October 2026
19
Monday
Parabhava
Aippasi
2
Thingal
Valarpirai
Ashtamitill 10.52 am, then Navami
Uthiradamtill 3.39 pm, then Thiruvonam
Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Ayudha Puja

Rahu Kalammorning 7.30–9.00
Yamagandammorning 10.30–12.00
Kuligaiafternoon 1.30–3.00
ChandrashtamamMirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Nalla Neram
morning 6.15–7.15evening 4.45–5.45
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 9.15–10.15night 7.30–8.30

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, 3.36 pm to sunset is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 4.45–5.45 pm inside it.

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

3.36–5.58 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.07–7.35 amClear of every caution
6.15–7.15 am, inside the clear stretch
9.05–10.33 amClear of every caution
9.15–10.15 am, inside the clear stretch
11.39 am–12.26 pm; Yamagandam also runs
12.03–12.26 pmShort clear window
1.14–1.31 pmShort clear window
4.45–5.45 pm, inside the clear stretch
7.30–8.30 pm

Avoid

7.35–9.05 am (printed 7.30–9)
10.33 am–12.03 pm (printed 10.30–12)
12.26–1.14 pm
1.31–3.00 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 1.30–3)
2.48–3.36 pm
8.02–9.49 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Wednesday 7.01 am

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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
Sunset5.58 pm
Moonrise1.12 pm
Moonset12.50 am (next day)
SunTula Rasi
MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

Ayudha Puja, tools, books and vehicles are worshipped.

Tuesday 20 October: Vijayadasami.

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

LimbThis dayThen
Thingal (Monday)
Ashtami, till 10.52 am 11–53 nazhigaiNavami
Uthiradam, till 3.39 pm 23–49 nazhigaiThiruvonam
Dhriti Yogam, till 12.35 am (next day) 46–10 nazhigaiShoola Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 10.52 am 11–53 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 11.56 pm 44–31 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.30–5.18 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.35–9.05 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.30–10.16 amA favourable window
10.33 am–12.03 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.39 am–12.26 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.26–1.14 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.31–3.00 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
2.48–3.36 pmAvoided for new beginnings
8.02–9.49 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham6.07
Visham7.35
Rogam9.04
Labam110.34
Dhanam212.03
Sugam31.32
Soram2.59
Uthi4.29

Night

Sugam5.58
Soram7.28
Uthi49.00
Amirtham10.32
Visham12.02
Rogam1.33
Labam3.05
Dhanam4.37

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Indu Vāsara · Uttarāṣāḍhā (Śravaṇa from 3.39 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
Tula6.07 am8.11 am
Vrischika8.11 am10.22 am
Dhanu10.22 am12.29 pm
Makara12.29 pm2.23 pm
Kumbha2.23 pm4.06 pm
Meena4.06 pm5.47 pm
Mesha5.47 pm7.36 pm
Vrishabha7.36 pm9.39 pm
Mithuna9.39 pm11.51 pm
Kataka11.51 pm1.59 am
Simha1.59 am4.01 am
Kanya4.01 am6.01 am
Tula6.01 am6.07 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.07
Sani7.06
Guru8.06
Sevvai9.05
Suriya10.04
Sukran11.03
Budhan12.02
Chandra1.02
Sani2.01
Guru3.00
Sevvai3.59
Suriya4.58

Night

Sukran5.58
Budhan6.58
Chandra7.59
Sani9.00
Guru10.01
Sevvai11.02
Suriya12.02
Sukran1.03
Budhan2.04
Chandra3.05
Sani4.06
Guru5.06

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd

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