December 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Margazhi

Nyayiru

Tamil Nadu calendars show Margazhi 12 on this day. Here Margazhi began a day later, on Thursday 17 December.

Theypirai

Chaturthitill 12.44 am (next day), then Panchami

Ayilyamtill 1.35 am (next day), then Magam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalamevening 6.52–8.43

Yamagandamafternoon 1.21–3.12

Kuligaievening 5.02–6.53

ChandrashtamamUntil 1.35 am (next day): Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.01–7.51evening 8.43–9.52

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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Vaidhriti Yogam runs till 7.53 am; Vishkambha Yogam runs till 4.24 am Monday. 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.

This is Margazhi, 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

6.01–7.51 am; Vaidhriti Yogam also runs

12.53–1.51 pm; Yamagandam and Vishkambha Yogam also run

Avoid

1.21–3.12 pm

3.22–4.51 pm

5.02–6.53 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

6.44–7.44 pm

6.52–8.43 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 1.35 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 1.35 am, until Wednesday 5.08 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

Sunrise6.01 am

Sunset8.42 pm

Moonrise11.26 pm

Moonset9.08 am

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonKataka 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

Limb	This day	Then
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Chaturthi, till 12.44 am (next day) 46–45 nazhigai	Panchami
	Ayilyam, till 1.35 am (next day) 48–53 nazhigai	Magam
	Vaidhriti Yogam, till 7.53 am caution 4–39 nazhigai Vishkambha Yogam, till 4.24 am (next day) caution 55–55 nazhigai	Priti Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 2.05 pm 20–11 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 12.44 am (next day) 46–45 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Auckland

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.47–5.23 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	12.53–1.51 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.21–3.12 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.22–4.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.02–6.53 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	6.44–7.44 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.52–8.43 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.08–1.34 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi¹6.01

Amirtham²7.52

Rogam9.41

Labam³11.32

Dhanam⁴1.22

Sugam⁵3.12

Soram5.02

Visham6.52

Night

Dhanam⁶8.42

Sugam9.53

Soram11.02

Visham12.12

Uthi1.22

Amirtham2.32

Rogam3.41

Labam4.52

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Vaidhriti Yogam; 2 Vaidhriti Yogam and Vishkambha Yogam; 3 Vishkambha Yogam; 4 Yamagandam and Vishkambha Yogam; 5 Tyajyam and Vishkambha Yogam; 6 Rahu Kalam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturthī · 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

5128

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Dhanu	6.01 am	7.37 am
Makara	7.37 am	10.04 am
Kumbha	10.04 am	12.31 pm
Meena	12.31 pm	2.57 pm
Mesha	2.57 pm	5.25 pm
Vrishabha	5.25 pm	7.48 pm
Mithuna	7.48 pm	9.50 pm
Kataka	9.50 pm	11.25 pm
Simha	11.25 pm	12.43 am
Kanya	12.43 am	1.58 am
Tula	1.58 am	3.25 am
Vrischika	3.25 am	5.16 am
Dhanu	5.16 am	6.02 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.01

Sukran7.14

Budhan8.28

Chandra9.41

Sani10.55

Guru12.08

Sevvai1.22

Suriya2.35

Sukran3.49

Budhan5.02

Chandra6.15

Sani7.29

Night

Guru8.42

Sevvai9.29

Suriya10.16

Sukran11.02

Budhan11.49

Chandra12.35

Sani1.22

Guru2.09

Sevvai2.55

Suriya3.42

Sukran4.28

Budhan5.15

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery