September 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Avani

Velli

Theypirai

Ashtamitill 12.14 am (next day), then Navami

Rohinitill 11.04 pm, then Mirugaseeridam

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Gokulashtami

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–12.00

Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Kuligaimorning 7.30–9.00

ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 9.15–10.15evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 12.15–1.15evening 6.30–7.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Salem. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Kuligai, Nalla Neram and Soolam as Tamil calendars print them. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 12.17 pm to 3.21 pm is the best of the day.

Vajra Yogam runs till 12.48 pm Saturday.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Salem, to the minute. Use the printed times on the sheet for daily life; use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham. Where they differ, the printed time is shown in brackets.

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

12.17–3.21 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.07–7.39 amClear of every caution

9.12–10.44 amClear of every caution

9.15–10.15 am, inside the clear stretch

11.52 am–12.41 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

12.15–1.15 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

4.45–5.45 pm; Yamagandam, Tyajyam and Vajra Yogam also run

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.39–9.12 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)

10.44 am–12.17 pm (printed 10.30–12)

3.21–4.54 pm (printed 3–4.30)

3.32–5.04 pm

4.18–5.49 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 10.19 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

Sunrise6.07 am

Sunset6.26 pm

Moonrise12.08 am (next day)

Moonset12.19 pm

SunSimha Rasi

MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

Gokulashtami

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Salem 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
	Velli (Friday)
	Ashtami, till 12.14 am (next day) 45–18 nazhigai	Navami
	Rohini, till 11.04 pm 42–24 nazhigai	Mirugaseeridam
	Harshana Yogam, till 3.44 pm 24–03 nazhigai	Vajra Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 1.21 pm 18–06 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 12.14 am (next day) 45–18 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.34–5.20 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.39–9.12 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.44 am–12.17 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.52 am–12.41 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.21–4.54 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.32–5.04 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.04–9.34 pm	A favourable window
	4.18–5.49 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.07

Soram7.39

Uthi9.12

Visham10.44

Amirtham12.17

Rogam1.48

Labam¹3.22

Dhanam²4.54

Night

Rogam6.26

Labam7.54

Dhanam9.22

Sugam10.49

Soram12.16

Uthi1.45

Visham3.11

Amirtham³4.40

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Rohiṇī

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
Simha	6.07 am	7.02 am
Kanya	7.02 am	9.02 am
Tula	9.02 am	11.08 am
Vrischika	11.08 am	1.19 pm
Dhanu	1.19 pm	3.26 pm
Makara	3.26 pm	5.20 pm
Kumbha	5.20 pm	7.03 pm
Meena	7.03 pm	8.44 pm
Mesha	8.44 pm	10.33 pm
Vrishabha	10.33 pm	12.36 am
Mithuna	12.36 am	2.47 am
Kataka	2.47 am	4.56 am
Simha	4.56 am	6.07 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.07

Budhan7.09

Chandra8.10

Sani9.12

Guru10.13

Sevvai11.15

Suriya12.16

Sukran1.18

Budhan2.20

Chandra3.21

Sani4.23

Guru5.24

Night

Sevvai6.26

Suriya7.24

Sukran8.23

Budhan9.21

Chandra10.20

Sani11.18

Guru12.16

Sevvai1.15

Suriya2.13

Sukran3.12

Budhan4.10

Chandra5.09

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery