March 2026

Wednesday

Visvavasu

Panguni

Budhan

Theypirai

Chaturdasitill 3.56 pm, then Amavasai

Sathayamtill 1.39 pm, then Poorattathi

Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.28–3.01

Yamagandammorning 8.53–10.26

Kuligaimorning 11.56–1.29

ChandrashtamamUntil 7.07 am (next day): Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.21–8.53night 9.24–10.32

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

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

3.01–7.36 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.21–8.53 amClear of every caution

7.21–8.53 am, inside the clear stretch

10.26–11.56 amClear of every caution

Avoid

8.53–10.26 am

11.56 am–1.29 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

1.04–1.54 pm

1.28–3.01 pm

7.50–9.24 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 7.07 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 7.07 am, until Saturday 9.58 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise7.21 am

Sunset7.36 pm

Moonrise7.14 am (next day)

Moonset6.58 pm

SunMeena Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Thursday 19 March: Amavasai.

In Tamil Nadu, Amavasai is 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

Limb	This day	Then
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Chaturdasi, till 3.56 pm 21–25 nazhigai	Amavasai
	Sathayam, till 1.39 pm 15–44 nazhigai	Poorattathi
	Sadhya Yogam, till 1.52 pm 16–17 nazhigai	Shubha Yogam
	Shakuni Karanam, till 3.56 pm 21–25 nazhigai Chatushpada Karanam, till 3.14 am (next day) 49–39 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Auckland

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.48–6.34 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.32–8.06 am 5.08–6.40 am	A favourable window
	8.53–10.26 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.56 am–1.29 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	1.04–1.54 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.28–3.01 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.50–9.24 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam7.21

Dhanam¹8.54

Sugam10.26

Soram11.56

Visham1.28

Uthi3.01

Amirtham4.33

Rogam6.04

Night

Uthi²7.36

Amirtham³9.05

Rogam10.32

Labam12.01

Dhanam1.30

Sugam2.58

Soram4.25

Visham5.54

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

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Śatabhiṣaj (Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā 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.

1947

2082

2081

5127

1201

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Meena	7.21 am	9.37 am
Mesha	9.37 am	12.05 pm
Vrishabha	12.05 pm	2.29 pm
Mithuna	2.29 pm	4.30 pm
Kataka	4.30 pm	6.05 pm
Simha	6.05 pm	7.23 pm
Kanya	7.23 pm	8.39 pm
Tula	8.39 pm	10.05 pm
Vrischika	10.05 pm	11.56 pm
Dhanu	11.56 pm	2.13 am
Makara	2.13 am	4.41 am
Kumbha	4.41 am	7.08 am
Meena	7.08 am	7.22 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan7.21

Chandra8.23

Sani9.24

Guru10.25

Sevvai11.26

Suriya12.28

Sukran1.29

Budhan2.30

Chandra3.31

Sani4.32

Guru5.34

Sevvai6.35

Night

Suriya7.36

Sukran8.35

Budhan9.34

Chandra10.33

Sani11.32

Guru12.30

Sevvai1.29

Suriya2.28

Sukran3.27

Budhan4.26

Chandra5.25

Sani6.23

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

Also

	North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk
	In force all day, until Thursday 7.07 am