Shastra Panchangam
August 2026
31
Monday
Parabhava
Avani
14
Thingal
Theypirai
Tritiyaitill 3.22 pm, then Chaturthi
Uthirattathitill 10.15 am, then Revathi
Siddha Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalammorning 8.08–9.33
Yamagandammorning 10.57–12.22
Kuligaiafternoon 1.46–3.11
ChandrashtamamMagam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.44–8.08evening 6.00–7.35

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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 3.22 pm; Shoola Yogam runs till 10.16 am; Ganda Yogam runs till 8.21 am Tuesday. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer a good part of the Gowri Panchangam and ask your family's jyotishi.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day

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

6.44–8.08 am; Bhadra Karanam and Shoola Yogam also run
12.00–12.44 pm; Yamagandam, Bhadra Karanam and Ganda Yogam also run

Avoid

8.08–9.33 am
10.57 am–12.22 pm
12.44–1.30 pm
1.46–3.11 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
2.59–3.45 pm
10.04–11.40 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 9.55 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise6.44 am
Sunset6.00 pm
Moonrise9.16 pm
Moonset7.49 am
SunSimha Rasi
MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

Sankatahara Chaturthi, Ganesha worship; the fast ends at moonrise.

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
Thingal (Monday)
Tritiyai, till 3.22 pm 21–36 nazhigaiChaturthi
Uthirattathi, till 10.15 am 8–49 nazhigaiRevathi
Shoola Yogam, till 10.16 am caution 8–51 nazhigaiGanda Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 3.22 pm caution 21–36 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 2.50 am (next day) 50–18 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Auckland

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.02–5.52 amPrayer, meditation, study
5.27–7.02 amA favourable window
8.08–9.33 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.57 am–12.22 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.00–12.44 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.44–1.30 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.46–3.11 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
2.59–3.45 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.04–11.40 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham16.44
Visham8.08
Rogam9.32
Labam210.58
Dhanam312.22
Sugam41.47
Soram3.10
Uthi54.36

Night

Sugam6.00
Soram7.35
Uthi69.11
Amirtham710.46
Visham12.20
Rogam1.56
Labam3.32
Dhanam5.07

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Bhadra Karanam and Shoola Yogam; 2 Yamagandam, Bhadra Karanam and Ganda Yogam; 3 Durmuhurtham, Bhadra Karanam and Ganda Yogam; 4 Kuligai, Durmuhurtham, Bhadra Karanam and Ganda Yogam; 5 Ganda Yogam; 6 Tyajyam; 7 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Indu Vāsara · Uttaraproṣṭhapadā (Revatī from 10.15 am, computed)

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
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Simha6.44 am7.31 am
Kanya7.31 am8.46 am
Tula8.46 am10.13 am
Vrischika10.13 am12.04 pm
Dhanu12.04 pm2.20 pm
Makara2.20 pm4.48 pm
Kumbha4.48 pm7.15 pm
Meena7.15 pm9.41 pm
Mesha9.41 pm12.09 am
Vrishabha12.09 am2.32 am
Mithuna2.32 am4.34 am
Kataka4.34 am6.09 am
Simha6.09 am6.42 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.44
Sani7.40
Guru8.36
Sevvai9.33
Suriya10.29
Sukran11.25
Budhan12.22
Chandra1.18
Sani2.14
Guru3.11
Sevvai4.07
Suriya5.03

Night

Sukran6.00
Budhan7.03
Chandra8.07
Sani9.10
Guru10.14
Sevvai11.17
Suriya12.21
Sukran1.25
Budhan2.28
Chandra3.32
Sani4.35
Guru5.39

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd
In force all day, until Tuesday 9.55 am

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