September 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Avani

Nyayiru

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 27 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Valarpirai

Tritiyaitill 9.37 pm, then Chaturthi

Chithiraitill 4.25 am (next day), then Swathi

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamevening 5.58–7.33

Yamagandamafternoon 1.15–2.50

Kuligaievening 4.23–5.59

ChandrashtamamUntil 3.57 pm: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 8.33–10.07evening 7.33–8.58

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, 6.59 am to 11.53 am 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 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

6.59–11.53 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.33–10.07 am, inside the clear stretch

12.51–1.40 pm; Tyajyam and Yamagandam also run

2.50–4.23 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

11.53 am–1.33 pm

1.15–2.50 pm

4.23–5.59 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

5.51–6.43 pm

5.58–7.33 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 3.57 pm

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 3.57 pm, until Wednesday 1.20 am

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Sunrise6.59 am

Sunset7.32 pm

Moonrise9.47 am

Moonset8.25 pm

SunSimha Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Tritiyai, till 9.37 pm 36–35 nazhigai	Chaturthi
	Chithirai, till 4.25 am (next day) 53–35 nazhigai	Swathi
	Brahma Yogam, till 3.17 am (next day) 50–43 nazhigai	Indra Yogam
	Taitila Karanam, till 9.33 am 6–27 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 9.37 pm 36–35 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Pittsburgh

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.28–6.13 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	11.53 am–1.33 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.51–1.40 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.15–2.50 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.23–5.59 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	5.51–6.43 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.58–7.33 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.49–11.27 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi6.59

Amirtham8.33

Rogam10.07

Labam¹11.42

Dhanam²1.16

Sugam2.50

Soram4.23

Visham5.58

Night

Dhanam³7.32

Sugam8.59

Soram10.24

Visham11.50

Uthi1.16

Amirtham2.42

Rogam4.07

Labam5.34

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Bhānu Vāsara · Citrā

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	6.59 am	7.21 am
Kanya	7.21 am	9.52 am
Tula	9.52 am	12.24 pm
Vrischika	12.24 pm	2.50 pm
Dhanu	2.50 pm	4.51 pm
Makara	4.51 pm	6.21 pm
Kumbha	6.21 pm	7.35 pm
Meena	7.35 pm	8.45 pm
Mesha	8.45 pm	10.08 pm
Vrishabha	10.08 pm	11.56 pm
Mithuna	11.56 pm	2.14 am
Kataka	2.14 am	4.46 am
Simha	4.46 am	7.00 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.59

Sukran8.01

Budhan9.04

Chandra10.07

Sani11.10

Guru12.13

Sevvai1.15

Suriya2.18

Sukran3.21

Budhan4.24

Chandra5.27

Sani6.29

Night

Guru7.32

Sevvai8.30

Suriya9.27

Sukran10.24

Budhan11.21

Chandra12.19

Sani1.16

Guru2.13

Sevvai3.11

Suriya4.08

Sukran5.05

Budhan6.02

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery