September 2026
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Wednesday
Parabhava
Avani
23
Budhan
Theypirai
Trayodasitill 5.01 pm, then Chaturdasi
Ayilyamtill 7.45 pm, then Magam
Siddha Yogam

Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalammorning 11.52–1.21
Yamagandammorning 7.30–8.59
Kuligaimorning 10.25–11.53
ChandrashtamamUntil 7.45 pm: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.03–7.30evening 5.43–7.15

Computed for Sydney, in Sydney time (AEST). 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, 1.21 pm to 5.01 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 4.01 am Thursday.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Sydney, 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

1.21–5.01 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.03–7.30 amClear of every caution
6.03–7.30 am, inside the clear stretch
8.59–9.12 amShort clear window

Avoid

7.30–8.59 am
9.12–10.43 am
10.25–11.53 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.29 am–12.17 pm
11.52 am–1.21 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 7.45 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 7.45 pm, until Friday 11.39 pm

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

Sunrise6.03 am
Sunset5.43 pm
Moonrise5.24 am (next day)
Moonset3.33 pm
SunSimha Rasi
MoonKataka Rasi

This day and the next

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

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Sydney 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)
Trayodasi, till 5.01 pm 27–27 nazhigaiChaturdasi
Ayilyam, till 7.45 pm 34–16 nazhigaiMagam
Shiva Yogam, till 2.22 am (next day) 50–51 nazhigaiSiddha Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 6.06 am 0–07 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 5.01 pm 27–27 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 4.01 am (next day) caution 54–56 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sydney

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.25–5.13 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.30–8.59 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.12–10.43 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.25–11.53 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.29 am–12.17 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.52 am–1.21 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.15–7.44 pmA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam6.03
Dhanam17.31
Sugam28.59
Soram10.25
Visham11.52
Uthi1.21
Amirtham2.48
Rogam4.15

Night

Uthi5.43
Amirtham7.15
Rogam8.47
Labam10.20
Dhanam11.53
Sugam1.25
Soram2.57
Visham4.29

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 · Trayodaśī · Saumya 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
Simha6.03 am6.28 am
Kanya6.28 am7.48 am
Tula7.48 am9.18 am
Vrischika9.18 am11.10 am
Dhanu11.10 am1.26 pm
Makara1.26 pm3.51 pm
Kumbha3.51 pm6.14 pm
Meena6.14 pm8.36 pm
Mesha8.36 pm11.01 pm
Vrishabha11.01 pm1.23 am
Mithuna1.23 am3.25 am
Kataka3.25 am5.03 am
Simha5.03 am6.02 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.03
Chandra7.01
Sani8.00
Guru8.58
Sevvai9.56
Suriya10.55
Sukran11.53
Budhan12.51
Chandra1.49
Sani2.48
Guru3.46
Sevvai4.44

Night

Suriya5.43
Sukran6.44
Budhan7.46
Chandra8.47
Sani9.49
Guru10.51
Sevvai11.52
Suriya12.54
Sukran1.55
Budhan2.57
Chandra3.59
Sani5.00

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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