October 2026
26
Monday
Parabhava
Aippasi
9
Thingal

Theypirai
Prathamaitill 9.32 pm, then Dwitiyai
Ashwinitill 8.11 am, then Bharani
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 8.39–10.00
Yamagandammorning 11.19–12.40
Kuligaiafternoon 1.59–3.21
ChandrashtamamUthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.19–8.39evening 6.27–7.40

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, 7.19 am to 8.39 am 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

7.19–8.39 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.19–8.39 am, inside the clear stretch
10.00–11.19 amClear of every caution
12.19–1.01 pm; Yamagandam also runs
12.40–1.01 pmShort clear window
1.44–1.59 pmShort clear window
3.53–4.58 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.39–10.00 am
11.19 am–12.40 pm
1.01–1.44 pm
1.59–3.21 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
3.09–3.53 pm
4.58–6.27 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 11.37 am

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya 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

Sunrise7.19 am
Sunset6.00 pm
Moonrise6.04 pm
Moonset7.51 am
SunTula Rasi
MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

LimbThis dayThen
Thingal (Monday)
Prathamai, till 9.32 pm 35–30 nazhigaiDwitiyai
Ashwini, till 8.11 am 2–10 nazhigai
Bharani, till 6.09 am (next day) 57–02 nazhigai
Karthigai
Siddhi Yogam, till 1.23 am (next day) 45–08 nazhigaiVyatipata Yogam
Balava Karanam, till 10.54 am 8–57 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 9.32 pm 35–30 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Jersey City

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.34–6.26 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.39–10.00 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.19 am–12.40 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.19–1.01 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.01–1.44 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.59–3.21 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
3.09–3.53 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.58–6.27 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.46–3.13 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham7.19
Visham8.39
Rogam9.59
Labam111.20
Dhanam212.40
Sugam32.00
Soram3.20
Uthi44.41

Night

Sugam56.00
Soram7.40
Uthi9.21
Amirtham11.01
Visham12.40
Rogam2.20
Labam4.01
Dhanam5.41

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Prathamā · Indu Vāsara · Aśvinī (Bharaṇī from 8.11 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
Tula7.19 am9.12 am
Vrischika9.12 am11.38 am
Dhanu11.38 am1.39 pm
Makara1.39 pm3.09 pm
Kumbha3.09 pm4.22 pm
Meena4.22 pm5.32 pm
Mesha5.32 pm6.54 pm
Vrishabha6.54 pm8.42 pm
Mithuna8.42 pm11.00 pm
Kataka11.00 pm1.32 am
Simha1.32 am4.04 am
Kanya4.04 am6.35 am
Tula6.35 am7.21 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra7.19
Sani8.13
Guru9.06
Sevvai10.00
Suriya10.53
Sukran11.46
Budhan12.40
Chandra1.33
Sani2.27
Guru3.20
Sevvai4.13
Suriya5.07

Night

Sukran6.00
Budhan7.07
Chandra8.14
Sani9.20
Guru10.27
Sevvai11.34
Suriya12.40
Sukran1.47
Budhan2.54
Chandra4.00
Sani5.07
Guru6.14

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd

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