October 2026
22
Thursday
Parabhava
Aippasi
5
Viyazhan
Valarpirai
Dwadasitill 5.06 am (next day), then Trayodasi
Sathayamtill 11.19 am, then Poorattathi
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.06–2.37
Yamagandammorning 5.39–7.09
Kuligaimorning 8.37–10.08
ChandrashtamamUntil 5.35 am (next day): Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 10.08–11.37night 10.07–11.37

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, 10.08 am to 1.06 pm is the best of the day.

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

10.08 am–1.06 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.09–8.37 amClear of every caution
10.08–11.37 am, inside the clear stretch
11.14 am–12.00 pm
2.37–5.35 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

5.39–7.09 am
8.37–10.08 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.06–2.37 pm
5.46–7.24 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 5.35 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 5.35 am, until Sunday 9.53 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise5.39 am
Sunset5.35 pm
Moonrise3.00 pm
Moonset3.12 am (next day)
SunTula Rasi
MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Friday 23 October: Pradosham.

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)
Dwadasi, till 5.06 am (next day) 58–39 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Sathayam, till 11.19 am 14–11 nazhigaiPoorattathi
Vriddhi Yogam, till 2.10 pm 21–17 nazhigaiDhruva Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 5.19 pm 29–09 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 5.06 am (next day) 58–39 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Georgetown

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.03–4.50 amPrayer, meditation, study
5.39–7.09 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.37–10.08 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.14 am–12.00 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.06–2.37 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.46–7.24 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.29–5.05 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam15.39
Sugam7.09
Soram8.37
Uthi10.08
Amirtham11.38
Visham1.06
Rogam2.36
Labam4.06

Night

Amirtham25.35
Visham7.05
Rogam8.36
Labam10.07
Dhanam11.38
Sugam1.08
Soram2.37
Uthi4.09

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Guru Vāsara · Śatabhiṣaj (Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā from 11.19 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
Tula5.39 am7.26 am
Vrischika7.26 am9.35 am
Dhanu9.35 am11.43 am
Makara11.43 am1.41 pm
Kumbha1.41 pm3.28 pm
Meena3.28 pm5.13 pm
Mesha5.13 pm7.05 pm
Vrishabha7.05 pm9.10 pm
Mithuna9.10 pm11.20 pm
Kataka11.20 pm1.26 am
Simha1.26 am3.23 am
Kanya3.23 am5.20 am
Tula5.20 am5.39 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru5.39
Sevvai6.39
Suriya7.38
Sukran8.38
Budhan9.38
Chandra10.37
Sani11.37
Guru12.37
Sevvai1.36
Suriya2.36
Sukran3.36
Budhan4.35

Night

Chandra5.35
Sani6.35
Guru7.36
Sevvai8.36
Suriya9.36
Sukran10.37
Budhan11.37
Chandra12.37
Sani1.38
Guru2.38
Sevvai3.38
Suriya4.39

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil
In force all day, until Friday 5.35 am

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