October 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Aippasi

Viyazhan

Valarpirai

Ekadasitill 11.19 am, then Dwadasi

Sathayamtill 5.19 pm, then Poorattathi

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.18–2.56

Yamagandammorning 5.11–6.49

Kuligaimorning 8.25–10.04

ChandrashtamamPunarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 11.41–1.18evening 6.11–7.33

Computed for Durban, in South Africa time (SAST). 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, 2.56 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 11.19 am.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Durban, 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

2.56–6.11 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

11.15 am–12.06 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

11.19 am–1.18 pmClear of every caution

11.41 am–1.18 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

5.11–6.49 am

8.25–10.04 am, what begins now is said to repeat

1.18–2.56 pm

11.46 pm–1.24 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 11.35 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise5.11 am

Sunset6.11 pm

Moonrise2.38 pm

Moonset3.10 am (next day)

SunTula Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

Friday 23 October: Pradosham.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Durban 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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Ekadasi, till 11.19 am 15–21 nazhigai	Dwadasi
	Sathayam, till 5.19 pm 30–23 nazhigai	Poorattathi
	Vriddhi Yogam, till 8.10 pm 37–30 nazhigai	Dhruva Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 11.19 am caution 15–21 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 11.19 pm 45–22 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.43–4.26 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.11–6.49 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.25–10.04 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	9.49–11.29 am	A favourable window
	11.15 am–12.06 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.18–2.56 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.46 pm–1.24 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹5.11

Sugam²6.49

Soram8.25

Uthi³10.04

Amirtham11.41

Visham1.18

Rogam2.55

Labam4.34

Night

Amirtham6.11

Visham7.33

Rogam8.55

Labam10.18

Dhanam⁴11.41

Sugam⁵1.03

Soram2.24

Uthi3.48

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Guru Vāsara · Śatabhiṣaj (Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā from 5.19 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
Tula	5.11 am	6.36 am
Vrischika	6.36 am	8.31 am
Dhanu	8.31 am	10.46 am
Makara	10.46 am	1.07 pm
Kumbha	1.07 pm	3.25 pm
Meena	3.25 pm	5.43 pm
Mesha	5.43 pm	8.04 pm
Vrishabha	8.04 pm	10.23 pm
Mithuna	10.23 pm	12.27 am
Kataka	12.27 am	2.08 am
Simha	2.08 am	3.34 am
Kanya	3.34 am	4.58 am
Tula	4.58 am	5.10 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru5.11

Sevvai6.16

Suriya7.21

Sukran8.26

Budhan9.31

Chandra10.36

Sani11.41

Guru12.46

Sevvai1.51

Suriya2.56

Sukran4.01

Budhan5.06

Night

Chandra6.11

Sani7.06

Guru8.00

Sevvai8.55

Suriya9.50

Sukran10.45

Budhan11.40

Chandra12.35

Sani1.30

Guru2.25

Sevvai3.20

Suriya4.15

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

Also

	South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil
	In force all day, until Friday 11.35 am