October 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Aippasi

Nyayiru

Valarpirai

Ashtamitill 7.22 am (next day), then Navami

Pooradamtill 9.19 am, then Uthiradam

Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Rahu Kalamevening 4.40–6.17

Yamagandammorning 11.53–1.29

Kuligaiafternoon 3.04–4.41

ChandrashtamamUntil 4.04 pm: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.30–7.05night 8.04–9.04

Computed for Johannesburg, in South Africa time (SAST). 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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 6.13 pm. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer a good part of the Gowri Panchangam and ask your family's jyotishi.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Johannesburg, 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

5.30–7.05 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

11.28 am–12.18 pm; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run

Avoid

11.53 am–1.29 pm

3.04–4.41 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.34–5.26 pm

4.40–6.17 pm

6.15–8.04 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 4.04 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 4.04 pm, until Wednesday 3.31 am

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise5.30 am

Sunset6.16 pm

Moonrise11.09 am

Moonset1.07 am (next day)

SunTula Rasi

MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Johannesburg 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
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Ashtami, till 7.22 am (next day) 64–43 nazhigai	Navami
	Pooradam, till 9.19 am 9–33 nazhigai	Uthiradam
	Sukarma Yogam, till 8.26 pm 37–22 nazhigai	Dhriti Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 6.13 pm caution 31–48 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Johannesburg

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.55–5.42 am 5.00–6.46 am	A favourable window
	4.01–4.45 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	11.28 am–12.18 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	11.53 am–1.29 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.04–4.41 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.34–5.26 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.40–6.17 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.15–8.04 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi¹5.30

Amirtham²7.06

Rogam8.41

Labam³10.18

Dhanam⁴11.54

Sugam⁵1.29

Soram3.04

Visham4.40

Night

Dhanam⁶6.16

Sugam⁷7.41

Soram9.04

Visham10.28

Uthi11.53

Amirtham1.17

Rogam2.40

Labam4.05

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Bhadra Karanam; 2 Bhadra Karanam; 3 Bhadra Karanam; 4 Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam; 5 Bhadra Karanam; 6 Rahu Kalam and Tyajyam; 7 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Bhānu Vāsara · Pūrvāṣāḍhā (Uttarāṣāḍhā from 9.19 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
Kanya	5.30 am	5.32 am
Tula	5.32 am	7.10 am
Vrischika	7.10 am	9.07 am
Dhanu	9.07 am	11.21 am
Makara	11.21 am	1.39 pm
Kumbha	1.39 pm	3.54 pm
Meena	3.54 pm	6.08 pm
Mesha	6.08 pm	8.25 pm
Vrishabha	8.25 pm	10.42 pm
Mithuna	10.42 pm	12.47 am
Kataka	12.47 am	2.31 am
Simha	2.31 am	4.01 am
Kanya	4.01 am	5.28 am
Tula	5.28 am	5.29 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya5.30

Sukran6.34

Budhan7.38

Chandra8.42

Sani9.45

Guru10.49

Sevvai11.53

Suriya12.57

Sukran2.01

Budhan3.05

Chandra4.09

Sani5.13

Night

Guru6.16

Sevvai7.12

Suriya8.09

Sukran9.05

Budhan10.01

Chandra10.57

Sani11.53

Guru12.49

Sevvai1.45

Suriya2.41

Sukran3.37

Budhan4.33

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery