September 2026
8
Tuesday
Parabhava
Avani
23
Sevvai

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 22 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Theypirai
Trayodasitill 12.01 am (next day), then Chaturdasi
Ayilyamtill 2.45 am (next day), then Magam
Siddha Yogam

Pradosham · Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalamevening 4.15–5.52
Yamagandammorning 9.54–11.31
Kuligaiafternoon 1.05–2.41
ChandrashtamamUntil 2.45 am (next day): Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 11.31–1.05night 8.52–10.16

Computed for Sunnyvale, 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, 5.52 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Parigha Yogam runs till 12.11 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Sunnyvale, 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

5.52–7.26 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
11.31 am–1.05 pm; Parigha Yogam also runs
12.11–1.05 pmShort clear window
12.40–1.30 pm; Kuligai also runs
2.41–4.12 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

9.16–10.08 am
9.54–11.31 am
1.05–2.41 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
4.12–5.43 pm
4.15–5.52 pm
11.57 pm–12.44 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Wednesday 2.45 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 2.45 am, until Friday 6.39 am

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

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise6.44 am
Sunset7.26 pm
Moonrise5.10 am (next day)
Moonset6.09 pm
SunSimha Rasi
MoonKataka Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Masa Sivaratri, the monthly Sivaratri; worship through the night.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Sunnyvale 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
Sevvai (Tuesday)
Trayodasi, till 12.01 am (next day) 43–11 nazhigaiChaturdasi
Ayilyam, till 2.45 am (next day) 49–59 nazhigaiMagam
Parigha Yogam, till 12.11 pm caution 13–35 nazhigaiShiva Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 1.06 pm 15–53 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 12.01 am (next day) 43–11 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sunnyvale

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.15–5.59 amPrayer, meditation, study
9.16–10.08 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.54–11.31 amAvoided for new beginnings
12.40–1.30 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.05–2.41 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
4.12–5.43 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.15–5.52 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.57 pm–12.44 amAvoided for new beginnings
1.15–2.44 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.44
Labam18.20
Dhanam29.55
Sugam311.31
Soram1.05
Uthi42.41
Visham4.15
Amirtham5.52

Night

Soram7.26
Uthi8.52
Visham10.16
Amirtham511.41
Rogam1.05
Labam2.31
Dhanam3.56
Sugam5.21

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Bhauma Vāsara · Āśleṣā

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
Simha6.44 am7.29 am
Kanya7.29 am9.56 am
Tula9.56 am12.24 pm
Vrischika12.24 pm2.48 pm
Dhanu2.48 pm4.50 pm
Makara4.50 pm6.24 pm
Kumbha6.24 pm7.41 pm
Meena7.41 pm8.56 pm
Mesha8.56 pm10.22 pm
Vrishabha10.22 pm12.13 am
Mithuna12.13 am2.30 am
Kataka2.30 am4.58 am
Simha4.58 am6.45 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.44
Suriya7.48
Sukran8.51
Budhan9.55
Chandra10.58
Sani12.02
Guru1.05
Sevvai2.09
Suriya3.12
Sukran4.16
Budhan5.19
Chandra6.23

Night

Sani7.26
Guru8.23
Sevvai9.20
Suriya10.16
Sukran11.13
Budhan12.09
Chandra1.06
Sani2.02
Guru2.59
Sevvai3.55
Suriya4.52
Sukran5.49

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk

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