September 2026
16
Wednesday
Parabhava
Avani
31
Budhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 30 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.


Valarpirai
Shashtitill 10.18 pm, then Saptami
Anushamtill 7.24 am (next day), then Kettai
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.04–2.38
Yamagandammorning 8.25–9.59
Kuligaimorning 11.31–1.05
ChandrashtamamAshwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.52–8.25evening 7.16–8.43

Computed for San Francisco, 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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Vishkambha Yogam runs all day, till 12.20 am Thursday. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer a good part of the Gowri Panchangam 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 San Francisco, 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

6.52–8.25 am; Vishkambha Yogam also runs

Avoid

8.25–9.59 am
9.17–11.05 am
11.31 am–1.05 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.39–1.29 pm
1.04–2.38 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 10.15 am

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha 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

Sunrise6.52 am
Sunset7.16 pm
Moonrise12.53 pm
Moonset10.02 pm
SunSimha Rasi
MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for San Francisco 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)
Shashti, till 10.18 pm 38–34 nazhigaiSaptami
Anusham, till 7.24 am (next day) 61–17 nazhigaiKettai
Vishkambha Yogam, till 12.20 am (next day) caution 43–37 nazhigaiPriti Yogam
Kaulava Karanam, till 9.20 am 6–10 nazhigai
Taitila Karanam, till 10.18 pm 38–34 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for San Francisco

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.20–6.06 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.25–9.59 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.17–11.05 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.31 am–1.05 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.39–1.29 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.04–2.38 pmAvoided for new beginnings
7.55–9.40 pmA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam16.52
Dhanam28.26
Sugam39.59
Soram11.31
Visham1.04
Uthi42.38
Amirtham54.10
Rogam5.42

Night

Uthi7.16
Amirtham8.44
Rogam10.10
Labam11.38
Dhanam1.05
Sugam2.32
Soram3.58
Visham5.26

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Saumya Vāsara · Anurādhā

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
Simha6.52 am6.59 am
Kanya6.59 am9.26 am
Tula9.26 am11.55 am
Vrischika11.55 am2.19 pm
Dhanu2.19 pm4.21 pm
Makara4.21 pm5.55 pm
Kumbha5.55 pm7.11 pm
Meena7.11 pm8.26 pm
Mesha8.26 pm9.51 pm
Vrishabha9.51 pm11.42 pm
Mithuna11.42 pm1.59 am
Kataka1.59 am4.27 am
Simha4.27 am6.53 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.52
Chandra7.54
Sani8.56
Guru9.58
Sevvai11.00
Suriya12.02
Sukran1.04
Budhan2.06
Chandra3.08
Sani4.10
Guru5.12
Sevvai6.14

Night

Suriya7.16
Sukran8.14
Budhan9.12
Chandra10.10
Sani11.08
Guru12.06
Sevvai1.05
Suriya2.03
Sukran3.01
Budhan3.59
Chandra4.57
Sani5.55

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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