September 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Avani

Velli

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 25 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Theypirai

Amavasaitill 6.27 am, then Prathamai

Pooramtill 10.46 am, then Uthiram

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 10.00–11.35

Yamagandamafternoon 2.40–4.14

Kuligaimorning 6.54–8.28

ChandrashtamamUntil 4.39 pm: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.21–6.54night 7.27–8.40

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, 11.35 am to 2.40 pm 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

11.35 am–2.40 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.21–6.54 amClear of every caution

5.21–6.54 am, inside the clear stretch

8.28–10.00 amClear of every caution

11.10–11.58 am; Rahu Kalam also runs

4.14–5.47 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

6.54–8.28 am, what begins now is said to repeat

10.00–11.35 am

2.40–4.14 pm

5.52–7.27 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 4.39 pm

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara Rasi.

Then

from 4.39 pm, until Sunday 10.57 pm

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise5.21 am

Sunset5.47 pm

Moonrise5.28 am

Moonset5.48 pm

SunSimha Rasi

MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Amavasai runs till 6.27 am; the Amavasai day here is on Thursday 10 September.

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
	Velli (Friday)
	Amavasai, till 6.27 am 2–44 nazhigai Prathamai, till 5.17 am (next day) 59–48 nazhigai	Dwitiyai
	Pooram, till 10.46 am 13–32 nazhigai	Uthiram
	Sadhya Yogam, till 2.32 pm 22–56 nazhigai	Shubha Yogam
	Naga Karanam, till 6.27 am 2–44 nazhigai Kimstughna Karanam, till 5.48 pm 31–06 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 5.17 am (next day) 59–48 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Manama

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.49–4.35 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	4.36–6.08 am 3.20–4.54 am	A favourable window
	6.54–8.28 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.00–11.35 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.10–11.58 am	Widely used for beginnings
	2.40–4.14 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.52–7.27 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam5.21

Soram6.54

Uthi8.28

Visham10.00

Amirtham11.35

Rogam1.07

Labam¹2.41

Dhanam4.14

Night

Rogam5.47

Labam²7.14

Dhanam8.41

Sugam10.08

Soram11.34

Uthi1.02

Visham2.28

Amirtham3.55

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Amāvāsyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Pūrvaphalgunī (Uttaraphalgunī from 10.46 am, 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	5.21 am	5.51 am
Kanya	5.51 am	8.05 am
Tula	8.05 am	10.22 am
Vrischika	10.22 am	12.40 pm
Dhanu	12.40 pm	2.44 pm
Makara	2.44 pm	4.29 pm
Kumbha	4.29 pm	5.58 pm
Meena	5.58 pm	7.26 pm
Mesha	7.26 pm	9.03 pm
Vrishabha	9.03 pm	11.00 pm
Mithuna	11.00 pm	1.14 am
Kataka	1.14 am	3.33 am
Simha	3.33 am	5.22 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran5.21

Budhan6.24

Chandra7.26

Sani8.28

Guru9.30

Sevvai10.32

Suriya11.34

Sukran12.36

Budhan1.38

Chandra2.40

Sani3.43

Guru4.45

Night

Sevvai5.47

Suriya6.45

Sukran7.43

Budhan8.41

Chandra9.39

Sani10.36

Guru11.34

Sevvai12.32

Suriya1.30

Sukran2.28

Budhan3.26

Chandra4.24

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery