October 2026
28
Wednesday
Parabhava
Aippasi
11
Budhan
Theypirai
Tritiyaitill 3.37 pm, then Chaturthi
Rohinitill 1.42 am (next day), then Mirugaseeridam
Siddha Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.39–2.00
Yamagandammorning 8.41–10.01
Kuligaimorning 11.20–12.40
ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.22–8.41evening 5.58–6.26

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, 3.38 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 3.38 pm.

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

3.38–5.58 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.22–8.41 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

8.41–10.01 am
11.20 am–12.40 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.18–1.01 pm
12.39–2.00 pm
6.26–7.54 pm, in the evening
6.48–8.16 am, early Thursday

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 12.37 pm

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

Sunrise7.22 am
Sunset5.58 pm
Moonrise7.35 pm
Moonset10.26 am
SunTula Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

Sankatahara Chaturthi, Ganesha worship; the fast ends at moonrise.

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
Budhan (Wednesday)
Tritiyai, till 3.37 pm 20–38 nazhigaiChaturthi
Rohini, till 1.42 am (next day) 45–48 nazhigaiMirugaseeridam
Variyan Yogam, till 6.11 pm 27–01 nazhigaiParigha Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 3.38 pm caution 20–38 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 2.08 am (next day) 46–53 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Jersey City

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.35–6.28 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.41–10.01 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.20 am–12.40 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.18–1.01 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.39–2.00 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.26–7.54 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.48 pm–12.14 amA favourable window
6.48–8.16 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam17.22
Dhanam28.42
Sugam310.01
Soram11.20
Visham12.39
Uthi42.00
Amirtham53.19
Rogam4.38

Night

Uthi65.58
Amirtham77.39
Rogam9.18
Labam11.00
Dhanam12.41
Sugam2.21
Soram4.01
Visham5.42

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 Bhadra Karanam; 5 Bhadra Karanam; 6 Tyajyam; 7 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Saumya Vāsara · Rohiṇī

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
Tula7.22 am9.04 am
Vrischika9.04 am11.30 am
Dhanu11.30 am1.31 pm
Makara1.31 pm3.01 pm
Kumbha3.01 pm4.14 pm
Meena4.14 pm5.24 pm
Mesha5.24 pm6.46 pm
Vrishabha6.46 pm8.35 pm
Mithuna8.35 pm10.53 pm
Kataka10.53 pm1.25 am
Simha1.25 am3.56 am
Kanya3.56 am6.28 am
Tula6.28 am7.23 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan7.22
Chandra8.15
Sani9.08
Guru10.01
Sevvai10.54
Suriya11.47
Sukran12.40
Budhan1.33
Chandra2.26
Sani3.19
Guru4.12
Sevvai5.05

Night

Suriya5.58
Sukran7.05
Budhan8.12
Chandra9.19
Sani10.26
Guru11.33
Sevvai12.40
Suriya1.47
Sukran2.54
Budhan4.02
Chandra5.09
Sani6.16

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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