October 2026

Saturday

Parabhava

Aippasi

Sani

Theypirai

Shashtitill 10.28 pm, then Saptami

Thiruvathiraitill 12.42 pm, then Punarpoosam

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 9.39–11.22

Yamagandamafternoon 2.46–4.29

Kuligaimorning 6.15–7.57

ChandrashtamamUntil 5.31 am (next day): Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, KettaiThen: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 11.22–1.04evening 7.54–9.11

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, 4.29 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

4.29–7.54 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.04–9.39 amClear of every caution

11.22 am–2.46 pmClear of every caution

11.22 am–1.04 pm, inside the clear stretch

12.37–1.31 pm

Avoid

6.15–7.57 am, what begins now is said to repeat

6.15–8.04 am

9.39–11.22 am

2.46–4.29 pm

11.56 pm–1.26 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 5.31 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika Rasi.

Then

from 5.31 am, until Tuesday 9.17 am

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

Sunrise6.15 am

Sunset7.54 pm

Moonrise1.46 am (next day)

Moonset10.03 am

SunTula Rasi

MoonMithuna Rasi

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
	Sani (Saturday)
	Shashti, till 10.28 pm 40–35 nazhigai	Saptami
	Thiruvathirai, till 12.42 pm 16–10 nazhigai	Punarpoosam
	Siddha Yogam, till 11.02 pm 42–00 nazhigai	Sadhya Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 11.39 am 13–32 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 10.28 pm 40–35 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.52–5.33 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.15–7.57 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	6.15–8.04 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.39–11.22 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.37–1.31 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.46–4.29 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.56 pm–1.26 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Amirtha Kalam on this day	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram6.15

Uthi¹7.57

Visham9.39

Amirtham11.22

Rogam1.04

Labam²2.47

Dhanam4.29

Sugam6.12

Night

Labam7.54

Dhanam9.12

Sugam10.29

Soram11.46

Uthi³1.04

Visham2.20

Amirtham3.39

Soram4.55

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Sthira Vāsara · Ārdrā (Punarvasu from 12.42 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
Tula	6.15 am	7.10 am
Vrischika	7.10 am	9.00 am
Dhanu	9.00 am	11.17 am
Makara	11.17 am	1.46 pm
Kumbha	1.46 pm	4.14 pm
Meena	4.14 pm	6.41 pm
Mesha	6.41 pm	9.10 pm
Vrishabha	9.10 pm	11.34 pm
Mithuna	11.34 pm	1.35 am
Kataka	1.35 am	3.09 am
Simha	3.09 am	4.26 am
Kanya	4.26 am	5.40 am
Tula	5.40 am	6.13 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani6.15

Guru7.23

Sevvai8.31

Suriya9.39

Sukran10.48

Budhan11.56

Chandra1.04

Sani2.12

Guru3.21

Sevvai4.29

Suriya5.37

Sukran6.45

Night

Budhan7.54

Chandra8.45

Sani9.37

Guru10.29

Sevvai11.20

Suriya12.12

Sukran1.04

Budhan1.55

Chandra2.47

Sani3.38

Guru4.30

Sevvai5.22

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd