October 2026
29
Thursday
Parabhava
Aippasi
12
Viyazhan
Theypirai
Chaturthitill 9.41 am, then Panchami
Mirugaseeridamtill 8.35 pm, then Thiruvathirai
Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.09–3.30
Yamagandammorning 7.29–8.50
Kuligaimorning 10.09–11.30
ChandrashtamamUntil 9.37 am: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 8.50–10.09evening 6.09–7.49

Computed for Sacramento, in US Pacific time (PDT). 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, 3.30 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Parigha Yogam runs till 11.37 am.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Sacramento, 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

3.30–6.09 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.50–10.09 am; Parigha Yogam also runs
11.37 am–2.09 pmClear of every caution
12.29–1.10 pm

Avoid

7.29–8.50 am
10.09–11.30 am, what begins now is said to repeat
2.09–3.30 pm
4.19–5.48 am, early Friday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 9.37 am

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

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 9.37 am, until Saturday 11.31 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunrise7.29 am
Sunset6.09 pm
Moonrise9.05 pm
Moonset11.47 am
SunTula Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Sacramento 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)
Chaturthi, till 9.41 am 5–28 nazhigai
Panchami, till 6.55 am (next day) 58–32 nazhigai		Shashti
Mirugaseeridam, till 8.35 pm 32–42 nazhigaiThiruvathirai
Parigha Yogam, till 11.37 am caution 10–17 nazhigaiShiva Yogam
Balava Karanam, till 9.41 am 5–28 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 8.16 pm 31–56 nazhigai
Taitila Karanam, till 6.55 am (next day) 58–32 nazhigai
Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sacramento

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.43–6.36 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.29–8.50 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.09–11.30 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.29–1.10 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.34–2.00 pmA favourable window
2.09–3.30 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.19–5.48 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam17.29
Sugam28.50
Soram10.09
Uthi311.30
Amirtham12.50
Visham2.09
Rogam3.29
Labam4.50

Night

Amirtham6.09
Visham7.49
Rogam9.29
Labam11.10
Dhanam12.50
Sugam2.31
Soram4.10
Uthi5.51

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturthī · Guru Vāsara · Mṛgaśīrṣa

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
Tula7.29 am9.05 am
Vrischika9.05 am11.29 am
Dhanu11.29 am1.30 pm
Makara1.30 pm3.03 pm
Kumbha3.03 pm4.19 pm
Meena4.19 pm5.32 pm
Mesha5.32 pm6.57 pm
Vrishabha6.57 pm8.46 pm
Mithuna8.46 pm11.04 pm
Kataka11.04 pm1.33 am
Simha1.33 am4.02 am
Kanya4.02 am6.31 am
Tula6.31 am7.30 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru7.29
Sevvai8.23
Suriya9.16
Sukran10.09
Budhan11.03
Chandra11.56
Sani12.49
Guru1.43
Sevvai2.36
Suriya3.29
Sukran4.23
Budhan5.16

Night

Chandra6.09
Sani7.16
Guru8.23
Sevvai9.30
Suriya10.36
Sukran11.43
Budhan12.50
Chandra1.57
Sani3.03
Guru4.10
Sevvai5.17
Suriya6.24

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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