September 2026
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Monday
Parabhava
Avani
22
Thingal

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 21 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Theypirai
Ekadasitill 7.35 am, then Dwadasi
Punarpoosamtill 8.44 am, then Poosam
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 8.06–9.43
Yamagandammorning 11.19–12.56
Kuligaiafternoon 2.31–4.08
ChandrashtamamMoolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 5.44–7.20night 10.08–11.31

Computed for Edison, 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, 9.43 am to 11.19 am is the best of the day.

Parigha Yogam runs till 3.11 pm Tuesday.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Edison, 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

9.43–11.19 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.31–8.06 amClear of every caution
12.30–1.20 pm; Yamagandam also runs
12.56–1.20 pmShort clear window
2.13–2.31 pmShort clear window
5.43–6.08 pmShort clear window
5.44–7.20 pm; Parigha Yogam also runs

Avoid

8.06–9.43 am
11.19 am–12.56 pm
1.20–2.13 pm
2.31–4.08 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
3.54–4.47 pm
4.12–5.43 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Wednesday 5.45 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu 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

Sunrise6.31 am
Sunset7.20 pm
Moonrise3.28 am (next day)
Moonset5.27 pm
SunSimha Rasi
MoonKataka Rasi, from 3.09 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Tuesday 8 September: Pradosham.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Edison 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
Thingal (Monday)
Ekadasi, till 7.35 am 2–40 nazhigai
Dwadasi, till 5.13 am (next day) 56–45 nazhigai		Trayodasi
Punarpoosam, till 8.44 am 5–34 nazhigaiPoosam
Variyan Yogam, till 6.08 pm 29–03 nazhigaiParigha Yogam
Balava Karanam, till 7.35 am 2–40 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 6.23 pm 29–41 nazhigai
Taitila Karanam, till 5.13 am (next day) 56–45 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.02–5.45 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.31–7.59 am
1.11–2.40 am		A favourable window
8.06–9.43 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.19 am–12.56 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.30–1.20 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.20–2.13 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.31–4.08 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
3.54–4.47 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.12–5.43 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham6.31
Visham8.06
Rogam9.42
Labam111.20
Dhanam212.56
Sugam32.32
Soram4.07
Uthi45.44

Night

Sugam7.20
Soram8.43
Uthi10.08
Amirtham11.32
Visham12.55
Rogam2.19
Labam3.44
Dhanam5.08

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Indu Vāsara · Punarvasu (Puṣya from 8.44 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 signFromTo
Simha6.31 am7.22 am
Kanya7.22 am9.53 am
Tula9.53 am12.26 pm
Vrischika12.26 pm2.52 pm
Dhanu2.52 pm4.52 pm
Makara4.52 pm6.23 pm
Kumbha6.23 pm7.36 pm
Meena7.36 pm8.46 pm
Mesha8.46 pm10.09 pm
Vrishabha10.09 pm11.57 pm
Mithuna11.57 pm2.15 am
Kataka2.15 am4.47 am
Simha4.47 am6.31 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.31
Sani7.35
Guru8.39
Sevvai9.43
Suriya10.47
Sukran11.51
Budhan12.55
Chandra1.59
Sani3.03
Guru4.08
Sevvai5.12
Suriya6.16

Night

Sukran7.20
Budhan8.16
Chandra9.12
Sani10.08
Guru11.04
Sevvai12.00
Suriya12.56
Sukran1.52
Budhan2.48
Chandra3.44
Sani4.40
Guru5.36

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd

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