October 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Purattasi

Viyazhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Purattasi 21 on this day. Here Purattasi began a day earlier, on Thursday 17 September.

Theypirai

Trayodasitill 7.46 pm, then Chaturdasi

Pooramtill 6.50 pm, then Uthiram

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Pradosham · Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.08–2.38

Yamagandammorning 5.48–7.17

Kuligaimorning 8.44–10.13

ChandrashtamamUntil 12.49 am (next day): Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 4.06–5.34night 10.10–11.40

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, 2.38 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

This is Purattasi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. It is Mahalaya Paksham, the fortnight for ancestors. Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

No kolam on this sheet: it is a sraddham day.

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

2.38–5.34 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.17–8.44 amClear of every caution

10.13 am–1.08 pmClear of every caution

11.18 am–12.04 pm

4.06–5.34 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

5.48–7.17 am

8.44–10.13 am, what begins now is said to repeat

1.08–2.38 pm

2.02–3.39 am, early Friday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 12.49 am

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara Rasi.

Then

from 12.49 am, until Sunday 7.35 am

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

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise5.48 am

Sunset5.34 pm

Moonrise4.31 am (next day)

Moonset4.03 pm

SunKanya Rasi

MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

, Trayodasi Sraddham on this day.

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

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

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

Limb	This day	Then
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Trayodasi, till 7.46 pm 34–56 nazhigai	Chaturdasi
	Pooram, till 6.50 pm 32–36 nazhigai	Uthiram
	Shukla Yogam, till 10.28 pm 41–41 nazhigai	Brahma Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 8.14 am 6–06 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 7.46 pm 34–56 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Riyadh

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.11–4.58 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.48–7.17 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.44–10.13 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.18 am–12.04 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.32–2.06 pm	A favourable window
	1.08–2.38 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.02–3.39 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹5.48

Sugam7.17

Soram8.44

Uthi10.13

Amirtham11.41

Visham1.08

Rogam2.37

Labam4.06

Night

Amirtham5.34

Visham7.05

Rogam8.37

Labam10.10

Dhanam11.41

Sugam²1.13

Soram2.44

Uthi4.17

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Kanyā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Guru Vāsara · Pūrvaphalgunī

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
Kanya	5.48 am	6.33 am
Tula	6.33 am	8.49 am
Vrischika	8.49 am	11.06 am
Dhanu	11.06 am	1.11 pm
Makara	1.11 pm	2.56 pm
Kumbha	2.56 pm	4.28 pm
Meena	4.28 pm	5.57 pm
Mesha	5.57 pm	7.35 pm
Vrishabha	7.35 pm	9.33 pm
Mithuna	9.33 pm	11.47 pm
Kataka	11.47 pm	2.04 am
Simha	2.04 am	4.17 am
Kanya	4.17 am	5.48 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru5.48

Sevvai6.47

Suriya7.45

Sukran8.44

Budhan9.43

Chandra10.42

Sani11.41

Guru12.40

Sevvai1.38

Suriya2.37

Sukran3.36

Budhan4.35

Night

Chandra5.34

Sani6.35

Guru7.36

Sevvai8.37

Suriya9.38

Sukran10.40

Budhan11.41

Chandra12.42

Sani1.43

Guru2.45

Sevvai3.46

Suriya4.47

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil