September 2026

Tuesday

Parabhava

Avani

Sevvai

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 22 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Theypirai

Trayodasitill 3.01 am (next day), then Chaturdasi

Poosamtill 7.10 am, then Ayilyam

Siddha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalamevening 4.28–6.05

Yamagandammorning 10.05–11.42

Kuligaiafternoon 1.17–2.54

ChandrashtamamUntil 5.45 am (next day): Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 11.42–1.17night 9.05–10.29

Computed for Pittsburgh, in US Eastern time (EDT). 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, 3.11 pm to 4.28 pm is the best of the day.

Parigha Yogam runs till 3.11 pm.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Pittsburgh, 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

3.11–4.28 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

11.42 am–1.17 pm; Parigha Yogam also runs

12.52–1.42 pm; Kuligai and Parigha Yogam also run

6.05–7.12 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

9.27–10.19 am

10.05–11.42 am

1.17–2.54 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.28–6.05 pm

7.12–8.43 pm

12.10–12.56 am, early Wednesday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Wednesday 5.45 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 5.45 am, until Friday 9.39 am

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

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise6.54 am

Sunset7.41 pm

Moonrise5.08 am (next day)

Moonset6.23 pm

SunSimha Rasi

MoonKataka Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Wednesday 9 September: Masa Sivaratri.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Pittsburgh 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
	Sevvai (Tuesday)
	Trayodasi, till 3.01 am (next day) 50–17 nazhigai	Chaturdasi
	Poosam, till 7.10 am 0–40 nazhigai Ayilyam, till 5.45 am (next day) 57–05 nazhigai	Magam
	Parigha Yogam, till 3.11 pm caution 20–41 nazhigai	Shiva Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 4.06 pm 22–59 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 3.01 am (next day) 50–17 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Pittsburgh

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.25–6.09 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	9.27–10.19 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.05–11.42 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.52–1.42 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.17–2.54 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.28–6.05 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.12–8.43 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.10–12.56 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.15–5.44 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.54

Labam¹8.30

Dhanam²10.06

Sugam³11.42

Soram1.17

Uthi⁴2.54

Visham4.28

Amirtham⁵6.05

Night

Soram7.41

Uthi9.05

Visham10.29

Amirtham⁶11.54

Rogam1.17

Labam2.42

Dhanam4.07

Sugam5.31

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Durmuhurtham and Parigha Yogam; 2 Durmuhurtham, Yamagandam and Parigha Yogam; 3 Parigha Yogam; 4 Parigha Yogam; 5 Tyajyam; 6 Durmuhurtham.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Bhauma Vāsara · Puṣya (Āśleṣā from 7.10 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	6.54 am	7.41 am
Kanya	7.41 am	10.12 am
Tula	10.12 am	12.44 pm
Vrischika	12.44 pm	3.10 pm
Dhanu	3.10 pm	5.10 pm
Makara	5.10 pm	6.41 pm
Kumbha	6.41 pm	7.54 pm
Meena	7.54 pm	9.05 pm
Mesha	9.05 pm	10.27 pm
Vrishabha	10.27 pm	12.16 am
Mithuna	12.16 am	2.34 am
Kataka	2.34 am	5.05 am
Simha	5.05 am	6.55 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.54

Suriya7.58

Sukran9.02

Budhan10.06

Chandra11.09

Sani12.13

Guru1.17

Sevvai2.21

Suriya3.25

Sukran4.29

Budhan5.33

Chandra6.37

Night

Sani7.41

Guru8.37

Sevvai9.33

Suriya10.29

Sukran11.25

Budhan12.22

Chandra1.18

Sani2.14

Guru3.10

Sevvai4.06

Suriya5.02

Sukran5.59

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk