October 2026

Tuesday

Parabhava

Aippasi

Sevvai

Theypirai

Prathamaitill 7.02 am, then Dwitiyai

Bharanitill 3.39 pm, then Karthigai

Siddha Yogam

Karthigai Viratham

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Yamagandammorning 9.00–10.30

Kuligaiafternoon 12.00–1.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 9.07 pm: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Nalla Neram

morning 7.45–8.45evening 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

For anything new, 6.08 am to 8.29 am is the best of the day.

Vyatipata Yogam runs till 7.19 am Wednesday.

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

6.08–8.29 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.45–8.45 am; Durmuhurtham also runs

10.33–10.53 amShort clear window

10.45–11.45 am; Vyatipata Yogam also runs

11.38 am–12.24 pm; Kuligai and Vyatipata Yogam also run

4.45–5.45 pm; Vyatipata Yogam also runs

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

8.29–9.17 am

9.04–10.33 am (printed 9–10.30)

12.01–1.30 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 12–1.30)

2.57–4.26 pm (printed 3–4.30)

10.47–11.37 pm, in the evening

2.32–4.00 am, early Wednesday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 9.07 pm

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

For those born in Kanya Rasi.

Then

from 9.07 pm, until Thursday 10.07 pm

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

Sunrise6.08 am

Sunset5.54 pm

Moonrise6.54 pm

Moonset6.56 am

SunTula Rasi

MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

Karthigai Viratham

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
	Sevvai (Tuesday)
	Prathamai, till 7.02 am 2–14 nazhigai Dwitiyai, till 4.07 am (next day) 54–57 nazhigai	Tritiyai
	Bharani, till 3.39 pm 23–48 nazhigai	Karthigai
	Siddhi Yogam, till 10.53 am 11–52 nazhigai	Vyatipata Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 7.02 am 2–14 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 5.36 pm 28–39 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 4.07 am (next day) 54–57 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.31–5.19 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.29–9.17 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.04–10.33 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.16 am–12.43 pm	A favourable window
	11.38 am–12.24 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.01–1.30 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	2.57–4.26 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.47–11.37 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.32–4.00 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.08

Labam¹7.37

Dhanam²9.05

Sugam³10.33

Soram12.01

Uthi⁴1.30

Visham2.57

Amirtham⁵4.26

Night

Soram5.54

Uthi7.26

Visham8.57

Amirtham⁶10.30

Rogam12.01

Labam⁷1.34

Dhanam⁸3.05

Sugam4.37

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Durmuhurtham; 2 Durmuhurtham and Yamagandam; 3 Vyatipata Yogam; 4 Vyatipata Yogam; 5 Vyatipata Yogam; 6 Durmuhurtham; 7 Tyajyam; 8 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Prathamā · Bhauma Vāsara · Bharaṇī (Kṛttikā 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 sign	From	To
Tula	6.08 am	7.39 am
Vrischika	7.39 am	9.51 am
Dhanu	9.51 am	11.58 am
Makara	11.58 am	1.52 pm
Kumbha	1.52 pm	3.35 pm
Meena	3.35 pm	5.16 pm
Mesha	5.16 pm	7.05 pm
Vrishabha	7.05 pm	9.08 pm
Mithuna	9.08 pm	11.19 pm
Kataka	11.19 pm	1.27 am
Simha	1.27 am	3.29 am
Kanya	3.29 am	5.30 am
Tula	5.30 am	6.09 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.08

Suriya7.07

Sukran8.06

Budhan9.05

Chandra10.04

Sani11.02

Guru12.01

Sevvai1.00

Suriya1.59

Sukran2.58

Budhan3.57

Chandra4.55

Night

Sani5.54

Guru6.55

Sevvai7.57

Suriya8.58

Sukran9.59

Budhan11.00

Chandra12.01

Sani1.03

Guru2.04

Sevvai3.05

Suriya4.06

Sukran5.07

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk