September 2026

Wednesday

Parabhava

Avani

Budhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 23 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Theypirai

Chaturdasitill 12.04 am (next day), then Amavasai

Magamtill 3.35 am (next day), then Pooram

Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.24–2.59

Yamagandammorning 8.41–10.16

Kuligaimorning 11.49–1.25

ChandrashtamamUthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.07–8.41evening 7.42–9.07

Computed for Frisco, in US Central time (CDT). 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, 5.42 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 1.01 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Frisco, 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

5.42–7.42 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.07–8.41 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

2.59–4.09 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.41–10.16 am

11.49 am–1.25 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

12.59–1.50 pm

1.24–2.59 pm

4.09–5.42 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 8.39 am

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise7.07 am

Sunset7.42 pm

Moonrise6.37 am (next day)

Moonset6.51 pm

SunSimha Rasi

MoonSimha Rasi, from 4.45 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Thursday 10 September: Amavasai.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Frisco 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
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Chaturdasi, till 12.04 am (next day) 42–21 nazhigai	Amavasai
	Magam, till 3.35 am (next day) 51–09 nazhigai	Pooram
	Shiva Yogam, till 11.22 am 10–39 nazhigai	Siddha Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 1.01 pm caution 14–44 nazhigai Shakuni Karanam, till 12.04 am (next day) 42–21 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Frisco

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.36–6.21 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.41–10.16 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.49 am–1.25 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.59–1.50 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.24–2.59 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.09–5.42 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.18–2.49 am	A favourable window
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam¹7.07

Dhanam²8.42

Sugam³10.16

Soram11.49

Visham1.24

Uthi⁴2.59

Amirtham⁵4.33

Rogam6.07

Night

Uthi7.42

Amirtham9.08

Rogam10.33

Labam11.59

Dhanam1.25

Sugam2.51

Soram4.16

Visham5.41

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Maghā

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
Simha	7.07 am	7.46 am
Kanya	7.46 am	10.07 am
Tula	10.07 am	12.31 pm
Vrischika	12.31 pm	2.52 pm
Dhanu	2.52 pm	4.55 pm
Makara	4.55 pm	6.33 pm
Kumbha	6.33 pm	7.56 pm
Meena	7.56 pm	9.16 pm
Mesha	9.16 pm	10.46 pm
Vrishabha	10.46 pm	12.40 am
Mithuna	12.40 am	2.55 am
Kataka	2.55 am	5.20 am
Simha	5.20 am	7.07 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan7.07

Chandra8.10

Sani9.13

Guru10.16

Sevvai11.18

Suriya12.21

Sukran1.24

Budhan2.27

Chandra3.30

Sani4.33

Guru5.36

Sevvai6.39

Night

Suriya7.42

Sukran8.39

Budhan9.36

Chandra10.33

Sani11.30

Guru12.27

Sevvai1.25

Suriya2.22

Sukran3.19

Budhan4.16

Chandra5.13

Sani6.10

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk