October 2026

Wednesday

Parabhava

Aippasi

Budhan

Theypirai

Tritiyaitill 10.37 pm, then Chaturthi

Karthigaitill 10.56 am, then Rohini

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.21–12.46

Yamagandammorning 7.08–8.33

Kuligaimorning 9.56–11.22

ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.44–7.08evening 4.59–6.34

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, 5.44 am to 7.08 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 10.38 pm.

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

5.44–7.08 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.44–7.08 am, inside the clear stretch

8.33–9.56 amClear of every caution

Avoid

7.08–8.33 am

9.56–11.22 am, what begins now is said to repeat

10.58–11.44 am

11.21 am–12.46 pm

1.26–2.54 am, early Thursday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 7.37 pm

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

For those born in Tula 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

Sunrise5.44 am

Sunset4.59 pm

Moonrise6.43 pm

Moonset7.58 am

SunTula Rasi

MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Thursday 29 October: Sankatahara Chaturthi.

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
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Tritiyai, till 10.37 pm 42–13 nazhigai	Chaturthi
	Karthigai, till 10.56 am 13–01 nazhigai	Rohini
	Variyan Yogam, till 1.11 am (next day) 48–36 nazhigai	Parigha Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 12.07 pm 15–59 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 10.38 pm caution 42–13 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Manama

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.02–4.52 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.08–8.33 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.46–10.12 am	A favourable window
	9.56–11.22 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.58–11.44 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.21 am–12.46 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.26–2.54 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam5.44

Dhanam¹7.09

Sugam8.33

Soram9.56

Visham11.21

Uthi²12.46

Amirtham³2.11

Rogam3.34

Night

Uthi4.59

Amirtham6.35

Rogam8.10

Labam9.46

Dhanam11.22

Sugam⁴12.58

Soram2.32

Visham4.08

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Saumya Vāsara · Kṛttikā (Rohiṇī from 10.56 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
Tula	5.44 am	7.18 am
Vrischika	7.18 am	9.35 am
Dhanu	9.35 am	11.40 am
Makara	11.40 am	1.24 pm
Kumbha	1.24 pm	2.54 pm
Meena	2.54 pm	4.21 pm
Mesha	4.21 pm	5.59 pm
Vrishabha	5.59 pm	7.55 pm
Mithuna	7.55 pm	10.09 pm
Kataka	10.09 pm	12.28 am
Simha	12.28 am	2.43 am
Kanya	2.43 am	4.56 am
Tula	4.56 am	5.44 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan5.44

Chandra6.40

Sani7.36

Guru8.33

Sevvai9.29

Suriya10.25

Sukran11.21

Budhan12.18

Chandra1.14

Sani2.10

Guru3.06

Sevvai4.03

Night

Suriya4.59

Sukran6.03

Budhan7.06

Chandra8.10

Sani9.14

Guru10.18

Sevvai11.22

Suriya12.25

Sukran1.29

Budhan2.33

Chandra3.37

Sani4.41

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk