September 2026

Wednesday

Parabhava

Avani

Budhan

Theypirai

Trayodasitill 12.31 pm, then Chaturdasi

Ayilyamtill 3.15 pm, then Magam

Siddha Yogam

Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.00–1.30

Yamagandammorning 7.30–9.00

Kuligaimorning 10.30–12.00

ChandrashtamamUntil 3.15 pm: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 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, 9.06 am to 10.37 am is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 9.15–10.15 am inside it.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 11.31 pm.

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

9.06–10.37 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.13–7.34 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; Bhadra Karanam also runs

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

4.42–6.13 am, from before sunrise

7.34–9.06 am (printed 7.30–9)

10.37 am–12.10 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 10.30–12)

11.45 am–12.35 pm

12.09–1.42 pm (printed 12–1.30)

2.39–4.12 am, early Thursday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 3.15 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 3.15 pm, until Friday 7.09 pm

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara 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

Sunset6.17 pm

Moonrise5.09 am (next day)

Moonset4.55 pm

SunSimha Rasi

MoonKataka Rasi

This day and the next

Masa Sivaratri, the monthly Sivaratri; worship through the night.

Thursday 10 September: Amavasai.

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

Limb	This day	Then
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Trayodasi, till 12.31 pm 16–13 nazhigai	Chaturdasi
	Ayilyam, till 3.15 pm 23–01 nazhigai	Magam
	Shiva Yogam, till 9.52 pm 39–35 nazhigai	Siddha Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 12.31 pm 16–13 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 11.31 pm caution 43–41 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.29–5.15 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	4.42–6.13 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.34–9.06 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.37 am–12.10 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.45 am–12.35 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.09–1.42 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.45–3.14 pm	A favourable window
	2.39–4.12 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam¹6.02

Dhanam²7.35

Sugam9.06

Soram10.37

Visham12.09

Uthi³1.42

Amirtham⁴3.14

Rogam4.45

Night

Uthi6.17

Amirtham7.46

Rogam9.13

Labam10.42

Dhanam12.10

Sugam⁵1.38

Soram3.05

Visham4.34

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Āśleṣā (Maghā from 3.15 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	6.02 am	6.37 am
Kanya	6.37 am	8.37 am
Tula	8.37 am	10.42 am
Vrischika	10.42 am	12.53 pm
Dhanu	12.53 pm	3.00 pm
Makara	3.00 pm	4.55 pm
Kumbha	4.55 pm	6.39 pm
Meena	6.39 pm	8.20 pm
Mesha	8.20 pm	10.10 pm
Vrishabha	10.10 pm	12.13 am
Mithuna	12.13 am	2.24 am
Kataka	2.24 am	4.32 am
Simha	4.32 am	6.02 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.02

Chandra7.03

Sani8.05

Guru9.06

Sevvai10.07

Suriya11.09

Sukran12.10

Budhan1.11

Chandra2.12

Sani3.14

Guru4.15

Sevvai5.16

Night

Suriya6.17

Sukran7.16

Budhan8.15

Chandra9.14

Sani10.12

Guru11.11

Sevvai12.10

Suriya1.08

Sukran2.07

Budhan3.06

Chandra4.05

Sani5.03

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk