September 2026

Monday

Parabhava

Avani

Thingal

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 21 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Theypirai

Ekadasitill 2.35 pm, then Dwadasi

Punarpoosamtill 3.44 pm, then Poosam

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalammorning 6.53–8.28

Yamagandammorning 10.01–11.36

Kuligaiafternoon 1.09–2.44

ChandrashtamamUntil 10.09 am: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, KettaiThen: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 4.18–5.51night 8.44–10.09

Computed for Manama, in Arabia time (AST). 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, 3.21 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Manama, 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

3.21–5.51 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.04–6.53 amShort clear window

8.28–10.01 amClear of every caution

11.11 am–12.00 pm; Yamagandam also runs

11.36 am–12.00 pmShort clear window

12.51–1.09 pmShort clear window

4.18–5.51 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

4.33–6.04 am, from before sunrise

6.53–8.28 am

10.01–11.36 am

12.00–12.51 pm

1.09–2.44 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

2.30–3.21 pm

11.12 pm–12.43 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 10.09 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika Rasi.

Then

from 10.09 am, until Wednesday 12.45 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu 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

Sunrise5.20 am

Sunset5.51 pm

Moonrise2.16 am (next day)

Moonset3.16 pm

SunSimha Rasi

MoonMithuna Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

Tuesday 8 September: Pradosham.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Manama 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
	Thingal (Monday)
	Ekadasi, till 2.35 pm 23–07 nazhigai	Dwadasi
	Punarpoosam, till 3.44 pm 26–01 nazhigai	Poosam
	Variyan Yogam, till 1.08 am (next day) 49–31 nazhigai	Parigha Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 2.35 pm 23–07 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 1.23 am (next day) 50–08 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Manama

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.49–4.33 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	4.33–6.04 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.53–8.28 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.01–11.36 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.11 am–12.00 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.00–12.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.09–2.44 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	1.31–2.59 pm	A favourable window
	2.30–3.21 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.12 pm–12.43 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham¹5.20

Visham6.53

Rogam8.27

Labam²10.02

Dhanam³11.36

Sugam⁴1.10

Soram2.43

Uthi4.18

Night

Sugam5.51

Soram7.17

Uthi8.44

Amirtham⁵10.10

Visham11.35

Rogam1.01

Labam2.28

Dhanam3.55

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Indu Vāsara · Punarvasu (Puṣya from 3.44 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	5.20 am	6.07 am
Kanya	6.07 am	8.21 am
Tula	8.21 am	10.38 am
Vrischika	10.38 am	12.56 pm
Dhanu	12.56 pm	3.00 pm
Makara	3.00 pm	4.44 pm
Kumbha	4.44 pm	6.14 pm
Meena	6.14 pm	7.42 pm
Mesha	7.42 pm	9.19 pm
Vrishabha	9.19 pm	11.16 pm
Mithuna	11.16 pm	1.30 am
Kataka	1.30 am	3.48 am
Simha	3.48 am	5.20 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra5.20

Sani6.22

Guru7.25

Sevvai8.28

Suriya9.30

Sukran10.33

Budhan11.36

Chandra12.38

Sani1.41

Guru2.43

Sevvai3.46

Suriya4.49

Night

Sukran5.51

Budhan6.49

Chandra7.46

Sani8.43

Guru9.41

Sevvai10.38

Suriya11.36

Sukran12.33

Budhan1.31

Chandra2.28

Sani3.25

Guru4.23

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd