September 2026
3
Thursday
Parabhava
Avani
18
Viyazhan

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

Theypirai
Saptamitill 11.56 pm, then Ashtami
Karthigaitill 10.00 pm, then Rohini
Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.26–3.02
Yamagandammorning 5.35–7.10
Kuligaimorning 8.43–10.19
ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 4.36–6.10night 10.28–11.52

Computed for Riyadh, in Arabia time (AST). 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, 4.04 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 12.58 pm; Vyaghata Yogam runs till 4.04 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Riyadh, 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

4.04–6.10 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
11.28 am–12.17 pm; Tyajyam, Bhadra Karanam and Vyaghata Yogam also run
4.36–6.10 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

5.35–7.10 am
8.43–10.19 am, what begins now is said to repeat
10.36 am–12.08 pm
1.26–3.02 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 7.49 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula 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

Sunrise5.35 am
Sunset6.10 pm
Moonrise10.20 pm
Moonset11.26 am
SunSimha Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi, from 4.56 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Riyadh 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
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Saptami, till 11.56 pm 45–52 nazhigaiAshtami
Karthigai, till 10.00 pm 41–01 nazhigaiRohini
Vyaghata Yogam, till 4.04 pm caution 26–11 nazhigaiHarshana Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 12.58 pm caution 18–27 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 11.56 pm 45–52 nazhigai
Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Riyadh

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.04–4.49 amPrayer, meditation, study
5.35–7.10 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.43–10.19 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
10.36 am–12.08 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.28 am–12.17 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.26–3.02 pmAvoided for new beginnings
7.43–9.14 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam15.35
Sugam27.10
Soram8.43
Uthi310.19
Amirtham411.53
Visham1.26
Rogam3.01
Labam4.36

Night

Amirtham6.10
Visham7.35
Rogam9.01
Labam10.28
Dhanam11.53
Sugam1.19
Soram2.43
Uthi4.10

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Saptamī · Guru Vāsara · Kṛttikā

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
Simha5.35 am6.39 am
Kanya6.39 am8.51 am
Tula8.51 am11.07 am
Vrischika11.07 am1.24 pm
Dhanu1.24 pm3.28 pm
Makara3.28 pm5.14 pm
Kumbha5.14 pm6.45 pm
Meena6.45 pm8.14 pm
Mesha8.14 pm9.53 pm
Vrishabha9.53 pm11.50 pm
Mithuna11.50 pm2.04 am
Kataka2.04 am4.21 am
Simha4.21 am5.35 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru5.35
Sevvai6.38
Suriya7.41
Sukran8.44
Budhan9.47
Chandra10.50
Sani11.53
Guru12.55
Sevvai1.58
Suriya3.01
Sukran4.04
Budhan5.07

Night

Chandra6.10
Sani7.07
Guru8.04
Sevvai9.01
Suriya9.59
Sukran10.56
Budhan11.53
Chandra12.50
Sani1.47
Guru2.44
Sevvai3.41
Suriya4.38

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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