September 2026
2
Wednesday
Parabhava
Avani
16
Budhan

Theypirai
Panchamitill 6.13 am, then Shashti
Bharanitill 1.43 am (next day), then Karthigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Sashti Viratham

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.00–1.30
Yamagandammorning 7.30–9.00
Kuligaimorning 10.30–12.00
ChandrashtamamUthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Nalla Neram
morning 9.15–10.15evening 4.45–5.45
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 10.45–11.45evening 6.30–7.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Kumbakonam. 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, 1.45 pm to sunset is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 4.45–5.45 pm inside it.

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


Shastra

Your day

Computed for Kumbakonam, 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

1.45–6.22 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.02–7.34 amClear of every caution
9.08–10.39 amClear of every caution
9.15–10.15 am, inside the clear stretch
10.45–11.45 am; Kuligai also runs
4.45–5.45 pm, inside the clear stretch
6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.34–9.08 am (printed 7.30–9)
10.39 am–12.13 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 10.30–12)
11.47 am–12.37 pm
11.54 am–1.27 pm
12.12–1.45 pm (printed 12–1.30)

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 7.27 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

Sunrise6.02 am
Sunset6.22 pm
Moonrise10.10 pm
Moonset10.10 am
SunSimha Rasi
MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

Sashti Viratham

Thursday 3 September: Karthigai Viratham.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Kumbakonam 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)
Panchami, till 6.13 am 0–27 nazhigai
Shashti, till 4.27 am (next day) 56–00 nazhigai
Saptami
Bharani, till 1.43 am (next day) 49–12 nazhigaiKarthigai
Dhruva Yogam, till 9.12 pm 37–55 nazhigaiVyaghata Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 6.13 am 0–27 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 5.22 pm 28–18 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 4.27 am (next day) 56–00 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.30–5.15 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.34–9.08 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.39 am–12.13 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.47 am–12.37 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.54 am–1.27 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.12–1.45 pmAvoided for new beginnings
9.08–10.39 pmA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam6.02
Dhanam17.35
Sugam9.08
Soram10.39
Visham12.12
Uthi1.45
Amirtham3.17
Rogam4.49

Night

Uthi6.22
Amirtham7.50
Rogam9.16
Labam10.45
Dhanam12.13
Sugam1.40
Soram3.07
Visham4.34

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Pañcamī · Saumya Vāsara · Bharaṇī

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
Simha6.02 am7.05 am
Kanya7.05 am9.04 am
Tula9.04 am11.09 am
Vrischika11.09 am1.21 pm
Dhanu1.21 pm3.28 pm
Makara3.28 pm5.23 pm
Kumbha5.23 pm7.06 pm
Meena7.06 pm8.48 pm
Mesha8.48 pm10.37 pm
Vrishabha10.37 pm12.40 am
Mithuna12.40 am2.52 am
Kataka2.52 am4.59 am
Simha4.59 am6.02 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.02
Chandra7.04
Sani8.06
Guru9.07
Sevvai10.09
Suriya11.11
Sukran12.12
Budhan1.14
Chandra2.15
Sani3.17
Guru4.19
Sevvai5.20

Night

Suriya6.22
Sukran7.20
Budhan8.19
Chandra9.17
Sani10.15
Guru11.14
Sevvai12.12
Suriya1.11
Sukran2.09
Budhan3.07
Chandra4.06
Sani5.04

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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