September 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Avani

Nyayiru

Valarpirai

Dwitiyaitill 7.09 am, then Tritiyai

Hasthamtill 1.07 pm, then Chithirai

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamevening 4.30–6.00

Yamagandamafternoon 12.00–1.30

Kuligaiafternoon 3.00–4.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 1.27 am (next day): Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 7.45–8.45afternoon 3.15–4.15

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45afternoon 1.30–2.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Kanchipuram. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Kuligai, Nalla Neram and Soolam as Tamil calendars print them. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 6.00 am to 12.07 pm is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 7.45–8.45 am inside it.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Kanchipuram, to the minute. Use the printed times on the sheet for daily life; use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham. Where they differ, the printed time is shown in brackets.

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

6.00 am–12.07 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.45–8.45 am, inside the clear stretch

10.45–11.45 am, inside the clear stretch

11.43 am–12.31 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.30–2.30 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.39–3.10 pmClear of every caution

3.15–4.15 pm; Kuligai also runs

Avoid

12.07–1.39 pm (printed 12–1.30)

3.10–4.43 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 3–4.30)

4.36–5.26 pm

4.42–6.15 pm (printed 4.30–6)

9.23–11.03 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 1.27 am

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 1.27 am, until Wednesday 10.50 am

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Sunrise6.00 am

Sunset6.14 pm

Moonrise7.43 am

Moonset7.37 pm

SunSimha Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Monday 14 September: Vinayagar Chaturthi.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Kanchipuram 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)
	Dwitiyai, till 7.09 am 2–52 nazhigai	Tritiyai
	Hastham, till 1.07 pm 17–48 nazhigai	Chithirai
	Shukla Yogam, till 1.43 pm 19–18 nazhigai	Brahma Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 7.09 am 2–52 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 7.03 pm 32–38 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kanchipuram

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.27–5.13 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.05–8.41 am	A favourable window
	11.43 am–12.31 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.07–1.39 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.10–4.43 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.36–5.26 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.42–6.15 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.23–11.03 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi6.00

Amirtham7.32

Rogam9.03

Labam10.36

Dhanam¹12.08

Sugam1.39

Soram3.10

Visham4.42

Night

Dhanam²6.14

Sugam7.43

Soram9.10

Visham10.38

Uthi12.08

Amirtham1.36

Rogam3.03

Labam4.32

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam; 2 Rahu Kalam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Bhānu Vāsara · Hasta (Citrā from 1.07 pm, 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
Simha	6.00 am	6.20 am
Kanya	6.20 am	8.21 am
Tula	8.21 am	10.28 am
Vrischika	10.28 am	12.39 pm
Dhanu	12.39 pm	2.47 pm
Makara	2.47 pm	4.40 pm
Kumbha	4.40 pm	6.22 pm
Meena	6.22 pm	8.02 pm
Mesha	8.02 pm	9.50 pm
Vrishabha	9.50 pm	11.52 pm
Mithuna	11.52 pm	2.04 am
Kataka	2.04 am	4.13 am
Simha	4.13 am	6.00 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.00

Sukran7.01

Budhan8.02

Chandra9.04

Sani10.05

Guru11.06

Sevvai12.07

Suriya1.08

Sukran2.09

Budhan3.11

Chandra4.12

Sani5.13

Night

Guru6.14

Sevvai7.13

Suriya8.12

Sukran9.11

Budhan10.09

Chandra11.08

Sani12.07

Guru1.06

Sevvai2.05

Suriya3.04

Sukran4.02

Budhan5.01

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery