Shastra Panchangam
March 2027
4
Thursday
Parabhava
Maasi
20
Viyazhan
Theypirai
Ekadasitill 2.55 pm, then Dwadasi
Uthiradamtill 9.06 am (next day), then Thiruvonam
Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.08–4.45
Yamagandammorning 7.08–8.45
Kuligaimorning 10.20–11.57
ChandrashtamamUntil 12.51 pm: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 6.21–7.57night 12.09–1.32 (after midnight)

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, 11.57 am to 3.05 pm is the best of the day.

Vyatipata Yogam runs till 8.37 am.

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

11.57 am–3.05 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.45–10.20 amClear of every caution
1.07–1.58 pm
4.54–7.57 pmClear of every caution
6.21–7.57 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

7.08–8.45 am
10.20–11.57 am, what begins now is said to repeat
3.05–4.54 pm
3.08–4.45 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 12.51 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 12.51 pm, until Sunday 1.05 am

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise7.08 am
Sunset7.57 pm
Moonrise3.46 am (next day)
Moonset5.39 pm
SunKumbha Rasi
MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

Friday 5 March: Pradosham.

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
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Ekadasi, till 2.55 pm 19–26 nazhigaiDwadasi
Uthiradam, till 9.06 am (next day) 64–52 nazhigaiThiruvonam
Vyatipata Yogam, till 8.37 am caution 3–41 nazhigaiVariyan Yogam
Balava Karanam, till 2.55 pm 19–26 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 4.12 am (next day) 52–36 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Auckland

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.39–6.23 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.08–8.45 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.20–11.57 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
1.07–1.58 pmWidely used for beginnings
3.05–4.54 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.08–4.45 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.54–3.41 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam17.08
Sugam8.45
Soram10.20
Uthi11.57
Amirtham21.33
Visham3.08
Rogam4.44
Labam6.21

Night

Amirtham7.57
Visham9.20
Rogam10.44
Labam12.09
Dhanam1.33
Sugam2.57
Soram4.21
Uthi5.46

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Guru Vāsara · Uttarāṣāḍhā

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
Kumbha7.08 am8.08 am
Meena8.08 am10.33 am
Mesha10.33 am1.02 pm
Vrishabha1.02 pm3.25 pm
Mithuna3.25 pm5.26 pm
Kataka5.26 pm7.01 pm
Simha7.01 pm8.19 pm
Kanya8.19 pm9.35 pm
Tula9.35 pm11.01 pm
Vrischika11.01 pm12.52 am
Dhanu12.52 am3.09 am
Makara3.09 am5.37 am
Kumbha5.37 am7.09 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru7.08
Sevvai8.12
Suriya9.16
Sukran10.20
Budhan11.24
Chandra12.28
Sani1.32
Guru2.37
Sevvai3.41
Suriya4.45
Sukran5.49
Budhan6.53

Night

Chandra7.57
Sani8.53
Guru9.49
Sevvai10.45
Suriya11.41
Sukran12.37
Budhan1.33
Chandra2.29
Sani3.25
Guru4.21
Sevvai5.17
Suriya6.13

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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