amA favourable window
9.09–10.42 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.49 am–12.37 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.45–3.18 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.39–2.28 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam16.05
Sugam27.38
Soram9.09
Uthi310.42
Amirtham12.14
Visham1.45
Rogam3.17
Labam4.50

Night

Amirtham6.21
Visham7.49
Rogam9.17
Labam10.46
Dhanam412.14
Sugam51.42
Soram3.09
Uthi4.38

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Guru Vāsara · Anurādhā

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
Simha6.05 am6.09 am
Kanya6.09 am8.22 am
Tula8.22 am10.38 am
Vrischika10.38 am12.55 pm
Dhanu12.55 pm3.00 pm
Makara3.00 pm4.45 pm
Kumbha4.45 pm6.16 pm
Meena6.16 pm7.44 pm
Mesha7.44 pm9.23 pm
Vrishabha9.23 pm11.20 pm
Mithuna11.20 pm1.34 am
Kataka1.34 am3.52 am
Simha3.52 am6.05 am
Kanya6.05 am6.06 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.05
Sevvai7.07
Suriya8.08
Sukran9.09
Budhan10.11
Chandra11.12
Sani12.13
Guru1.15
Sevvai2.16
Suriya3.17
Sukran4.19
Budhan5.20

Night

Chandra6.21
Sani7.20
Guru8.19
Sevvai9.17
Suriya10.16
Sukran11.15
Budhan12.13
Chandra1.12
Sani2.11
Guru3.10
Sevvai4.08
Suriya5.07

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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