September 2026

Monday

Parabhava

Avani

Thingal

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 28 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Valarpirai

Chaturthitill 10.15 pm, then Panchami

Swathitill 5.51 am (next day), then Visakam

Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 8.33–10.08

Yamagandammorning 11.41–1.16

Kuligaiafternoon 2.49–4.23

ChandrashtamamPoorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 5.57–7.31night 10.24–11.49

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, 7.00 am to 8.33 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 10.15 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

7.00–8.33 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

12.51–1.40 pm; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run

5.57–7.31 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

8.33–10.08 am

10.21 am–12.04 pm

11.41 am–1.16 pm

1.40–2.31 pm

2.49–4.23 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.10–5.01 pm

Chandrashtamam

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

Sunrise7.00 am

Sunset7.31 pm

Moonrise10.55 am

Moonset8.51 pm

SunSimha Rasi

MoonTula 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
	Thingal (Monday)
	Chaturthi, till 10.15 pm 38–06 nazhigai	Panchami
	Swathi, till 5.51 am (next day) 57–07 nazhigai	Visakam
	Indra Yogam, till 2.50 am (next day) 49–35 nazhigai	Vaidhriti Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 9.51 am 7–09 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 10.15 pm caution 38–06 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Pittsburgh

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.28–6.13 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.33–10.08 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.21 am–12.04 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.41 am–1.16 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.51–1.40 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.40–2.31 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.49–4.23 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.10–5.01 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.32–10.13 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham7.00

Visham8.33

Rogam10.07

Labam¹11.42

Dhanam²1.16

Sugam³2.49

Soram4.22

Uthi⁴5.57

Night

Sugam7.31

Soram8.56

Uthi10.24

Amirtham11.50

Visham1.15

Rogam2.41

Labam4.09

Dhanam5.35

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturthī · Indu Vāsara · Svātī

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	7.00 am	7.17 am
Kanya	7.17 am	9.48 am
Tula	9.48 am	12.20 pm
Vrischika	12.20 pm	2.46 pm
Dhanu	2.46 pm	4.47 pm
Makara	4.47 pm	6.18 pm
Kumbha	6.18 pm	7.31 pm
Meena	7.31 pm	8.41 pm
Mesha	8.41 pm	10.04 pm
Vrishabha	10.04 pm	11.52 pm
Mithuna	11.52 pm	2.10 am
Kataka	2.10 am	4.42 am
Simha	4.42 am	7.01 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra7.00

Sani8.02

Guru9.05

Sevvai10.07

Suriya11.10

Sukran12.13

Budhan1.15

Chandra2.18

Sani3.20

Guru4.23

Sevvai5.25

Suriya6.28

Night

Sukran7.31

Budhan8.28

Chandra9.26

Sani10.23

Guru11.21

Sevvai12.18

Suriya1.16

Sukran2.13

Budhan3.11

Chandra4.08

Sani5.06

Guru6.03

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd