Panchangam 18 Sep 2028 · Chennai
On Monday 18 September 2028, in Chennai: Tamil date Purattasi 2 (Keelaka year); thithi Theipirai Amavasai until 12:42 am (next day), nakshatra Pooram until 4:16 pm; Rahu Kalam 7:30 – 9:00 am, Nalla Neram 6:15 – 7:15 am and 4:45 – 5:45 pm (Vakya panchangam).
Source: the Vakya almanac (the same for every town in Tamil Nadu); Thirukanitha from Chennai sunrise (13.09°N, 80.28°E) · How we calculate
Vakya panchangam
The traditional reckoning that Tamil Nadu temples and printed calendars follow.Monday, 18 September 2028 · Keelaka year
Purattasi 2
புரட்டாசி 2
Amavasai until 12:42 am (next day), then Prathamai தேய்பிறை அமாவாசை · நள்ளிரவு 12:42 (நாளை) வரை, பிறகு பிரதமை
Pooram until 4:16 pm, then Uthiram பூரம் · மாலை 4:16 வரை, பிறகு உத்திரம்
Soolam · remedy
Soolam: the direction to avoid travelling in that day. Remedy: what to take first if you must go that way.Chandrashtamam
The two and a half days when the Moon is in the eighth sign from your rasi; people of these rasis put off big decisions by tradition.Yogam
One of 27 parts worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions together; shown with the time it ends.Karanam
Half of a thithi; each thithi has two. Shown with the time it ends.Other methodGowri Nalla Neram
Gowri Nalla Neram: a separate tradition that cuts day and night into eight parts each. Most families go by the almanac's Nalla Neram.
Good parts by the Gowri tradition:
6:00 – 7:30 am12:00 – 3:00 pm4:30 – 7:30 pm9:00 pm – 12:00 am (next day)3:00 – 6:00 am (next day)Other methodThirukanitham
: the modern astronomical reckoning, worked out from your city's actual sunrise. Some calendars print it.
- Thithi (lunar day)
- Theipirai Amavasai until 11:53 pm
- (star)
- Pooram until 3:23 pm
- Yogam
- Sadhyam until 7:53 am
- Karanam
- Chatushpada until 1:51 pm
- Sunrise · sunset
- 5:57 am · 6:07 pm
- Rahu Kalam
- 7:29 – 9:00 am
- Yamagandam
- 10:31 am – 12:02 pm
- Kuligai
- 1:34 – 3:05 pm
- Good time (Nalla Neram)
- 5:57 – 7:29 am 12:02 – 3:05 pm 4:36 – 6:07 pm
- Gowri good time
- 5:57 – 7:29 am 12:02 – 3:05 pm 4:36 – 7:36 pm 9:05 pm – 12:02 am (next day) 3:00 – 5:57 am (next day)