Shastra Panchangam
November 2026
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Wednesday
Parabhava
Karthigai
2
Budhan
Valarpirai
Ashtamitill 1.36 pm, then Navami
Avittamtill 12.05 pm, then Sathayam
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.06–2.53
Yamagandammorning 7.47–9.34
Kuligaimorning 11.19–1.07
ChandrashtamamPunarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.01–7.47night 9.29–10.38

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, 6.01 am to 7.47 am is the best of the day.

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 3.13 pm 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

6.01–7.47 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.01–7.47 am, inside the clear stretch
9.34–11.19 amClear of every caution
2.53–3.35 pmShort clear window

Avoid

7.47–9.34 am
11.19 am–1.07 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.37–1.35 pm
1.06–2.53 pm
7.45–9.29 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 8.21 am

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

Sunrise6.01 am
Sunset8.12 pm
Moonrise1.19 pm
Moonset2.26 am (next day)
SunVrischika Rasi
MoonKumbha 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
Budhan (Wednesday)
Ashtami, till 1.36 pm 18–57 nazhigaiNavami
Avittam, till 12.05 pm 15–10 nazhigaiSathayam
Dhruva Yogam, till 3.36 pm 23–57 nazhigaiVyaghata Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 1.36 pm 18–57 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 2.12 am (next day) 50–30 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Auckland

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.43–5.21 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.47–9.34 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.19 am–1.07 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.37–1.35 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.06–2.53 pmAvoided for new beginnings
7.45–9.29 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.00–7.42 amA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam6.01
Dhanam17.48
Sugam9.34
Soram11.19
Visham1.06
Uthi22.53
Amirtham34.39
Rogam6.25

Night

Uthi48.12
Amirtham59.26
Rogam10.38
Labam11.53
Dhanam1.06
Sugam2.20
Soram3.33
Visham4.46

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Saumya Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā (Śatabhiṣaj from 12.05 pm, 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
2083
5128
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Tula6.01 am6.02 am
Vrischika6.02 am7.53 am
Dhanu7.53 am10.10 am
Makara10.10 am12.38 pm
Kumbha12.38 pm3.04 pm
Meena3.04 pm5.30 pm
Mesha5.30 pm7.58 pm
Vrishabha7.58 pm10.21 pm
Mithuna10.21 pm12.23 am
Kataka12.23 am1.58 am
Simha1.58 am3.16 am
Kanya3.16 am4.31 am
Tula4.31 am5.58 am
Vrischika5.58 am6.00 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.01
Chandra7.12
Sani8.23
Guru9.34
Sevvai10.44
Suriya11.55
Sukran1.06
Budhan2.17
Chandra3.28
Sani4.39
Guru5.50
Sevvai7.01

Night

Suriya8.12
Sukran9.01
Budhan9.50
Chandra10.39
Sani11.28
Guru12.17
Sevvai1.06
Suriya1.55
Sukran2.44
Budhan3.33
Chandra4.22
Sani5.11

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk
In force all day, until Friday 8.21 am

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