October 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Aippasi

Viyazhan

Valarpirai

Ekadasitill 8.19 pm, then Dwadasi

Sathayamtill 2.19 am (next day), then Poorattathi

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.44–4.25

Yamagandammorning 6.26–8.06

Kuligaimorning 9.45–11.26

ChandrashtamamPunarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 11.26–1.05evening 7.44–9.04

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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 8.19 pm. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer a good part of the Gowri Panchangam and ask your family's jyotishi.

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

11.26 am–1.05 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

12.39–1.31 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

6.26–8.06 am

8.48–10.29 am

9.45–11.26 am, what begins now is said to repeat

2.44–4.25 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 8.35 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise6.26 am

Sunset7.44 pm

Moonrise3.38 pm

Moonset4.28 am (next day)

SunTula Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

Friday 23 October: Pradosham.

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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Ekadasi, till 8.19 pm 34–44 nazhigai	Dwadasi
	Sathayam, till 2.19 am (next day) 49–47 nazhigai	Poorattathi
	Vriddhi Yogam, till 5.10 am (next day) 56–53 nazhigai	Dhruva Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 8.06 am 4–12 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 8.19 pm caution 34–44 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.01–5.42 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.26–8.06 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.48–10.29 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.45–11.26 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.39–1.31 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.44–4.25 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.49–8.29 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.26

Sugam²8.06

Soram9.45

Uthi³11.26

Amirtham⁴1.05

Visham2.44

Rogam4.24

Labam⁵6.05

Night

Amirtham7.44

Visham9.04

Rogam10.24

Labam11.45

Dhanam1.05

Sugam2.25

Soram3.44

Uthi5.05

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Guru Vāsara · Śatabhiṣaj

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	6.26 am	7.45 am
Vrischika	7.45 am	9.35 am
Dhanu	9.35 am	11.52 am
Makara	11.52 am	2.21 pm
Kumbha	2.21 pm	4.49 pm
Meena	4.49 pm	7.16 pm
Mesha	7.16 pm	9.45 pm
Vrishabha	9.45 pm	12.09 am
Mithuna	12.09 am	2.11 am
Kataka	2.11 am	3.45 am
Simha	3.45 am	5.01 am
Kanya	5.01 am	6.15 am
Tula	6.15 am	6.24 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.26

Sevvai7.32

Suriya8.39

Sukran9.45

Budhan10.52

Chandra11.58

Sani1.05

Guru2.12

Sevvai3.18

Suriya4.25

Sukran5.31

Budhan6.38

Night

Chandra7.44

Sani8.38

Guru9.31

Sevvai10.24

Suriya11.18

Sukran12.11

Budhan1.04

Chandra1.58

Sani2.51

Guru3.44

Sevvai4.38

Suriya5.31

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

Also

	South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil
	In force all day, until Friday 8.35 pm