October 2026
26
Monday
Parabhava
Aippasi
9
Thingal
Valarpirai
Pournamitill 7.12 am, then Prathamai
Ashwinitill 3.11 pm, then Bharani
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 7.21–8.47
Yamagandammorning 10.11–11.38
Kuligaiafternoon 1.02–2.28
ChandrashtamamUthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
afternoon 3.53–5.18night 8.28–10.02

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

Vajra Yogam runs till 11.48 am.

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

3.02–5.18 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
11.15–11.59 am; Yamagandam, Tyajyam and Vajra Yogam also run
3.53–5.18 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

7.21–8.47 am
10.11–11.38 am
11.28 am–12.58 pm
11.59 am–12.46 pm
1.02–2.28 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
2.16–3.02 pm
11.58 pm–1.27 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 6.37 pm

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya 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

Sunrise5.57 am
Sunset5.18 pm
Moonrise5.21 pm
MoonsetAfter sunrise on Tuesday
SunTula Rasi
MoonMesha Rasi

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
Thingal (Monday)
Pournami, till 7.12 am 3–08 nazhigai
Prathamai, till 4.32 am (next day) 56–28 nazhigai		Dwitiyai
Ashwini, till 3.11 pm 23–07 nazhigaiBharani
Vajra Yogam, till 11.48 am caution 14–36 nazhigaiSiddhi Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 7.12 am 3–08 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 5.54 pm 29–54 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 4.32 am (next day) 56–28 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Riyadh

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.16–5.06 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.21–8.47 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.30–9.59 amA favourable window
10.11–11.38 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.15–11.59 amWidely used for beginnings
11.28 am–12.58 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.59 am–12.46 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.02–2.28 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
2.16–3.02 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.58 pm–1.27 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham15.57
Visham7.21
Rogam8.46
Labam210.12
Dhanam311.38
Sugam41.03
Soram2.27
Uthi3.53

Night

Sugam5.18
Soram6.52
Uthi8.28
Amirtham10.03
Visham11.37
Rogam1.12
Labam2.48
Dhanam4.23

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pūrṇimā · Indu Vāsara · Aśvinī (Bharaṇī from 3.11 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
Tula5.57 am7.39 am
Vrischika7.39 am9.55 am
Dhanu9.55 am12.00 pm
Makara12.00 pm1.45 pm
Kumbha1.45 pm3.17 pm
Meena3.17 pm4.46 pm
Mesha4.46 pm6.25 pm
Vrishabha6.25 pm8.22 pm
Mithuna8.22 pm10.36 pm
Kataka10.36 pm12.53 am
Simha12.53 am3.06 am
Kanya3.06 am5.19 am
Tula5.19 am5.57 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra5.57
Sani6.53
Guru7.50
Sevvai8.47
Suriya9.44
Sukran10.40
Budhan11.37
Chandra12.34
Sani1.31
Guru2.27
Sevvai3.24
Suriya4.21

Night

Sukran5.18
Budhan6.21
Chandra7.24
Sani8.28
Guru9.31
Sevvai10.34
Suriya11.37
Sukran12.41
Budhan1.44
Chandra2.47
Sani3.51
Guru4.54

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd

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