March 2026

Sunday

Visvavasu

Panguni

Nyayiru

Valarpirai

Ekadasitill 3.17 pm, then Dwadasi

Ayilyamtill 10.08 pm, then Magam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalamevening 5.51–7.20

Yamagandamafternoon 1.25–2.55

Kuligaievening 4.22–5.52

ChandrashtamamUntil 10.09 pm: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.31–8.59evening 7.20–8.51

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, 3.17 pm to 4.22 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 3.17 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

3.17–4.22 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.31–8.59 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

1.02–1.49 pm; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run

Avoid

11.01 am–12.38 pm

1.25–2.55 pm

4.22–5.52 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

5.45–6.33 pm

5.51–7.20 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 10.09 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 10.09 pm, until Wednesday 5.03 am

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

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise7.31 am

Sunset7.20 pm

Moonrise5.27 pm

Moonset4.07 am (next day)

SunMeena Rasi

MoonKataka Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

Monday 30 March: Pradosham.

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
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Ekadasi, till 3.17 pm 19–24 nazhigai	Dwadasi
	Ayilyam, till 10.08 pm 36–31 nazhigai	Magam
	Dhriti Yogam, till 1.50 am (next day) 45–45 nazhigai	Shoola Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 3.17 pm caution 19–24 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 2.56 am (next day) 48–30 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Auckland

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.54–6.42 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	11.01 am–12.38 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.02–1.49 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.25–2.55 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.22–5.52 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	5.45–6.33 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.51–7.20 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.33–10.08 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi¹7.31

Amirtham²9.00

Rogam10.28

Labam³11.57

Dhanam⁴1.26

Sugam⁵2.55

Soram4.22

Visham5.51

Night

Dhanam7.20

Sugam8.52

Soram10.22

Visham11.54

Uthi1.26

Amirtham2.58

Rogam4.28

Labam6.01

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Bhānu Vāsara · Āśleṣā

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 sign	From	To
Meena	7.31 am	8.54 am
Mesha	8.54 am	11.22 am
Vrishabha	11.22 am	1.45 pm
Mithuna	1.45 pm	3.47 pm
Kataka	3.47 pm	5.22 pm
Simha	5.22 pm	6.40 pm
Kanya	6.40 pm	7.55 pm
Tula	7.55 pm	9.22 pm
Vrischika	9.22 pm	11.13 pm
Dhanu	11.13 pm	1.30 am
Makara	1.30 am	3.58 am
Kumbha	3.58 am	6.24 am
Meena	6.24 am	7.32 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya7.31

Sukran8.30

Budhan9.29

Chandra10.28

Sani11.27

Guru12.26

Sevvai1.26

Suriya2.25

Sukran3.24

Budhan4.23

Chandra5.22

Sani6.21

Night

Guru7.20

Sevvai8.21

Suriya9.22

Sukran10.23

Budhan11.24

Chandra12.25

Sani1.26

Guru2.27

Sevvai3.28

Suriya4.29

Sukran5.30

Budhan6.31

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery