September 2026
3
Thursday
Parabhava
Avani
18
Viyazhan

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

Theypirai
Saptamitill 4.56 pm, then Ashtami
Karthigaitill 3.00 pm, then Rohini
Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.23–2.56
Yamagandammorning 5.45–7.17
Kuligaimorning 8.48–10.21
ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.17–8.48evening 5.59–7.27

Computed for Georgetown, in Guyana time. 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 5.58 am; Vyaghata Yogam runs till 9.04 am.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Georgetown, 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

2.56–5.59 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.17–8.48 am; Vyaghata Yogam also runs
10.21 am–1.23 pmClear of every caution
11.28 am–12.16 pm

Avoid

5.45–7.17 am
8.48–10.21 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.23–2.56 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 12.49 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula 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

Sunrise5.45 am
Sunset5.59 pm
Moonrise11.16 pm
Moonset11.05 am
SunSimha Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Georgetown 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)
Saptami, till 4.56 pm 27–58 nazhigaiAshtami
Karthigai, till 3.00 pm 23–07 nazhigaiRohini
Vyaghata Yogam, till 9.04 am caution 8–16 nazhigaiHarshana Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 5.58 am caution 0–33 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 4.56 pm 27–58 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 3.51 am (next day) 55–16 nazhigai
Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Georgetown

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.11–4.57 amPrayer, meditation, study
5.45–7.17 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.48–10.21 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.28 am–12.16 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.43–2.14 pmA favourable window
1.23–2.56 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam15.45
Sugam27.17
Soram8.48
Uthi10.21
Amirtham11.52
Visham1.23
Rogam2.55
Labam4.28

Night

Amirtham5.59
Visham7.27
Rogam8.55
Labam10.24
Dhanam11.52
Sugam1.21
Soram2.48
Uthi4.17

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Saptamī · Guru Vāsara · Kṛttikā (Rohiṇī from 3.00 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 signFromTo
Simha5.45 am6.40 am
Kanya6.40 am8.36 am
Tula8.36 am10.38 am
Vrischika10.38 am12.48 pm
Dhanu12.48 pm2.56 pm
Makara2.56 pm4.53 pm
Kumbha4.53 pm6.40 pm
Meena6.40 pm8.25 pm
Mesha8.25 pm10.18 pm
Vrishabha10.18 pm12.22 am
Mithuna12.22 am2.33 am
Kataka2.33 am4.38 am
Simha4.38 am5.45 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru5.45
Sevvai6.46
Suriya7.47
Sukran8.48
Budhan9.50
Chandra10.51
Sani11.52
Guru12.53
Sevvai1.54
Suriya2.55
Sukran3.57
Budhan4.58

Night

Chandra5.59
Sani6.58
Guru7.57
Sevvai8.55
Suriya9.54
Sukran10.53
Budhan11.52
Chandra12.51
Sani1.49
Guru2.48
Sevvai3.47
Suriya4.46

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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