October 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Aippasi

Viyazhan

Valarpirai

Dwadasitill 5.06 am (next day), then Trayodasi

Sathayamtill 11.19 am, then Poorattathi

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.01–3.24

Yamagandammorning 7.15–8.37

Kuligaimorning 9.57–11.19

ChandrashtamamUntil 5.35 am (next day): Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 11.19–12.40night 7.24–7.44

Computed for Jersey City, 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, 11.19 am to 2.01 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 Jersey City, 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

11.19 am–2.01 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.37–9.57 amClear of every caution

11.19 am–12.40 pm, inside the clear stretch

12.19–1.02 pm

3.24–5.46 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.15–8.37 am

9.57–11.19 am, what begins now is said to repeat

2.01–3.24 pm

5.46–7.24 pm

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

Sunrise7.15 am

Sunset6.06 pm

Moonrise4.18 pm

Moonset4.15 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 Jersey City's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Jersey City 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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Dwadasi, till 5.06 am (next day) 54–36 nazhigai	Trayodasi
	Sathayam, till 11.19 am 10–10 nazhigai	Poorattathi
	Vriddhi Yogam, till 2.10 pm 17–16 nazhigai	Dhruva Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 5.19 pm 25–08 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 5.06 am (next day) 54–36 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Jersey City

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.30–6.22 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.15–8.37 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.57–11.19 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.19–1.02 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.01–3.24 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.46–7.24 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.29–5.05 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹7.15

Sugam8.37

Soram9.57

Uthi11.19

Amirtham12.41

Visham2.01

Rogam3.23

Labam²4.45

Night

Amirtham³6.06

Visham7.44

Rogam9.23

Labam11.03

Dhanam12.41

Sugam2.20

Soram3.58

Uthi5.38

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam; 2 Tyajyam; 3 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 sign	From	To
Tula	7.15 am	9.28 am
Vrischika	9.28 am	11.54 am
Dhanu	11.54 am	1.54 pm
Makara	1.54 pm	3.25 pm
Kumbha	3.25 pm	4.38 pm
Meena	4.38 pm	5.48 pm
Mesha	5.48 pm	7.10 pm
Vrishabha	7.10 pm	8.58 pm
Mithuna	8.58 pm	11.16 pm
Kataka	11.16 pm	1.48 am
Simha	1.48 am	4.20 am
Kanya	4.20 am	6.51 am
Tula	6.51 am	7.16 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru7.15

Sevvai8.09

Suriya9.03

Sukran9.58

Budhan10.52

Chandra11.46

Sani12.40

Guru1.35

Sevvai2.29

Suriya3.23

Sukran4.17

Budhan5.12

Night

Chandra6.06

Sani7.12

Guru8.17

Sevvai9.23

Suriya10.29

Sukran11.35

Budhan12.41

Chandra1.47

Sani2.53

Guru3.58

Sevvai5.04

Suriya6.10

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