September 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Avani

Viyazhan

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

Theypirai

Saptamitill 1.56 pm, then Ashtami

Karthigaitill 12.00 pm, then Rohini

Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.23–4.00

Yamagandammorning 6.25–8.01

Kuligaimorning 9.36–11.12

ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 5.35–7.11night 11.24–12.47 (after midnight)

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, 11.12 am to 2.23 pm 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

11.12 am–2.23 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.01–9.36 amClear of every caution

12.23–1.13 pm

4.00–7.11 pmClear of every caution

5.35–7.11 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

6.25–8.01 am

9.36–11.12 am, what begins now is said to repeat

2.23–4.00 pm

3.02–4.34 am, early Friday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 9.49 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

Sunrise6.25 am

Sunset7.11 pm

Moonrise11.18 pm

Moonset1.13 pm

SunSimha Rasi

MoonVrishabha 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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Saptami, till 1.56 pm 18–48 nazhigai	Ashtami
	Karthigai, till 12.00 pm 13–57 nazhigai	Rohini
	Harshana Yogam, till 3.14 am (next day) 52–02 nazhigai	Vajra Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 1.56 pm 18–48 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 12.51 am (next day) 46–05 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for San Diego

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.55–5.39 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.25–8.01 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.36–11.12 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	9.43–11.14 am	A favourable window
	12.23–1.13 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.23–4.00 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.02–4.34 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.25

Sugam8.01

Soram9.36

Uthi11.12

Amirtham12.48

Visham2.23

Rogam3.59

Labam5.35

Night

Amirtham7.11

Visham8.35

Rogam9.59

Labam11.24

Dhanam12.48

Sugam²2.13

Soram3.36

Uthi5.01

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Saptamī · Guru Vāsara · Kṛttikā (Rohiṇī from 12.00 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	6.25 am	7.31 am
Kanya	7.31 am	9.51 am
Tula	9.51 am	12.15 pm
Vrischika	12.15 pm	2.36 pm
Dhanu	2.36 pm	4.39 pm
Makara	4.39 pm	6.17 pm
Kumbha	6.17 pm	7.40 pm
Meena	7.40 pm	9.01 pm
Mesha	9.01 pm	10.32 pm
Vrishabha	10.32 pm	12.25 am
Mithuna	12.25 am	2.41 am
Kataka	2.41 am	5.05 am
Simha	5.05 am	6.25 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.25

Sevvai7.28

Suriya8.32

Sukran9.36

Budhan10.40

Chandra11.44

Sani12.48

Guru1.51

Sevvai2.55

Suriya3.59

Sukran5.03

Budhan6.07

Night

Chandra7.11

Sani8.07

Guru9.03

Sevvai9.59

Suriya10.56

Sukran11.52

Budhan12.48

Chandra1.44

Sani2.40

Guru3.37

Sevvai4.33

Suriya5.29

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil