October 2026
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Tuesday
Parabhava
Aippasi
3
Sevvai
Valarpirai
Dasamitill 4.42 am (next day), then Ekadasi
Thiruvonamtill 8.32 am, then Avittam
Siddha Yogam

Vijayadasami

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.26–4.49
Yamagandammorning 9.58–11.21
Kuligaiafternoon 12.42–2.05
ChandrashtamamUntil 9.31 pm: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 11.21–12.42night 7.49–9.26

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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Shoola Yogam runs till 3.21 pm; Ganda Yogam runs till 3.04 pm Wednesday. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer a good part of the Gowri Panchangam and ask your family's jyotishi.

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

11.21 am–12.42 pm; Shoola Yogam also runs
12.21–1.04 pm; Kuligai, Tyajyam and Shoola Yogam also run

Avoid

9.25–10.09 am
9.58–11.21 am
12.42–2.05 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.49–2.34 pm
3.26–4.49 pm
11.24 pm–12.17 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 9.31 pm

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 9.31 pm, until Friday 5.35 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

Sunrise7.14 am
Sunset6.10 pm
Moonrise3.34 pm
Moonset2.05 am (next day)
SunTula Rasi
MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

Vijayadasami, the tenth day; Vidyarambham and new beginnings.

Wednesday 21 October: Ekadasi.

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
Sevvai (Tuesday)
Dasami, till 4.42 am (next day) 53–39 nazhigaiEkadasi
Thiruvonam, till 8.32 am 3–16 nazhigaiAvittam
Shoola Yogam, till 3.21 pm caution 20–14 nazhigaiGanda Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 4.07 pm 22–11 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 4.42 am (next day) 53–39 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.30–6.21 amPrayer, meditation, study
9.25–10.09 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.58–11.21 amAvoided for new beginnings
12.21–1.04 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.42–2.05 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.49–2.34 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.26–4.49 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.09 pm–12.51 amA favourable window
11.24 pm–12.17 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam7.14
Labam18.36
Dhanam29.59
Sugam311.21
Soram12.42
Uthi42.05
Visham3.26
Amirtham54.49

Night

Soram6.10
Uthi7.49
Visham9.26
Amirtham611.05
Rogam12.42
Labam2.21
Dhanam3.59
Sugam5.37

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Durmuhurtham and Shoola Yogam; 2 Durmuhurtham, Yamagandam and Shoola Yogam; 3 Shoola Yogam; 4 Tyajyam, Shoola Yogam and Ganda Yogam; 5 Ganda Yogam; 6 Durmuhurtham.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Daśamī · Bhauma Vāsara · Śravaṇa (Dhaniṣṭhā from 8.32 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
Tula7.14 am9.37 am
Vrischika9.37 am12.02 pm
Dhanu12.02 pm2.03 pm
Makara2.03 pm3.34 pm
Kumbha3.34 pm4.47 pm
Meena4.47 pm5.57 pm
Mesha5.57 pm7.20 pm
Vrishabha7.20 pm9.08 pm
Mithuna9.08 pm11.26 pm
Kataka11.26 pm1.58 am
Simha1.58 am4.29 am
Kanya4.29 am7.00 am
Tula7.00 am7.15 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai7.14
Suriya8.09
Sukran9.03
Budhan9.58
Chandra10.53
Sani11.47
Guru12.42
Sevvai1.37
Suriya2.32
Sukran3.26
Budhan4.21
Chandra5.16

Night

Sani6.10
Guru7.16
Sevvai8.21
Suriya9.27
Sukran10.32
Budhan11.37
Chandra12.43
Sani1.48
Guru2.53
Sevvai3.59
Suriya5.04
Sukran6.10

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk
In force from 9.30 pm, until Tuesday 5.35 am

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