October 2026
23
Friday
Parabhava
Aippasi
6
Velli
Valarpirai
Dwadasitill 10.06 am, then Trayodasi
Poorattathitill 4.33 pm, then Uthirattathi
Siddha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalammorning 11.32–12.49
Yamagandamafternoon 3.20–4.37
Kuligaimorning 9.00–10.17
ChandrashtamamUntil 10.35 am: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter
Keezhnokku Naaldownward day
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.44–9.00night 7.37–9.21

Computed for Leicester, in UK time (BST). 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, 12.49 pm to 3.20 pm is the best of the day.

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 3.32 pm Saturday.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Leicester, 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

12.49–3.20 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.44–9.00 amClear of every caution
7.44–9.00 am, inside the clear stretch
10.17–11.32 amClear of every caution
12.29–1.08 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs
4.37–5.38 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

9.00–10.17 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.32 am–12.49 pm
3.20–4.37 pm
1.56–3.31 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 10.35 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 10.35 am, until Sunday 1.53 pm

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise7.44 am
Sunset5.53 pm
Moonrise4.43 pm
Moonset5.25 am (next day)
SunTula Rasi
MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Leicester 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
Velli (Friday)
Dwadasi, till 10.06 am 5–55 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Poorattathi, till 4.33 pm 22–01 nazhigaiUthirattathi
Dhruva Yogam, till 5.39 pm 24–44 nazhigaiVyaghata Yogam
Balava Karanam, till 10.06 am 5–55 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 9.43 pm 34–53 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Leicester

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.54–6.48 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.29–10.05 amA favourable window
9.00–10.17 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.32 am–12.49 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.29–1.08 pmWidely used for beginnings
3.20–4.37 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.56–3.31 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam7.44
Soram9.00
Uthi10.17
Visham11.32
Amirtham12.49
Rogam2.04
Labam13.21
Dhanam24.37

Night

Rogam5.53
Labam7.37
Dhanam9.22
Sugam11.06
Soram12.49
Uthi32.34
Visham4.17
Amirtham6.02

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā (Uttaraproṣṭhapadā from 4.33 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 signFromTo
Tula7.44 am10.11 am
Vrischika10.11 am12.49 pm
Dhanu12.49 pm2.44 pm
Makara2.44 pm3.56 pm
Kumbha3.56 pm4.47 pm
Meena4.47 pm5.36 pm
Mesha5.36 pm6.37 pm
Vrishabha6.37 pm8.13 pm
Mithuna8.13 pm10.37 pm
Kataka10.37 pm1.28 am
Simha1.28 am4.21 am
Kanya4.21 am7.14 am
Tula7.14 am7.46 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.44
Budhan8.35
Chandra9.26
Sani10.16
Guru11.07
Sevvai11.58
Suriya12.48
Sukran1.39
Budhan2.30
Chandra3.21
Sani4.11
Guru5.02

Night

Sevvai5.53
Suriya7.02
Sukran8.12
Budhan9.21
Chandra10.31
Sani11.40
Guru12.49
Sevvai1.59
Suriya3.08
Sukran4.18
Budhan5.27
Chandra6.37

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

Also

A downward day, by the sunrise nakshatram, Poorattathi
West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
In force all day, until 10.35 am

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