September 2026
4
Friday
Parabhava
Avani
19
Velli

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 18 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Theypirai
Ashtamitill 7.44 pm, then Navami
Rohinitill 6.34 pm, then Mirugaseeridam
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 11.18–12.59
Yamagandamevening 4.19–6.01
Kuligaimorning 7.57–9.39
ChandrashtamamUntil 5.49 am (next day): Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.17–7.57night 9.01–10.20

Computed for London, 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, 6.17 am to 7.57 am is the best of the day.

Vajra Yogam runs till 8.18 am Saturday.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for London, 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

6.17–7.57 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.17–7.57 am, inside the clear stretch
9.39–11.02 amClear of every caution
12.33–1.25 pm; Tyajyam, Rahu Kalam and Vajra Yogam also run

Avoid

7.57–9.39 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.02 am–12.34 pm
11.18 am–12.59 pm
4.19–6.01 pm
11.48 pm–1.19 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 5.49 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 5.49 am, until Monday 8.09 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunrise6.17 am
Sunset7.41 pm
Moonrise10.41 pm
Moonset3.38 pm
SunSimha Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for London 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)
Ashtami, till 7.44 pm 33–34 nazhigaiNavami
Rohini, till 6.34 pm 30–40 nazhigaiMirugaseeridam
Harshana Yogam, till 11.14 am 12–21 nazhigaiVajra Yogam
Balava Karanam, till 8.51 am 6–24 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 7.44 pm 33–34 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for London

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.53–5.35 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.57–9.39 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.02 am–12.34 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.18 am–12.59 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.33–1.25 pmWidely used for beginnings
3.34–5.04 pmA favourable window
4.19–6.01 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.48 pm–1.19 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.17
Soram7.57
Uthi19.39
Visham11.18
Amirtham212.59
Rogam2.39
Labam34.20
Dhanam46.01

Night

Rogam7.41
Labam9.01
Dhanam10.21
Sugam511.40
Soram12.59
Uthi2.20
Visham3.39
Amirtham5.00

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Rohiṇī (Mṛgaśīrṣa from 6.34 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
Simha6.17 am7.34 am
Kanya7.34 am10.24 am
Tula10.24 am1.15 pm
Vrischika1.15 pm3.52 pm
Dhanu3.52 pm5.47 pm
Makara5.47 pm7.01 pm
Kumbha7.01 pm7.55 pm
Meena7.55 pm8.46 pm
Mesha8.46 pm9.50 pm
Vrishabha9.50 pm11.28 pm
Mithuna11.28 pm1.51 am
Kataka1.51 am4.40 am
Simha4.40 am6.19 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.17
Budhan7.24
Chandra8.31
Sani9.38
Guru10.45
Sevvai11.52
Suriya12.59
Sukran2.06
Budhan3.13
Chandra4.20
Sani5.27
Guru6.34

Night

Sevvai7.41
Suriya8.34
Sukran9.27
Budhan10.20
Chandra11.13
Sani12.07
Guru1.00
Sevvai1.53
Suriya2.46
Sukran3.39
Budhan4.33
Chandra5.26

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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