Shastra Panchangam
March 2026
27
Friday
Visvavasu
Panguni
13
Velli

Valarpirai
Navamitill 5.37 pm, then Dasami
Punarpoosamtill 10.54 pm, then Poosam
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 11.56–1.27
Yamagandamevening 4.24–5.54
Kuligaimorning 8.58–10.28
ChandrashtamamUntil 5.07 pm: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, KettaiThen: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.29–8.58night 8.54–10.24

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, 7.29 am to 8.01 am is the best of the day.

Atiganda Yogam runs till 5.41 am Saturday.

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

7.29–8.01 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.29–8.58 am; Atiganda Yogam also runs
1.03–1.49 pm; Rahu Kalam and Atiganda Yogam also run

Avoid

8.58–10.28 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.21 am–12.55 pm
11.56 am–1.27 pm
4.24–5.54 pm
6.43–8.17 am, early Saturday

Chandrashtamam

until 5.07 pm

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika Rasi.

Then

from 5.07 pm, until Sunday 10.09 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu 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

Sunrise7.29 am
Sunset7.23 pm
Moonrise4.15 pm
Moonset1.48 am (next day)
SunMeena Rasi
MoonMithuna 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
Velli (Friday)
Navami, till 5.37 pm 25–19 nazhigaiDasami
Punarpoosam, till 10.54 pm 38–31 nazhigaiPoosam
Shobhana Yogam, till 8.02 am 1–21 nazhigai
Atiganda Yogam, till 5.41 am (next day) caution 55–25 nazhigai
Sukarma Yogam
Kaulava Karanam, till 5.37 pm 25–19 nazhigai
Taitila Karanam, till 4.54 am (next day) 53–30 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Auckland

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.53–6.41 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.58–10.28 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.21 am–12.55 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.56 am–1.27 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.03–1.49 pmWidely used for beginnings
4.24–5.54 pmAvoided for new beginnings
8.36–10.08 pmA favourable window
6.43–8.17 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam17.29
Soram8.58
Uthi210.28
Visham11.56
Amirtham31.27
Rogam2.55
Labam44.25
Dhanam55.54

Night

Rogam7.23
Labam8.54
Dhanam10.25
Sugam11.56
Soram1.26
Uthi2.58
Visham4.28
Amirtham66.00

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Navamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Punarvasu

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
Meena7.29 am9.02 am
Mesha9.02 am11.30 am
Vrishabha11.30 am1.53 pm
Mithuna1.53 pm3.55 pm
Kataka3.55 pm5.30 pm
Simha5.30 pm6.48 pm
Kanya6.48 pm8.03 pm
Tula8.03 pm9.30 pm
Vrischika9.30 pm11.21 pm
Dhanu11.21 pm1.38 am
Makara1.38 am4.06 am
Kumbha4.06 am6.32 am
Meena6.32 am7.30 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.29
Budhan8.29
Chandra9.28
Sani10.28
Guru11.27
Sevvai12.27
Suriya1.26
Sukran2.26
Budhan3.25
Chandra4.25
Sani5.24
Guru6.23

Night

Sevvai7.23
Suriya8.24
Sukran9.24
Budhan10.25
Chandra11.25
Sani12.26
Guru1.27
Sevvai2.27
Suriya3.28
Sukran4.28
Budhan5.29
Chandra6.30

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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