September 2026
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Wednesday
Parabhava
Avani
23
Budhan
Theypirai
Trayodasitill 12.31 pm, then Chaturdasi
Ayilyamtill 3.15 pm, then Magam
Siddha Yogam

Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.44–2.18
Yamagandammorning 8.04–9.38
Kuligaimorning 11.10–12.45
ChandrashtamamUntil 3.15 pm: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.32–8.04evening 6.56–8.23

Computed for Rajkot. 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, 6.32 am to 8.04 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 11.31 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Rajkot, 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

6.32–8.04 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.32–8.04 am, inside the clear stretch
9.38–11.10 amClear of every caution

Avoid

8.04–9.38 am
11.10 am–12.45 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.19–1.09 pm
12.44–2.18 pm
2.39–4.12 am, early Thursday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 3.15 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 3.15 pm, until Friday 7.09 pm

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

Sunrise6.32 am
Sunset6.56 pm
Moonrise5.36 am (next day)
Moonset5.43 pm
SunSimha Rasi
MoonKataka Rasi

This day and the next

Masa Sivaratri, the monthly Sivaratri; worship through the night.

Thursday 10 September: Amavasai.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Rajkot 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
Budhan (Wednesday)
Trayodasi, till 12.31 pm 14–59 nazhigaiChaturdasi
Ayilyam, till 3.15 pm 21–47 nazhigaiMagam
Shiva Yogam, till 9.52 pm 38–21 nazhigaiSiddha Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 12.31 pm 14–59 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 11.31 pm caution 42–26 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Rajkot

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.00–5.45 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.04–9.38 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.10 am–12.45 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.19–1.09 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.44–2.18 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.45–3.14 pmA favourable window
2.39–4.12 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam6.32
Dhanam18.05
Sugam9.38
Soram11.10
Visham12.44
Uthi22.18
Amirtham33.51
Rogam5.23

Night

Uthi6.56
Amirtham8.24
Rogam9.50
Labam11.18
Dhanam12.45
Sugam42.12
Soram3.38
Visham5.04

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Āśleṣā (Maghā from 3.15 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 signFromTo
Simha6.32 am7.09 am
Kanya7.09 am9.19 am
Tula9.19 am11.33 am
Vrischika11.33 am1.49 pm
Dhanu1.49 pm3.54 pm
Makara3.54 pm5.41 pm
Kumbha5.41 pm7.15 pm
Meena7.15 pm8.46 pm
Mesha8.46 pm10.27 pm
Vrishabha10.27 pm12.26 am
Mithuna12.26 am2.39 am
Kataka2.39 am4.54 am
Simha4.54 am6.32 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.32
Chandra7.34
Sani8.36
Guru9.38
Sevvai10.40
Suriya11.42
Sukran12.44
Budhan1.46
Chandra2.48
Sani3.50
Guru4.52
Sevvai5.54

Night

Suriya6.56
Sukran7.54
Budhan8.52
Chandra9.50
Sani10.48
Guru11.46
Sevvai12.44
Suriya1.42
Sukran2.40
Budhan3.38
Chandra4.36
Sani5.34

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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