September 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Purattasi

Velli

Valarpirai

Saptamitill 1.02 pm, then Ashtami

Kettaitill 10.45 pm, then Moolam

Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–12.00

Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Kuligaimorning 7.30–9.00

ChandrashtamamUntil 10.45 pm: Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarterThen: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd 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, 6.07 am to 7.37 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 2.14 am Saturday.

This is Purattasi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. 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

6.07–7.37 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.10–10.40 amClear of every caution

9.15–10.15 am, inside the clear stretch

11.48 am–12.35 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

12.12–1.01 pmShort clear window

12.15–1.15 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

4.45–5.45 pm; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.37–9.10 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)

10.40 am–12.12 pm (printed 10.30–12)

3.14–4.46 pm (printed 3–4.30)

Chandrashtamam

until 10.45 pm

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha Rasi.

Then

from 10.45 pm, until Monday 11.16 am

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunset6.17 pm

Moonrise12.08 pm

Moonset11.33 pm

SunKanya Rasi

MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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)
	Saptami, till 1.02 pm 17–18 nazhigai	Ashtami
	Kettai, till 10.45 pm 41–36 nazhigai	Moolam
	Priti Yogam, till 1.35 pm 18–41 nazhigai	Ayushman Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 1.02 pm 17–18 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 2.14 am (next day) caution 50–18 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.32–5.19 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.37–9.10 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.40 am–12.12 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.48 am–12.35 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.55–2.41 pm	A favourable window
	3.14–4.46 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.07

Soram7.37

Uthi9.10

Visham10.40

Amirtham¹12.12

Rogam1.42

Labam²3.15

Dhanam³4.46

Night

Rogam6.17

Labam7.46

Dhanam9.15

Sugam10.43

Soram12.11

Uthi1.41

Visham3.09

Amirtham4.38

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Kanyā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Saptamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Jyeṣṭhā

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	6.07 am	8.07 am
Tula	8.07 am	10.13 am
Vrischika	10.13 am	12.24 pm
Dhanu	12.24 pm	2.31 pm
Makara	2.31 pm	4.25 pm
Kumbha	4.25 pm	6.08 pm
Meena	6.08 pm	7.49 pm
Mesha	7.49 pm	9.38 pm
Vrishabha	9.38 pm	11.41 pm
Mithuna	11.41 pm	1.52 am
Kataka	1.52 am	4.01 am
Simha	4.01 am	6.03 am
Kanya	6.03 am	6.07 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.07

Budhan7.07

Chandra8.08

Sani9.09

Guru10.10

Sevvai11.11

Suriya12.12

Sukran1.12

Budhan2.13

Chandra3.14

Sani4.15

Guru5.16

Night

Sevvai6.17

Suriya7.16

Sukran8.15

Budhan9.14

Chandra10.13

Sani11.12

Guru12.12

Sevvai1.11

Suriya2.10

Sukran3.09

Budhan4.08

Chandra5.07

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery