October 2026
21
Wednesday
Parabhava
Aippasi
4
Budhan
Valarpirai
Dasamitill 8.42 pm, then Ekadasi
Avittamtill 2.18 am (next day), then Sathayam
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Vijayadasami

Rahu Kalammorning 11.51–1.26
Yamagandammorning 7.07–8.43
Kuligaimorning 10.16–11.52
ChandrashtamamUntil 1.31 pm: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
afternoon 3.00–4.34evening 6.09–7.34

Computed for Suva, in Fiji time. 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.

Shoola Yogam runs till 7.21 am; Ganda Yogam runs till 7.04 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 Suva, 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

3.00–4.34 pm; Ganda Yogam also runs

Avoid

4.49–6.34 am, from before sunrise
7.07–8.43 am
10.16–11.52 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.25 am–12.17 pm
11.51 am–1.26 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 1.31 pm

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

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 1.31 pm, until Friday 9.35 pm

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

Sunrise5.33 am
Sunset6.09 pm
Moonrise1.41 pm
Moonset2.28 am (next day)
SunTula Rasi
MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

Vijayadasami, the tenth day; Vidyarambham and new beginnings.

Thursday 22 October: Ekadasi.

In Tamil Nadu, Vijayadasami is on Tuesday 20 October.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Suva 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)
Dasami, till 8.42 pm 37–54 nazhigaiEkadasi
Avittam, till 2.18 am (next day) 51–54 nazhigaiSathayam
Shoola Yogam, till 7.21 am caution 4–27 nazhigaiGanda Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 8.07 am 6–24 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 8.42 pm 37–54 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Suva

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.02–4.47 amPrayer, meditation, study
4.49–6.34 amAvoided for new beginnings
7.07–8.43 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.16–11.52 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.25 am–12.17 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.51 am–1.26 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.09–4.51 pmA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam15.33
Dhanam27.08
Sugam38.43
Soram10.16
Visham11.51
Uthi41.26
Amirtham53.00
Rogam4.34

Night

Uthi6.09
Amirtham7.35
Rogam8.59
Labam10.26
Dhanam11.51
Sugam1.17
Soram2.41
Visham4.07

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Daśamī · Saumya Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā

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
Tula5.33 am7.11 am
Vrischika7.11 am9.11 am
Dhanu9.11 am11.24 am
Makara11.24 am1.36 pm
Kumbha1.36 pm3.44 pm
Meena3.44 pm5.50 pm
Mesha5.50 pm8.00 pm
Vrishabha8.00 pm10.14 pm
Mithuna10.14 pm12.20 am
Kataka12.20 am2.10 am
Simha2.10 am3.48 am
Kanya3.48 am5.23 am
Tula5.23 am5.33 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan5.33
Chandra6.36
Sani7.39
Guru8.42
Sevvai9.45
Suriya10.48
Sukran11.51
Budhan12.54
Chandra1.57
Sani3.00
Guru4.03
Sevvai5.06

Night

Suriya6.09
Sukran7.06
Budhan8.03
Chandra9.00
Sani9.57
Guru10.54
Sevvai11.51
Suriya12.48
Sukran1.45
Budhan2.42
Chandra3.39
Sani4.36

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk
In force from 1.30 pm, until Wednesday 9.35 pm

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