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Friday
Parabhava
Avani
11
Velli
Valarpirai
Pournamitill 12.19 pm, then Prathamai
Sathayamtill 5.43 am (next day), then Poorattathi
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 11.34–1.06
Yamagandamevening 4.08–5.40
Kuligaimorning 8.32–10.04
ChandrashtamamPunarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.02–8.32night 8.40–10.08

Computed for Singapore, in Singapore time (SGT). 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, 1.55 pm to 4.08 pm is the best of the day.

Atiganda Yogam runs till 9.58 am.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Singapore, 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

1.55–4.08 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.02–8.32 am; Atiganda Yogam also runs
10.04–11.34 amClear of every caution
12.42–1.30 pm; Rahu Kalam and Tyajyam also run
5.40–7.10 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.32–10.04 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.34 am–1.06 pm
12.15–1.55 pm
4.08–5.40 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 12.08 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise7.02 am
Sunset7.10 pm
Moonrise7.22 pm
MoonsetAfter sunrise on Saturday
SunSimha Rasi
MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Singapore 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
Velli (Friday)
Pournami, till 12.19 pm 13–13 nazhigaiPrathamai
Sathayam, till 5.43 am (next day) 56–45 nazhigaiPoorattathi
Atiganda Yogam, till 9.58 am caution 7–21 nazhigaiSukarma Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 12.19 pm 13–13 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 12.27 am (next day) 43–33 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Singapore

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.27–6.14 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.32–10.04 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.34 am–1.06 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.15–1.55 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.42–1.30 pmWidely used for beginnings
4.08–5.40 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.15–11.53 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam17.02
Soram8.32
Uthi10.04
Visham11.34
Amirtham21.06
Rogam2.37
Labam34.09
Dhanam5.40

Night

Rogam7.10
Labam8.40
Dhanam10.09
Sugam11.37
Soram1.05
Uthi2.35
Visham4.03
Amirtham5.33

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pūrṇimā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Śatabhiṣaj

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
Simha7.02 am8.18 am
Kanya8.18 am10.10 am
Tula10.10 am12.08 pm
Vrischika12.08 pm2.16 pm
Dhanu2.16 pm4.25 pm
Makara4.25 pm6.25 pm
Kumbha6.25 pm8.17 pm
Meena8.17 pm10.06 pm
Mesha10.06 pm12.03 am
Vrishabha12.03 am2.09 am
Mithuna2.09 am4.19 am
Kataka4.19 am6.21 am
Simha6.21 am7.01 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.02
Budhan8.02
Chandra9.03
Sani10.04
Guru11.04
Sevvai12.05
Suriya1.06
Sukran2.07
Budhan3.07
Chandra4.08
Sani5.09
Guru6.10

Night

Sevvai7.10
Suriya8.10
Sukran9.09
Budhan10.08
Chandra11.07
Sani12.07
Guru1.06
Sevvai2.05
Suriya3.04
Sukran4.04
Budhan5.03
Chandra6.02

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
In force all day, until Sunday 12.08 am

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