September 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Avani

25, Amavasai

Viyazhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 24 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Theypirai

Amavasaitill 8.27 pm, then Prathamai

Pooramtill 12.46 am (next day), then Uthiram

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Amavasai

Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.42–4.19

Yamagandammorning 6.40–8.17

Kuligaimorning 9.52–11.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 6.39 am (next day): Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 1.06–2.42evening 7.32–8.55

Computed for Seattle, 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, 4.19 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

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

No kolam on this sheet: it is Amavasai.

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Seattle, 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

4.19–7.32 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.17–9.18 amClear of every caution

11.30 am–2.42 pmClear of every caution

12.41–1.31 pm

1.06–2.42 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

6.40–8.17 am

9.18–10.52 am

9.52–11.30 am, what begins now is said to repeat

2.42–4.19 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 6.39 am

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara Rasi.

Then

from 6.39 am, until Sunday 12.57 pm

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise6.40 am

Sunset7.32 pm

MoonriseAfter sunrise on Friday

Moonset7.10 pm

SunSimha Rasi

MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

Amavasai, the new moon; tarpanam for ancestors in many families.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Seattle 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)
	Amavasai, till 8.27 pm 34–26 nazhigai	Prathamai
	Pooram, till 12.46 am (next day) 45–14 nazhigai	Uthiram
	Siddha Yogam, till 6.48 am 0–20 nazhigai Sadhya Yogam, till 4.32 am (next day) 54–37 nazhigai	Shubha Yogam
	Chatushpada Karanam, till 9.12 am 6–21 nazhigai Naga Karanam, till 8.27 pm 34–26 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Seattle

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.12–5.55 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.40–8.17 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.18–10.52 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.52–11.30 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.41–1.31 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.42–4.19 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.36–8.08 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.40

Sugam²8.17

Soram9.52

Uthi11.30

Amirtham1.06

Visham2.42

Rogam4.18

Labam5.56

Night

Amirtham7.32

Visham8.55

Rogam10.18

Labam11.43

Dhanam1.07

Sugam2.31

Soram3.53

Uthi5.18

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 · Amāvāsyā · Guru Vāsara · Pūrvaphalgunī

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	6.40 am	7.20 am
Kanya	7.20 am	10.02 am
Tula	10.02 am	12.45 pm
Vrischika	12.45 pm	3.17 pm
Dhanu	3.17 pm	5.15 pm
Makara	5.15 pm	6.36 pm
Kumbha	6.36 pm	7.38 pm
Meena	7.38 pm	8.37 pm
Mesha	8.37 pm	9.48 pm
Vrishabha	9.48 pm	11.30 pm
Mithuna	11.30 pm	1.51 am
Kataka	1.51 am	4.33 am
Simha	4.33 am	6.41 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.40

Sevvai7.44

Suriya8.49

Sukran9.53

Budhan10.57

Chandra12.01

Sani1.06

Guru2.10

Sevvai3.14

Suriya4.19

Sukran5.23

Budhan6.27

Night

Chandra7.32

Sani8.27

Guru9.23

Sevvai10.19

Suriya11.15

Sukran12.11

Budhan1.06

Chandra2.02

Sani2.58

Guru3.54

Sevvai4.50

Suriya5.45

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil