October 2026
21
Wednesday
Parabhava
Aippasi
4
Budhan
Valarpirai
Dasamitill 2.12 pm, then Ekadasi
Avittamtill 7.48 pm, then Sathayam
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.00–1.30
Yamagandammorning 7.30–9.00
Kuligaimorning 10.30–12.00
ChandrashtamamUntil 7.01 am: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Nalla Neram
morning 9.15–10.15evening 4.45–5.45
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 10.45–11.45evening 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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Ganda Yogam runs all day, till 12.34 am Thursday. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer the printed Nalla Neram and ask your family's jyotishi.

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

9.15–10.15 am; Ganda Yogam also runs
10.45–11.45 am; Kuligai, Durmuhurtham and Ganda Yogam also run
4.45–5.45 pm; Ganda Yogam also runs
6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.36–9.05 am (printed 7.30–9)
10.33 am–12.02 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 10.30–12)
11.38 am–12.26 pm
12.02–1.31 pm (printed 12–1.30)
3.18–4.59 am, early Thursday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 7.01 am

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

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 7.01 am, until Friday 3.05 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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
Sunset5.57 pm
Moonrise2.33 pm
Moonset2.29 am (next day)
SunTula Rasi
MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Thursday 22 October: Ekadasi.

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
Budhan (Wednesday)
Dasami, till 2.12 pm 20–12 nazhigaiEkadasi
Avittam, till 7.48 pm 34–12 nazhigaiSathayam
Ganda Yogam, till 12.34 am (next day) caution 46–04 nazhigaiVriddhi Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 2.12 pm 20–12 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 2.36 am (next day) 51–12 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.30–5.18 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.36–9.05 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.39–10.21 amA favourable window
10.33 am–12.02 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.38 am–12.26 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.02–1.31 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.18–4.59 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam16.07
Dhanam27.37
Sugam39.05
Soram10.33
Visham12.02
Uthi41.31
Amirtham53.00
Rogam4.27

Night

Uthi5.57
Amirtham7.28
Rogam8.59
Labam10.31
Dhanam12.03
Sugam1.34
Soram3.04
Visham4.36

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Daśamī · Saumya Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā

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 am8.03 am
Vrischika8.03 am10.14 am
Dhanu10.14 am12.21 pm
Makara12.21 pm2.16 pm
Kumbha2.16 pm3.59 pm
Meena3.59 pm5.40 pm
Mesha5.40 pm7.29 pm
Vrishabha7.29 pm9.31 pm
Mithuna9.31 pm11.43 pm
Kataka11.43 pm1.51 am
Simha1.51 am3.53 am
Kanya3.53 am5.53 am
Tula5.53 am6.07 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.07
Chandra7.06
Sani8.06
Guru9.05
Sevvai10.04
Suriya11.03
Sukran12.02
Budhan1.01
Chandra2.00
Sani2.59
Guru3.58
Sevvai4.58

Night

Suriya5.57
Sukran6.58
Budhan7.58
Chandra8.59
Sani10.00
Guru11.01
Sevvai12.02
Suriya1.03
Sukran2.04
Budhan3.05
Chandra4.06
Sani5.07

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk
In force from 7.00 am, until Wednesday 3.05 pm

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