September 2026
18
Friday
Parabhava
Purattasi
1
Velli
Valarpirai
Saptamitill 5.32 pm, then Ashtami
Kettaitill 3.15 am (next day), then Moolam
Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 10.19–11.50
Yamagandamafternoon 2.49–4.19
Kuligaimorning 7.20–8.51
ChandrashtamamUntil 3.15 am (next day): Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarterThen: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 4.19–5.49night 7.19–8.48

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, 11.50 am to 2.49 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 6.44 am Saturday.

This is Purattasi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. 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

11.50 am–2.49 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.51–6.39 amShort clear window
8.51–10.19 amClear of every caution
11.26 am–12.13 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs
4.19–5.31 pmClear of every caution
4.19–5.49 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

6.39–8.28 am
7.20–8.51 am, what begins now is said to repeat
10.19–11.50 am
2.49–4.19 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 3.15 am

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha Rasi.

Then

from 3.15 am, until Monday 3.46 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunrise5.51 am
Sunset5.49 pm
Moonrise9.45 am
Moonset12.52 am (next day)
SunKanya Rasi
MoonVrischika 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
Velli (Friday)
Saptami, till 5.32 pm 29–14 nazhigaiAshtami
Kettai, till 3.15 am (next day) 53–34 nazhigaiMoolam
Priti Yogam, till 6.05 pm 30–37 nazhigaiAyushman Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 5.32 pm 29–14 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sydney

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.15–5.02 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.39–8.28 amAvoided for new beginnings
7.20–8.51 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
10.19–11.50 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.26 am–12.13 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.49–4.19 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.25–7.11 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam15.51
Soram7.20
Uthi8.51
Visham10.19
Amirtham11.50
Rogam1.19
Labam22.50
Dhanam34.19

Night

Rogam5.49
Labam7.19
Dhanam8.49
Sugam10.19
Soram11.49
Uthi1.20
Visham2.49
Amirtham4.20

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Kanyā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Saptamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Jyeṣṭhā

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
Simha5.51 am5.53 am
Kanya5.53 am7.12 am
Tula7.12 am8.42 am
Vrischika8.42 am10.35 am
Dhanu10.35 am12.51 pm
Makara12.51 pm3.16 pm
Kumbha3.16 pm5.39 pm
Meena5.39 pm8.01 pm
Mesha8.01 pm10.26 pm
Vrishabha10.26 pm12.47 am
Mithuna12.47 am2.50 am
Kataka2.50 am4.27 am
Simha4.27 am5.49 am
Kanya5.49 am5.49 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran5.51
Budhan6.51
Chandra7.50
Sani8.50
Guru9.50
Sevvai10.50
Suriya11.50
Sukran12.50
Budhan1.49
Chandra2.49
Sani3.49
Guru4.49

Night

Sevvai5.49
Suriya6.49
Sukran7.49
Budhan8.49
Chandra9.49
Sani10.49
Guru11.49
Sevvai12.49
Suriya1.49
Sukran2.49
Budhan3.49
Chandra4.49

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

பஞ்சாங்கம் · Panchangam · ஊர்ப் பெயர்கள்: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0