August 2026

Saturday

Parabhava

Aadi

Sani

Theypirai

Tritiyaitill 5.38 am (next day), then Chaturthi

Sathayamtill 3.16 am (next day), then Poorattathi

Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 9.53–11.11

Yamagandamafternoon 1.44–3.02

Kuligaimorning 7.19–8.37

ChandrashtamamPunarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 4.19–5.36night 7.19–9.01

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, 11.14 am to 1.44 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 5.38 am Sunday.

This is Aadi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. 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

11.14 am–1.44 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.42–9.32 amShort clear window

12.07–12.48 pm

3.02–5.23 pmClear of every caution

4.19–5.36 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

7.19–8.37 am, what begins now is said to repeat

7.19–8.42 am

9.32–11.14 am

9.53–11.11 am

1.44–3.02 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 9.58 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise7.19 am

Sunset5.36 pm

Moonrise8.12 pm

Moonset8.31 am

SunKataka Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Sunday 2 August: Sankatahara Chaturthi.

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
	Sani (Saturday)
	Tritiyai, till 5.38 am (next day) 55–48 nazhigai	Chaturthi
	Sathayam, till 3.16 am (next day) 49–52 nazhigai	Poorattathi
	Shobhana Yogam, till 5.53 am (next day) 56–26 nazhigai	Atiganda Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 5.23 pm 25–11 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 5.38 am (next day) caution 55–48 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Auckland

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.30–6.24 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.19–8.37 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	7.19–8.42 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.32–11.14 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.53–11.11 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.07–12.48 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.44–3.02 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.41–9.21 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram7.19

Uthi¹8.37

Visham9.53

Amirtham²11.11

Rogam12.27

Labam³1.45

Dhanam3.02

Sugam⁴4.19

Night

Labam5.36

Dhanam7.19

Sugam9.02

Soram10.44

Uthi12.28

Visham2.09

Amirtham3.53

Soram5.35

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Karkaṭa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Sthira Vāsara · Śatabhiṣaj

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
Kataka	7.19 am	8.11 am
Simha	8.11 am	9.29 am
Kanya	9.29 am	10.44 am
Tula	10.44 am	12.11 pm
Vrischika	12.11 pm	2.02 pm
Dhanu	2.02 pm	4.18 pm
Makara	4.18 pm	6.46 pm
Kumbha	6.46 pm	9.13 pm
Meena	9.13 pm	11.39 pm
Mesha	11.39 pm	2.07 am
Vrishabha	2.07 am	4.30 am
Mithuna	4.30 am	6.32 am
Kataka	6.32 am	7.18 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani7.19

Guru8.11

Sevvai9.02

Suriya9.53

Sukran10.45

Budhan11.36

Chandra12.28

Sani1.19

Guru2.10

Sevvai3.02

Suriya3.53

Sukran4.44

Night

Budhan5.36

Chandra6.44

Sani7.53

Guru9.01

Sevvai10.10

Suriya11.18

Sukran12.27

Budhan1.36

Chandra2.44

Sani3.53

Guru5.01

Sevvai6.10

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

Also

	East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd
	In force all day, until Sunday 9.58 pm