October 2026
18
Sunday
Parabhava
Aippasi
1
Nyayiru
Valarpirai
Ashtamitill 10.22 pm, then Navami
Uthiradamtill 3.09 am (next day), then Thiruvonam
Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalamevening 4.50–6.16
Yamagandamafternoon 12.37–2.03
Kuligaiafternoon 3.26–4.51
ChandrashtamamUntil 7.04 am: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.00–8.24evening 6.16–7.50

Computed for Los Angeles, in US Pacific time (PDT). 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, 11.04 am to 12.37 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 9.13 am.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Los Angeles, 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

11.04 am–12.37 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.00–8.24 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs
12.16–1.00 pm; Yamagandam also runs
2.03–3.26 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

9.15–11.04 am
12.37–2.03 pm
3.26–4.51 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
4.45–5.31 pm
4.50–6.16 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 7.04 am

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 7.04 am, until Tuesday 6.31 pm

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise7.00 am
Sunset6.15 pm
Moonrise2.17 pm
Moonset12.17 am (next day)
SunTula Rasi
MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Los Angeles 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
Nyayiru (Sunday)
Ashtami, till 10.22 pm 38–23 nazhigaiNavami
Uthiradam, till 3.09 am (next day) 50–19 nazhigaiThiruvonam
Sukarma Yogam, till 11.26 am 11–04 nazhigaiDhriti Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 9.13 am caution 5–30 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 10.22 pm 38–23 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Los Angeles

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.19–6.09 amPrayer, meditation, study
9.15–11.04 amAvoided for new beginnings
12.16–1.00 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.37–2.03 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.26–4.51 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
4.45–5.31 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.50–6.16 pmAvoided for new beginnings
8.00–9.46 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi17.00
Amirtham28.25
Rogam9.49
Labam11.14
Dhanam312.38
Sugam2.03
Soram3.26
Visham4.50

Night

Dhanam46.15
Sugam7.51
Soram9.26
Visham11.02
Uthi12.39
Amirtham2.14
Rogam3.49
Labam5.26

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Bhānu Vāsara · Uttarāṣāḍhā

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
Tula7.00 am9.25 am
Vrischika9.25 am11.46 am
Dhanu11.46 am1.49 pm
Makara1.49 pm3.27 pm
Kumbha3.27 pm4.48 pm
Meena4.48 pm6.07 pm
Mesha6.07 pm7.37 pm
Vrishabha7.37 pm9.29 pm
Mithuna9.29 pm11.45 pm
Kataka11.45 pm2.10 am
Simha2.10 am4.34 am
Kanya4.34 am6.56 am
Tula6.56 am7.01 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya7.00
Sukran7.57
Budhan8.53
Chandra9.49
Sani10.45
Guru11.42
Sevvai12.38
Suriya1.34
Sukran2.30
Budhan3.27
Chandra4.23
Sani5.19

Night

Guru6.15
Sevvai7.19
Suriya8.23
Sukran9.27
Budhan10.31
Chandra11.34
Sani12.38
Guru1.42
Sevvai2.46
Suriya3.50
Sukran4.54
Budhan5.57

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery

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