October 2026

Monday

Parabhava

Aippasi

Thingal

Valarpirai

Navamitill 12.21 am (next day), then Dasami

Thiruvonamtill 5.32 am (next day), then Avittam

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 8.53–10.14

Yamagandammorning 11.33–12.54

Kuligaiafternoon 2.13–3.34

ChandrashtamamMirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 4.54–6.14night 9.35–11.14

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, 10.14 am to 11.33 am is the best of the day.

Shoola Yogam runs till 12.21 pm Tuesday.

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

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

10.14–11.33 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

12.33–1.15 pm; Yamagandam and Shoola Yogam also run

4.54–6.14 pm; Shoola Yogam also runs

Avoid

7.32–9.19 am, from before sunrise

8.53–10.14 am

11.33 am–12.54 pm

1.15–1.58 pm

2.13–3.34 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

3.23–4.06 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 6.31 pm

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise7.34 am

Sunset6.14 pm

Moonrise3.45 pm

Moonset1.00 am (next day)

SunTula Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Tuesday 20 October: Vijayadasami.

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
	Thingal (Monday)
	Navami, till 12.21 am (next day) 41–55 nazhigai	Dasami
	Thiruvonam, till 5.32 am (next day) 54–52 nazhigai	Avittam
	Dhriti Yogam, till 12.05 pm 11–17 nazhigai	Shoola Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 11.26 am 9–38 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 12.21 am (next day) 41–55 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Seattle

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.48–6.40 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.32–9.19 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.53–10.14 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.33 am–12.54 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.33–1.15 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.15–1.58 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.13–3.34 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.23–4.06 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.07–7.51 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham¹7.34

Visham8.53

Rogam10.13

Labam²11.34

Dhanam³12.54

Sugam⁴2.14

Soram3.33

Uthi⁵4.54

Night

Sugam6.14

Soram7.53

Uthi9.35

Amirtham11.15

Visham12.54

Rogam2.34

Labam4.16

Dhanam5.56

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Navamī · Indu Vāsara · Śravaṇa

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	7.34 am	10.12 am
Vrischika	10.12 am	12.44 pm
Dhanu	12.44 pm	2.41 pm
Makara	2.41 pm	4.02 pm
Kumbha	4.02 pm	5.04 pm
Meena	5.04 pm	6.03 pm
Mesha	6.03 pm	7.15 pm
Vrishabha	7.15 pm	8.57 pm
Mithuna	8.57 pm	11.18 pm
Kataka	11.18 pm	1.59 am
Simha	1.59 am	4.42 am
Kanya	4.42 am	7.25 am
Tula	7.25 am	7.35 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra7.34

Sani8.27

Guru9.21

Sevvai10.14

Suriya11.07

Sukran12.01

Budhan12.54

Chandra1.47

Sani2.40

Guru3.34

Sevvai4.27

Suriya5.20

Night

Sukran6.14

Budhan7.21

Chandra8.27

Sani9.34

Guru10.41

Sevvai11.48

Suriya12.55

Sukran2.01

Budhan3.08

Chandra4.15

Sani5.22

Guru6.29

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd