Shastra Panchangam
March 2026
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Monday
Visvavasu
Maasi
25
Thingal

Theypirai
Shashtitill 6.58 am (next day), then Saptami
Visakamtill 11.42 pm, then Anusham
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 8.47–10.23
Yamagandammorning 11.56–1.32
Kuligaiafternoon 3.05–4.41
ChandrashtamamUntil 5.00 pm: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, RevathiThen: Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.13–8.47evening 7.49–9.14

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

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 3.06 pm.

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

5.19–7.49 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.13–8.47 am; Vyaghata Yogam also runs
1.07–1.56 pm; Yamagandam and Vyaghata Yogam also run

Avoid

8.47–10.23 am
11.56 am–1.32 pm
1.56–2.47 pm
3.05–4.41 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
4.27–5.19 pm
4.10–5.59 am, early Tuesday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 5.00 pm

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena Rasi.

Then

from 5.00 pm, until Thursday 5.31 am

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha 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

Sunrise7.13 am
Sunset7.49 pm
Moonrise10.32 pm
Moonset12.37 pm
SunKumbha Rasi
MoonTula 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
Thingal (Monday)
Shashti, till 6.58 am (next day) 59–19 nazhigaiSaptami
Visakam, till 11.42 pm 41–10 nazhigaiAnusham
Vyaghata Yogam, till 3.06 pm caution 19–41 nazhigaiHarshana Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 5.47 pm 26–25 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 6.58 am (next day) 59–19 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Auckland

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.43–6.27 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.47–10.23 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.56 am–1.32 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.07–1.56 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.56–2.47 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.56–3.41 pmA favourable window
3.05–4.41 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
4.27–5.19 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.10–5.59 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham17.13
Visham8.47
Rogam10.22
Labam211.57
Dhanam31.32
Sugam43.06
Soram4.40
Uthi6.15

Night

Sugam7.49
Soram9.14
Uthi10.41
Amirtham12.07
Visham1.31
Rogam2.57
Labam54.23
Dhanam65.49

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Vyaghata Yogam; 2 Yamagandam and Vyaghata Yogam; 3 Durmuhurtham and Vyaghata Yogam; 4 Kuligai and Durmuhurtham; 5 Tyajyam; 6 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Indu Vāsara · Viśākhā

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
Kumbha7.13 am7.47 am
Meena7.47 am10.13 am
Mesha10.13 am12.41 pm
Vrishabha12.41 pm3.04 pm
Mithuna3.04 pm5.06 pm
Kataka5.06 pm6.41 pm
Simha6.41 pm7.59 pm
Kanya7.59 pm9.14 pm
Tula9.14 pm10.41 pm
Vrischika10.41 pm12.32 am
Dhanu12.32 am2.49 am
Makara2.49 am5.16 am
Kumbha5.16 am7.14 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra7.13
Sani8.16
Guru9.19
Sevvai10.22
Suriya11.25
Sukran12.28
Budhan1.31
Chandra2.34
Sani3.37
Guru4.40
Sevvai5.43
Suriya6.46

Night

Sukran7.49
Budhan8.46
Chandra9.43
Sani10.41
Guru11.38
Sevvai12.35
Suriya1.32
Sukran2.29
Budhan3.26
Chandra4.23
Sani5.20
Guru6.17

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd

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