Shastra Panchangam
March 2026
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Wednesday
Visvavasu
Panguni
11
Budhan
Valarpirai
Saptamitill 9.21 pm, then Ashtami
Mirugaseeridamtill 1.04 am (next day), then Thiruvathirai
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.26–2.57
Yamagandammorning 8.57–10.28
Kuligaimorning 11.56–1.27
ChandrashtamamUntil 1.48 pm: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
afternoon 2.57–4.26evening 7.26–8.56

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, 2.57 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

2.57–7.26 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.28–7.49 amShort clear window
10.28–11.56 amClear of every caution
2.57–4.26 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

7.49–9.20 am
8.57–10.28 am
11.56 am–1.27 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
1.02–1.51 pm
1.26–2.57 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 1.48 pm

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 1.48 pm, until Friday 5.07 pm

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunrise7.28 am
Sunset7.26 pm
Moonrise2.28 pm
Moonset11.28 pm
SunMeena Rasi
MoonVrishabha 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)
Saptami, till 9.21 pm 34–41 nazhigaiAshtami
Mirugaseeridam, till 1.04 am (next day) 43–58 nazhigaiThiruvathirai
Ayushman Yogam, till 1.32 pm 15–11 nazhigaiSaubhagya Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 10.28 am 7–30 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 9.21 pm 34–41 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Auckland

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.52–6.39 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.49–9.20 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.57–10.28 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.56 am–1.27 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
1.02–1.51 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.26–2.57 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.50–6.19 pmA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam17.28
Dhanam28.58
Sugam10.28
Soram11.56
Visham1.26
Uthi2.57
Amirtham4.27
Rogam5.56

Night

Uthi7.26
Amirtham8.57
Rogam10.26
Labam11.57
Dhanam1.28
Sugam2.58
Soram4.27
Visham5.58

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Saptamī · Saumya Vāsara · Mṛgaśīrṣa

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
1201

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Meena7.28 am9.10 am
Mesha9.10 am11.38 am
Vrishabha11.38 am2.01 pm
Mithuna2.01 pm4.03 pm
Kataka4.03 pm5.38 pm
Simha5.38 pm6.56 pm
Kanya6.56 pm8.11 pm
Tula8.11 pm9.38 pm
Vrischika9.38 pm11.29 pm
Dhanu11.29 pm1.46 am
Makara1.46 am4.13 am
Kumbha4.13 am6.40 am
Meena6.40 am7.29 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan7.28
Chandra8.27
Sani9.27
Guru10.27
Sevvai11.27
Suriya12.27
Sukran1.27
Budhan2.27
Chandra3.26
Sani4.26
Guru5.26
Sevvai6.26

Night

Suriya7.26
Sukran8.26
Budhan9.26
Chandra10.27
Sani11.27
Guru12.27
Sevvai1.27
Suriya2.27
Sukran3.28
Budhan4.28
Chandra5.28
Sani6.28

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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