November 2026
6
Friday
Parabhava
Aippasi
20
Velli
Theypirai
Trayodasitill 9.18 pm, then Chaturdasi
Hasthamtill 3.14 pm, then Chithirai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Pradosham · Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalammorning 10.31–11.50
Yamagandamafternoon 2.25–3.43
Kuligaimorning 7.55–9.14
ChandrashtamamUntil 3.46 am (next day): Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
afternoon 3.43–5.01night 6.44–8.25

Computed for Sacramento, in US Pacific time (PST). 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, 3.43 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Vishkambha Yogam runs till 2.41 pm.

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

3.43–5.01 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
11.29 am–12.10 pm; Rahu Kalam and Vishkambha Yogam also run
3.43–5.01 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

7.55–9.14 am, what begins now is said to repeat
10.31–11.50 am
2.25–3.43 pm
11.36 pm–1.18 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 3.46 am

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

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 3.46 am, until Monday 1.19 pm

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Sunrise6.38 am
Sunset5.01 pm
Moonrise5.15 am (next day)
Moonset3.21 pm
SunTula Rasi
MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

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

Saturday 7 November: Deepavali.

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
Velli (Friday)
Trayodasi, till 9.18 pm 36–39 nazhigaiChaturdasi
Hastham, till 3.14 pm 21–28 nazhigaiChithirai
Vishkambha Yogam, till 2.41 pm caution 20–04 nazhigaiPriti Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 9.07 am 6–12 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 9.18 pm 36–39 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sacramento

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.50–5.43 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.55–9.14 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
9.02–10.40 amA favourable window
10.31–11.50 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.29 am–12.10 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.25–3.43 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.36 pm–1.18 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam16.38
Soram7.55
Uthi29.14
Visham10.31
Amirtham311.50
Rogam1.07
Labam42.26
Dhanam3.43

Night

Rogam5.01
Labam6.44
Dhanam8.26
Sugam510.08
Soram11.49
Uthi1.33
Visham3.14
Amirtham4.57

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Vishkambha Yogam; 2 Vishkambha Yogam; 3 Vishkambha Yogam; 4 Yamagandam and Vishkambha Yogam; 5 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Hasta (Citrā from 3.14 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
Tula6.38 am7.33 am
Vrischika7.33 am9.57 am
Dhanu9.57 am11.59 am
Makara11.59 am1.32 pm
Kumbha1.32 pm2.47 pm
Meena2.47 pm4.01 pm
Mesha4.01 pm5.25 pm
Vrishabha5.25 pm7.15 pm
Mithuna7.15 pm9.32 pm
Kataka9.32 pm12.02 am
Simha12.02 am2.31 am
Kanya2.31 am4.59 am
Tula4.59 am6.39 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.38
Budhan7.30
Chandra8.22
Sani9.14
Guru10.06
Sevvai10.58
Suriya11.49
Sukran12.41
Budhan1.33
Chandra2.25
Sani3.17
Guru4.09

Night

Sevvai5.01
Suriya6.09
Sukran7.17
Budhan8.25
Chandra9.34
Sani10.42
Guru11.50
Sevvai12.58
Suriya2.06
Sukran3.15
Budhan4.23
Chandra5.31

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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