September 2026
13
Sunday
Parabhava
Avani
28
Nyayiru

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


Valarpirai
Tritiyaitill 5.37 am (next day), then Chaturthi
Hasthamtill 11.37 am, then Chithirai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamevening 4.34–6.05
Yamagandamafternoon 12.06–1.36
Kuligaiafternoon 3.05–4.35
ChandrashtamamUntil 11.57 pm: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.08–7.37evening 6.05–7.34

Computed for Port Louis, in Mauritius time (MUT). 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, 6.08 am to 12.06 pm 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 Port Louis, 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

6.08 am–12.06 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.08–7.37 am, inside the clear stretch
11.43 am–12.29 pm; Yamagandam also runs
1.36–3.05 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

12.06–1.36 pm
3.05–4.35 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
4.28–5.17 pm
4.34–6.05 pm
7.53–9.33 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 11.57 pm

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

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 11.57 pm, until Wednesday 9.20 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

Sunrise6.08 am
Sunset6.04 pm
Moonrise7.22 am
Moonset8.10 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 Port Louis's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Port Louis 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

LimbThis dayThen
Nyayiru (Sunday)
Tritiyai, till 5.37 am (next day) 58–46 nazhigaiChaturthi
Hastham, till 11.37 am 13–44 nazhigaiChithirai
Shukla Yogam, till 12.13 pm 15–14 nazhigaiBrahma Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 5.33 pm 28–35 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 5.37 am (next day) 58–46 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Port Louis

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.32–5.19 amPrayer, meditation, study
5.35–7.11 am
5.49–7.27 am
A favourable window
11.43 am–12.29 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.06–1.36 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.05–4.35 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
4.28–5.17 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.34–6.05 pmAvoided for new beginnings
7.53–9.33 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi6.08
Amirtham7.38
Rogam9.07
Labam10.37
Dhanam112.07
Sugam1.36
Soram3.05
Visham4.34

Night

Dhanam26.04
Sugam37.35
Soram9.04
Visham10.35
Uthi12.06
Amirtham1.36
Rogam3.06
Labam4.37

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Bhānu Vāsara · Hasta (Citrā from 11.37 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 signFromTo
Simha6.08 am6.24 am
Kanya6.24 am7.57 am
Tula7.57 am9.40 am
Vrischika9.40 am11.39 am
Dhanu11.39 am1.52 pm
Makara1.52 pm4.06 pm
Kumbha4.06 pm6.15 pm
Meena6.15 pm8.23 pm
Mesha8.23 pm10.35 pm
Vrishabha10.35 pm12.50 am
Mithuna12.50 am2.56 am
Kataka2.56 am4.44 am
Simha4.44 am6.07 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.08
Sukran7.08
Budhan8.07
Chandra9.07
Sani10.07
Guru11.06
Sevvai12.06
Suriya1.06
Sukran2.06
Budhan3.05
Chandra4.05
Sani5.05

Night

Guru6.04
Sevvai7.05
Suriya8.05
Sukran9.05
Budhan10.05
Chandra11.05
Sani12.06
Guru1.06
Sevvai2.06
Suriya3.06
Sukran4.07
Budhan5.07

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery

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