October 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Aippasi

8, Pournami

Nyayiru

Valarpirai

Chaturdasitill 11.57 am, then Pournami

Revathitill 7.22 pm, then Ashwini

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Pournami

Rahu Kalamevening 4.30–6.00

Yamagandamafternoon 12.00–1.30

Kuligaiafternoon 3.00–4.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 7.23 pm: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 7.45–8.45afternoon 3.15–4.15

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45afternoon 1.30–2.30

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, 9.29 am to 11.56 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 10.53 pm; Vajra Yogam runs till 2.18 pm Monday.

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

9.29–11.56 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.08–7.57 amClear of every caution

7.45–8.45 am; Tyajyam also runs

10.45–11.45 am, inside the clear stretch

11.38 am–12.25 pm; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run

1.30–2.30 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

3.15–4.15 pm; Kuligai and Bhadra Karanam also run

Avoid

7.57–9.29 am

12.01–1.30 pm (printed 12–1.30)

2.58–4.27 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 3–4.30)

4.20–5.08 pm

4.26–5.55 pm (printed 4.30–6)

Chandrashtamam

until 7.23 pm

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 7.23 pm, until Tuesday 9.07 pm

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya 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

Sunrise6.08 am

Sunset5.55 pm

Moonrise5.14 pm

Moonset5.56 am (next day)

SunTula Rasi

MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

Pournami, the full moon.

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
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Chaturdasi, till 11.57 am 14–32 nazhigai	Pournami
	Revathi, till 7.22 pm 33–06 nazhigai	Ashwini
	Harshana Yogam, till 5.22 pm 28–05 nazhigai	Vajra Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 11.57 am 14–32 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 10.53 pm caution 41–52 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.31–5.19 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.57–9.29 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.38 am–12.25 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.01–1.30 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.58–4.27 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.20–5.08 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.26–5.55 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.06–6.36 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi6.08

Amirtham¹7.37

Rogam9.04

Labam²10.34

Dhanam³12.02

Sugam⁴1.30

Soram2.58

Visham4.26

Night

Dhanam5.55

Sugam7.27

Soram8.58

Visham10.29

Uthi12.02

Amirtham1.34

Rogam3.04

Labam4.37

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Bhānu Vāsara · Revatī

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
Tula	6.08 am	7.47 am
Vrischika	7.47 am	9.58 am
Dhanu	9.58 am	12.06 pm
Makara	12.06 pm	2.00 pm
Kumbha	2.00 pm	3.43 pm
Meena	3.43 pm	5.24 pm
Mesha	5.24 pm	7.13 pm
Vrishabha	7.13 pm	9.16 pm
Mithuna	9.16 pm	11.27 pm
Kataka	11.27 pm	1.35 am
Simha	1.35 am	3.37 am
Kanya	3.37 am	5.37 am
Tula	5.37 am	6.08 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.08

Sukran7.07

Budhan8.06

Chandra9.05

Sani10.04

Guru11.03

Sevvai12.01

Suriya1.00

Sukran1.59

Budhan2.58

Chandra3.57

Sani4.56

Night

Guru5.55

Sevvai6.56

Suriya7.57

Sukran8.58

Budhan9.59

Chandra11.00

Sani12.02

Guru1.03

Sevvai2.04

Suriya3.05

Sukran4.06

Budhan5.07

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

Also

	West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery
	In force all day, until 7.23 pm