September 2026
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Sunday
Parabhava
Avani
27
Nyayiru
Valarpirai
Dwitiyaitill 11.39 am, then Tritiyai
Hasthamtill 5.37 pm, then Chithirai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamevening 4.16–5.46
Yamagandammorning 11.51–1.20
Kuligaiafternoon 2.48–4.17
ChandrashtamamAvittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 5.58–7.26evening 5.46–7.16

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, 5.58 am to 11.51 am is the best of the day.

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

5.58–11.51 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.58–7.26 am, inside the clear stretch
11.28 am–12.15 pm; Yamagandam also runs
1.20–2.48 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

11.51 am–1.20 pm
2.48–4.17 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
4.10–4.59 pm
4.16–5.46 pm
1.53–3.33 am, early Monday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 5.57 am

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise5.58 am
Sunset5.45 pm
Moonrise6.48 am
Moonset7.54 pm
SunSimha Rasi
MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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
Nyayiru (Sunday)
Dwitiyai, till 11.39 am 14–14 nazhigaiTritiyai
Hastham, till 5.37 pm 29–11 nazhigaiChithirai
Shukla Yogam, till 6.13 pm 30–41 nazhigaiBrahma Yogam
Kaulava Karanam, till 11.39 am 14–14 nazhigai
Taitila Karanam, till 11.33 pm 44–02 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sydney

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.20–5.08 amPrayer, meditation, study
11.28 am–12.15 pmWidely used for beginnings
11.35 am–1.11 pmA favourable window
11.51 am–1.20 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.48–4.17 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
4.10–4.59 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.16–5.46 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.53–3.33 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi5.58
Amirtham7.27
Rogam8.54
Labam10.24
Dhanam111.52
Sugam1.20
Soram2.48
Visham4.16

Night

Dhanam25.45
Sugam7.17
Soram8.48
Visham10.19
Uthi11.51
Amirtham31.23
Rogam2.53
Labam4.25

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Bhānu Vāsara · Hasta (Citrā from 5.37 pm, computed)

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
Simha5.58 am6.13 am
Kanya6.13 am7.32 am
Tula7.32 am9.02 am
Vrischika9.02 am10.55 am
Dhanu10.55 am1.11 pm
Makara1.11 pm3.35 pm
Kumbha3.35 pm5.59 pm
Meena5.59 pm8.21 pm
Mesha8.21 pm10.45 pm
Vrishabha10.45 pm1.07 am
Mithuna1.07 am3.09 am
Kataka3.09 am4.47 am
Simha4.47 am5.56 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya5.58
Sukran6.57
Budhan7.56
Chandra8.55
Sani9.54
Guru10.53
Sevvai11.51
Suriya12.50
Sukran1.49
Budhan2.48
Chandra3.47
Sani4.46

Night

Guru5.45
Sevvai6.46
Suriya7.47
Sukran8.48
Budhan9.49
Chandra10.50
Sani11.51
Guru12.52
Sevvai1.53
Suriya2.54
Sukran3.54
Budhan4.55

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery

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