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23
Wednesday
Parabhava
Purattasi
6
Budhan
Valarpirai
Dwadasitill 3.21 am (next day), then Trayodasi
Thiruvonamtill 1.39 pm, then Avittam
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 11.47–1.19
Yamagandammorning 7.14–8.46
Kuligaimorning 10.16–11.48
ChandrashtamamUntil 2.28 am (next day): Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
afternoon 1.19–2.50night 7.36–8.49

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, 1.19 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

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

1.19–5.52 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.44–7.14 amClear of every caution
8.46–10.16 amClear of every caution
1.19–2.50 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

7.14–8.46 am
10.16–11.48 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.23 am–12.13 pm
11.47 am–1.19 pm
5.53–7.36 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 2.28 am

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

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 2.28 am, until Saturday 10.04 am

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

Sunrise5.44 am
Sunset5.52 pm
Moonrise2.29 pm
Moonset4.07 am (next day)
SunKanya Rasi
MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Thursday 24 September: Pradosham.

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)
Dwadasi, till 3.21 am (next day) 54–06 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Thiruvonam, till 1.39 pm 19–50 nazhigaiAvittam
Sukarma Yogam, till 8.57 pm 38–05 nazhigaiDhriti Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 2.52 pm 22–52 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 3.21 am (next day) 54–06 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sydney

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.09–4.56 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.14–8.46 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.16–11.48 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.23 am–12.13 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.47 am–1.19 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.53–7.36 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.05–5.45 amA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam5.44
Dhanam17.15
Sugam8.46
Soram10.16
Visham11.47
Uthi1.19
Amirtham2.51
Rogam4.21

Night

Uthi25.52
Amirtham37.21
Rogam8.49
Labam10.19
Dhanam11.48
Sugam1.17
Soram2.44
Visham4.13

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Kanyā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Śravaṇa (Dhaniṣṭhā from 1.39 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
Kanya5.44 am6.52 am
Tula6.52 am8.23 am
Vrischika8.23 am10.15 am
Dhanu10.15 am12.31 pm
Makara12.31 pm2.56 pm
Kumbha2.56 pm5.19 pm
Meena5.19 pm7.41 pm
Mesha7.41 pm10.06 pm
Vrishabha10.06 pm12.27 am
Mithuna12.27 am2.30 am
Kataka2.30 am4.08 am
Simha4.08 am5.29 am
Kanya5.29 am5.42 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan5.44
Chandra6.44
Sani7.45
Guru8.46
Sevvai9.47
Suriya10.47
Sukran11.48
Budhan12.49
Chandra1.49
Sani2.50
Guru3.51
Sevvai4.51

Night

Suriya5.52
Sukran6.51
Budhan7.51
Chandra8.50
Sani9.49
Guru10.48
Sevvai11.47
Suriya12.46
Sukran1.46
Budhan2.45
Chandra3.44
Sani4.43

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk
In force from 2.27 am, until Thursday 10.04 am

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