Shastra Panchangam
March 2026
4
Wednesday
Visvavasu
Maasi
20
Budhan
Theypirai
Prathamaitill 12.19 am (next day), then Dwitiyai
Pooramtill 3.09 pm, then Uthiram
Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.32–3.09
Yamagandammorning 8.44–10.21
Kuligaimorning 11.56–1.33
ChandrashtamamUntil 9.16 pm: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.08–8.44evening 7.56–9.20

Computed for Auckland, in New Zealand time (NZDT). 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, 7.08 am to 8.44 am is the best of the day.

Shoola Yogam runs till 3.16 pm Thursday.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Auckland

Computed for Auckland, 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

7.08–8.44 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.08–8.44 am, inside the clear stretch
10.21–11.56 amClear of every caution
3.09–4.22 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.44–10.21 am
11.56 am–1.33 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
1.06–1.58 pm
1.32–3.09 pm
10.32 pm–12.12 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 9.16 pm

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

For those born in Makara Rasi.

Then

from 9.16 pm, until Saturday 5.49 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

Sunrise7.08 am
Sunset7.56 pm
Moonrise8.16 pm
Moonset7.26 am
SunKumbha Rasi
MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Auckland's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Auckland 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)
Prathamai, till 12.19 am (next day) 42–56 nazhigaiDwitiyai
Pooram, till 3.09 pm 20–01 nazhigaiUthiram
Dhriti Yogam, till 4.23 pm 23–05 nazhigaiShoola Yogam
Balava Karanam, till 12.25 pm 13–10 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 12.19 am (next day) 42–56 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Auckland

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.39–6.23 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.44–10.21 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.44–10.19 amA favourable window
11.56 am–1.33 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
1.06–1.58 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.32–3.09 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.32 pm–12.12 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam7.08
Dhanam18.45
Sugam10.21
Soram11.56
Visham1.32
Uthi23.09
Amirtham34.45
Rogam6.20

Night

Uthi7.56
Amirtham49.21
Rogam10.44
Labam512.09
Dhanam1.33
Sugam2.57
Soram4.21
Visham5.45

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam; 2 Shoola Yogam; 3 Shoola Yogam; 4 Tyajyam; 5 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Prathamā · Saumya Vāsara · Pūrvaphalgunī (Uttaraphalgunī from 3.09 pm, computed)

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1947
2082
2081
5127
1201

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Kumbha7.08 am8.07 am
Meena8.07 am10.32 am
Mesha10.32 am1.00 pm
Vrishabha1.00 pm3.24 pm
Mithuna3.24 pm5.25 pm
Kataka5.25 pm7.00 pm
Simha7.00 pm8.18 pm
Kanya8.18 pm9.34 pm
Tula9.34 pm11.00 pm
Vrischika11.00 pm12.51 am
Dhanu12.51 am3.08 am
Makara3.08 am5.36 am
Kumbha5.36 am7.09 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan7.08
Chandra8.12
Sani9.16
Guru10.20
Sevvai11.24
Suriya12.28
Sukran1.32
Budhan2.36
Chandra3.40
Sani4.44
Guru5.48
Sevvai6.52

Night

Suriya7.56
Sukran8.52
Budhan9.49
Chandra10.45
Sani11.41
Guru12.37
Sevvai1.33
Suriya2.29
Sukran3.25
Budhan4.21
Chandra5.17
Sani6.13

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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