October 2026
9
Friday
Parabhava
Purattasi
22
Velli
Theypirai
Chaturdasitill 3.06 am (next day), then Amavasai
Uthiramtill 2.50 am (next day), then Hastham
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalammorning 11.07–12.43
Yamagandamafternoon 3.53–5.29
Kuligaimorning 7.57–9.33
ChandrashtamamUntil 8.49 am: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.22–7.57night 8.29–9.52

Computed for Sydney, in Sydney time (AEDT). 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, 5.29 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 3.24 pm.

This is Purattasi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. It is Mahalaya Paksham, the fortnight for ancestors. Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

No kolam on this sheet: it is a sraddham day.
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

5.29–7.04 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.22–7.57 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs
12.18–1.08 pm; Rahu Kalam and Bhadra Karanam also run
3.24–3.53 pmShort clear window

Avoid

7.57–9.33 am, what begins now is said to repeat
10.02–11.39 am
11.07 am–12.43 pm
3.53–5.29 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 8.49 am

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara Rasi.

Then

from 8.49 am, until Sunday 3.35 pm

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

Sunrise6.22 am
Sunset7.04 pm
Moonrise5.49 am (next day)
Moonset5.37 pm
SunKanya Rasi
MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

, Chaturdasi Sraddham on this day.

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

Saturday 10 October: Mahalaya Amavasai.

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)
Chaturdasi, till 3.06 am (next day) 51–54 nazhigaiAmavasai
Uthiram, till 2.50 am (next day) 51–13 nazhigaiHastham
Shukla Yogam, till 6.28 am 0–17 nazhigai
Brahma Yogam, till 4.51 am (next day) 56–16 nazhigai		Indra Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 3.24 pm caution 22–36 nazhigai
Shakuni Karanam, till 3.06 am (next day) 51–54 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sydney

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.52–5.36 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.57–9.33 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
10.02–11.39 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.07 am–12.43 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.18–1.08 pmWidely used for beginnings
3.53–5.29 pmAvoided for new beginnings
7.39–9.14 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam16.22
Soram7.57
Uthi29.33
Visham11.07
Amirtham312.43
Rogam2.18
Labam43.54
Dhanam5.29

Night

Rogam7.04
Labam8.29
Dhanam9.53
Sugam11.18
Soram12.42
Uthi2.07
Visham3.31
Amirtham4.56

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Kanyā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Uttaraphalgunī

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
Kanya6.22 am6.50 am
Tula6.50 am8.20 am
Vrischika8.20 am10.12 am
Dhanu10.12 am12.28 pm
Makara12.28 pm2.53 pm
Kumbha2.53 pm5.16 pm
Meena5.16 pm7.38 pm
Mesha7.38 pm10.03 pm
Vrishabha10.03 pm12.25 am
Mithuna12.25 am2.27 am
Kataka2.27 am4.05 am
Simha4.05 am5.27 am
Kanya5.27 am6.21 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.22
Budhan7.25
Chandra8.29
Sani9.32
Guru10.36
Sevvai11.39
Suriya12.43
Sukran1.46
Budhan2.50
Chandra3.53
Sani4.57
Guru6.00

Night

Sevvai7.04
Suriya8.00
Sukran8.57
Budhan9.53
Chandra10.49
Sani11.46
Guru12.42
Sevvai1.39
Suriya2.35
Sukran3.31
Budhan4.28
Chandra5.24

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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