October 2026

Monday

Parabhava

Aippasi

Thingal

Valarpirai

Ashtamitill 4.22 pm, then Navami

Uthiradamtill 9.09 pm, then Thiruvonam

Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 8.08–9.48

Yamagandammorning 11.26–1.06

Kuligaiafternoon 2.44–4.24

ChandrashtamamMirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.30–8.08evening 7.41–9.02

Computed for Melbourne, in Melbourne time (AEDT). 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, 5.03 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 Melbourne, 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

5.03–7.41 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.30–8.08 amClear of every caution

6.30–8.08 am, inside the clear stretch

9.48–11.26 amClear of every caution

12.40–1.31 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.06–1.31 pmShort clear window

2.25–2.44 pmShort clear window

Avoid

8.08–9.48 am

11.26 am–1.06 pm

1.31–2.25 pm

2.44–4.24 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.10–5.03 pm

1.32–3.19 am, early Tuesday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Wednesday 12.31 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

Sunrise6.30 am

Sunset7.41 pm

Moonrise12.31 pm

Moonset3.09 am (next day)

SunTula Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi, from 1.03 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Melbourne 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)
	Ashtami, till 4.22 pm 24–43 nazhigai	Navami
	Uthiradam, till 9.09 pm 36–40 nazhigai	Thiruvonam
	Dhriti Yogam, till 6.05 am (next day) 59–02 nazhigai	Shoola Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 4.22 pm 24–43 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 5.26 am (next day) 57–23 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.04–5.46 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.08–9.48 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.26 am–1.06 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.40–1.31 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.31–2.25 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.00–3.46 pm	A favourable window
	2.44–4.24 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.10–5.03 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.32–3.19 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham6.30

Visham8.08

Rogam9.47

Labam¹11.27

Dhanam²1.06

Sugam³2.45

Soram4.23

Uthi6.03

Night

Sugam7.41

Soram9.02

Uthi10.24

Amirtham11.44

Visham1.04

Rogam2.25

Labam3.47

Dhanam5.08

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Indu 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 sign	From	To
Kanya	6.30 am	6.31 am
Tula	6.31 am	7.57 am
Vrischika	7.57 am	9.47 am
Dhanu	9.47 am	12.04 pm
Makara	12.04 pm	2.33 pm
Kumbha	2.33 pm	5.01 pm
Meena	5.01 pm	7.28 pm
Mesha	7.28 pm	9.57 pm
Vrishabha	9.57 pm	12.21 am
Mithuna	12.21 am	2.23 am
Kataka	2.23 am	3.56 am
Simha	3.56 am	5.13 am
Kanya	5.13 am	6.27 am
Tula	6.27 am	6.28 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.30

Sani7.36

Guru8.42

Sevvai9.48

Suriya10.54

Sukran12.00

Budhan1.06

Chandra2.11

Sani3.17

Guru4.23

Sevvai5.29

Suriya6.35

Night

Sukran7.41

Budhan8.35

Chandra9.29

Sani10.23

Guru11.17

Sevvai12.11

Suriya1.05

Sukran1.59

Budhan2.53

Chandra3.47

Sani4.41

Guru5.34

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd