Tamil Nadu calendars show Purattasi 9 on this day. Here Purattasi began a day earlier, on Thursday 17 September.
Valarpirai
Pournamitill 5.49 pm, then Prathamai
Poorattathitill 7.02 am, then Uthirattathi
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Pournami · Uma Maheswara Vratam · Second Purattasi Saturday
Rahu Kalammorning 9.51–11.22
Yamagandamafternoon 2.21–3.51
Kuligaimorning 6.53–8.23
ChandrashtamamMagam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter
Keezhnokku Naaldownward day
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 11.22–12.51evening 6.50–8.20
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, 11.22 am to 2.21 pm is the best of the day.
Ganda Yogam runs till 8.48 am.
This is Purattasi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. Mahalaya Paksham begins the next day, or on this day in some families. Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.
No kolam on this sheet: it is a sraddham day.
Shastra
Your day
Computed for London, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.
The day at a glance
Avoid
Caution Karanam, Yogam
Good time Gowri Nalla Neram
All clear no caution
Nazhigai
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
11.22 am–2.21 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.48–9.51 amClear of every caution
11.22 am–12.51 pm, inside the clear stretch
12.28–1.15 pm
3.51–4.28 pmShort clear window
6.04–6.50 pmShort clear window
Avoid
6.53–8.23 am, what begins now is said to repeat
6.53–8.29 am
9.51–11.22 am
2.21–3.51 pm
4.28–6.04 pm
Chandrashtamam
until Monday 5.47 am
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
Sunrise6.53 am
Sunset6.50 pm
Moonrise6.33 pm
MoonsetAfter sunrise on Sunday
SunKanya Rasi
MoonMeena Rasi, from 1.03 am
This day and the next
Pournami, the full moon.
, on Purattasi Pournami: a vratam to Siva and Parvati together.
, for those who passed away on a Pournami.
, Perumal worship.
Sunday 27 September: Prathamai Sraddham, as Mahalaya Paksham begins; some families count it from 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
Limb
This day
Then
Sani (Saturday)
Pournami, till 5.49 pm 27–19 nazhigai
Prathamai
Poorattathi, till 7.02 am 0–24 nazhigai Uthirattathi, till 6.38 am (next day) 59–20 nazhigai
Revathi
Ganda Yogam, till 8.48 am caution4–47 nazhigai Vriddhi Yogam, till 6.47 am (next day) 59–42 nazhigai
Dhruva Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 5.49 pm 27–19 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 5.13 am (next day) 55–46 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Nazhigai count from sunrise.
Time windows, computed for London
Window
Time
Traditional use
5.17–6.04 am
Prayer, meditation, study
6.53–8.23 am
Avoided for things you do not want repeated
6.53–8.29 am
Avoided for new beginnings
9.51–11.22 am
Avoided for new beginnings
12.28–1.15 pm
Widely used for beginnings
2.21–3.51 pm
Avoided for new beginnings
4.28–6.04 pm
Avoided for new beginnings
1.56–3.29 am
A favourable window
Gowri Panchangam
Day
Soram6.53
Uthi18.23
Visham9.51
Amirtham11.22
Rogam12.51
Labam22.22
Dhanam33.51
Sugam45.21
Night
Labam6.50
Dhanam8.21
Sugam9.52
Soram11.21
Uthi12.53
Visham2.22
Amirtham3.54
Soram5.23
Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Durmuhurtham and Ganda Yogam; 2 Yamagandam; 3 Tyajyam; 4 Tyajyam.