Shastra Panchangam
July 2026
15
Wednesday
Parabhava
Aani
30
Budhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Aani 31 on this day. Here Aani began a day later, on Tuesday 16 June.


Valarpirai
Prathamaitill 6.22 pm, then Dwitiyai
Poosamtill 4.17 am (next day), then Ayilyam
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.27–1.42
Yamagandammorning 8.44–9.59
Kuligaimorning 11.13–12.28
ChandrashtamamMoolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 9.59–11.13evening 5.23–7.09

Computed for Auckland, in New Zealand time (NZST). 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, 9.59 am to 11.13 am is the best of the day.

Vajra Yogam runs till 11.01 am Thursday.

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

9.59–11.13 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.31–8.44 amClear of every caution
9.59–11.13 am, inside the clear stretch
1.42–1.52 pmShort clear window

Avoid

8.44–9.59 am
11.13 am–12.28 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.07–12.47 pm
12.27–1.42 pm
1.52–3.19 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 2.23 am

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

Sunrise7.31 am
Sunset5.23 pm
Moonrise8.16 am
Moonset6.05 pm
SunMithuna Rasi
MoonKataka Rasi, from 1.19 am

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)
Prathamai, till 6.22 pm 27–07 nazhigaiDwitiyai
Poosam, till 4.17 am (next day) 51–56 nazhigaiAyilyam
Harshana Yogam, till 2.35 pm 17–39 nazhigaiVajra Yogam
Kimstughna Karanam, till 8.00 am 1–13 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 6.22 pm 27–07 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 4.49 am (next day) 53–16 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Auckland

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.38–6.34 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.44–9.59 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.13 am–12.28 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.07–12.47 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.27–1.42 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.52–3.19 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.32–11.57 pmA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam7.31
Dhanam18.45
Sugam9.59
Soram11.13
Visham12.27
Uthi21.42
Amirtham32.56
Rogam4.09

Night

Uthi5.23
Amirtham7.09
Rogam8.54
Labam10.41
Dhanam12.27
Sugam2.13
Soram3.58
Visham5.44

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Mithuna Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Prathamā · Saumya Vāsara · Puṣya

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
Mithuna7.31 am7.43 am
Kataka7.43 am9.17 am
Simha9.17 am10.35 am
Kanya10.35 am11.51 am
Tula11.51 am1.18 pm
Vrischika1.18 pm3.08 pm
Dhanu3.08 pm5.25 pm
Makara5.25 pm7.53 pm
Kumbha7.53 pm10.20 pm
Meena10.20 pm12.46 am
Mesha12.46 am3.14 am
Vrishabha3.14 am5.37 am
Mithuna5.37 am7.31 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan7.31
Chandra8.20
Sani9.10
Guru9.59
Sevvai10.48
Suriya11.38
Sukran12.27
Budhan1.16
Chandra2.06
Sani2.55
Guru3.44
Sevvai4.34

Night

Suriya5.23
Sukran6.34
Budhan7.44
Chandra8.55
Sani10.06
Guru11.16
Sevvai12.27
Suriya1.37
Sukran2.48
Budhan3.59
Chandra5.09
Sani6.20

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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