September 2026

Tuesday

Parabhava

Avani

Sevvai

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 15 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Theypirai

Panchamitill 5.43 pm, then Shashti

Ashwinitill 2.12 pm, then Bharani

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamevening 4.00–5.38

Yamagandammorning 9.35–11.13

Kuligaiafternoon 12.48–2.25

ChandrashtamamUthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 2.25–4.00night 8.38–10.00

Computed for San Diego, in US Pacific time (PDT). Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai from its own sunrise; Gowri Nalla Neram from its sunrise and sunset. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 6.23 am to 8.57 am is the best of the day.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day

Computed for San Diego, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.

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

6.23–8.57 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

11.53 am–12.48 pmShort clear window

12.23–1.13 pm; Kuligai also runs

2.25–4.00 pmClear of every caution

2.25–4.00 pm, inside the clear stretch

5.38–7.13 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.57–9.49 am

9.35–11.13 am

10.19–11.53 am

12.48–2.25 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.00–5.38 pm

11.24 pm–12.57 am, in the evening

11.41 pm–12.27 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Wednesday 6.57 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

Sunrise6.23 am

Sunset7.13 pm

Moonrise9.45 pm

Moonset10.55 am

SunSimha Rasi

MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by San Diego's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for San Diego 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)
	Panchami, till 5.43 pm 28–19 nazhigai	Shashti
	Ashwini, till 2.12 pm 19–32 nazhigai	Bharani
	Vriddhi Yogam, till 11.09 am 11–54 nazhigai	Dhruva Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 6.30 am 0–17 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 5.43 pm 28–19 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 4.52 am (next day) 56–10 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for San Diego

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.55–5.38 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.13–8.46 am	A favourable window
	8.57–9.49 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.35–11.13 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.19–11.53 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.23–1.13 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.48–2.25 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.00–5.38 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.24 pm–12.57 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.41 pm–12.27 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.23

Labam¹8.00

Dhanam²9.36

Sugam³11.13

Soram12.48

Uthi2.25

Visham4.00

Amirtham5.38

Night

Soram7.13

Uthi8.38

Visham10.00

Amirtham⁴11.25

Rogam12.48

Labam2.13

Dhanam3.37

Sugam5.01

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Pañcamī · Bhauma Vāsara · Aśvinī (Bharaṇī from 2.12 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
Simha	6.23 am	7.38 am
Kanya	7.38 am	9.59 am
Tula	9.59 am	12.23 pm
Vrischika	12.23 pm	2.44 pm
Dhanu	2.44 pm	4.46 pm
Makara	4.46 pm	6.25 pm
Kumbha	6.25 pm	7.48 pm
Meena	7.48 pm	9.09 pm
Mesha	9.09 pm	10.40 pm
Vrishabha	10.40 pm	12.33 am
Mithuna	12.33 am	2.49 am
Kataka	2.49 am	5.13 am
Simha	5.13 am	6.24 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.23

Suriya7.27

Sukran8.32

Budhan9.36

Chandra10.40

Sani11.44

Guru12.48

Sevvai1.52

Suriya2.57

Sukran4.01

Budhan5.05

Chandra6.09

Night

Sani7.13

Guru8.09

Sevvai9.05

Suriya10.01

Sukran10.57

Budhan11.53

Chandra12.49

Sani1.45

Guru2.40

Sevvai3.36

Suriya4.32

Sukran5.28

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk