October 2026

Saturday

Parabhava

Aippasi

Sani

Theypirai

Shashtitill 1.28 pm, then Saptami

Punarpoosamtill 2.10 am (next day), then Poosam

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 8.35–10.14

Yamagandamafternoon 1.29–3.08

Kuligaimorning 5.19–6.58

ChandrashtamamUntil 8.31 pm: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, KettaiThen: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.14–11.51evening 6.24–7.45

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

For anything new, 10.14 am to 1.27 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 12.23 am Sunday.

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

10.14 am–1.27 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.04–8.35 amClear of every caution

10.14–11.51 am, inside the clear stretch

11.26 am–12.17 pm

Avoid

5.19–6.58 am, what begins now is said to repeat

5.19–7.04 am

8.35–10.14 am

1.29–3.08 pm

2.56–4.26 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 8.31 pm

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika Rasi.

Then

from 8.31 pm, until Tuesday 12.17 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu 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

Sunrise5.19 am

Sunset6.24 pm

Moonrise12.17 am (next day)

Moonset9.50 am

SunTula Rasi

MoonMithuna 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
	Sani (Saturday)
	Shashti, till 1.28 pm 20–23 nazhigai	Saptami
	Punarpoosam, till 2.10 am (next day) 52–09 nazhigai	Poosam
	Siddha Yogam, till 2.02 pm 21–47 nazhigai	Sadhya Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 1.28 pm 20–23 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 12.23 am (next day) caution 47–39 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Johannesburg

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.52–4.35 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.19–6.58 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	5.19–7.04 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.35–10.14 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.26 am–12.17 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.29–3.08 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.56–4.26 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.56 pm–1.24 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram5.19

Uthi¹6.58

Visham8.35

Amirtham10.14

Rogam11.51

Labam²1.30

Dhanam³3.08

Sugam⁴4.47

Night

Labam6.24

Dhanam7.46

Sugam9.08

Soram10.29

Uthi11.52

Visham1.13

Amirtham2.35

Soram3.56

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Sthira Vāsara · Punarvasu

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	5.19 am	6.19 am
Vrischika	6.19 am	8.15 am
Dhanu	8.15 am	10.30 am
Makara	10.30 am	12.48 pm
Kumbha	12.48 pm	3.03 pm
Meena	3.03 pm	5.16 pm
Mesha	5.16 pm	7.34 pm
Vrishabha	7.34 pm	9.51 pm
Mithuna	9.51 pm	11.56 pm
Kataka	11.56 pm	1.40 am
Simha	1.40 am	3.10 am
Kanya	3.10 am	4.37 am
Tula	4.37 am	5.18 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani5.19

Guru6.24

Sevvai7.30

Suriya8.35

Sukran9.41

Budhan10.46

Chandra11.52

Sani12.57

Guru2.02

Sevvai3.08

Suriya4.13

Sukran5.19

Night

Budhan6.24

Chandra7.19

Sani8.13

Guru9.08

Sevvai10.02

Suriya10.57

Sukran11.51

Budhan12.46

Chandra1.40

Sani2.35

Guru3.29

Sevvai4.24

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd