Shastra Panchangam
August 2026
20
Thursday
Parabhava
Avani
4
Viyazhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 3 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Valarpirai
Ashtamitill 10.49 am, then Navami
Anushamtill 1.23 am (next day), then Kettai
Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.12–4.51
Yamagandammorning 7.01–8.40
Kuligaimorning 10.17–11.56
ChandrashtamamAshwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 11.56–1.34evening 8.07–9.29

Computed for Austin, in US Central time (CDT). 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, 11.56 am to 3.12 pm is the best of the day.

Vaidhriti Yogam runs till 6.49 pm Friday.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Austin, 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

11.56 am–3.12 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.40–10.17 amClear of every caution
11.56 am–1.34 pm, inside the clear stretch
1.08–2.00 pm
4.51–5.55 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.01–8.40 am
10.17–11.56 am, what begins now is said to repeat
3.12–4.51 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 4.20 am

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha 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

Sunrise7.01 am
Sunset8.07 pm
Moonrise2.58 pm
Moonset12.51 am (next day)
SunSimha Rasi
MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Austin's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Austin 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)
Ashtami, till 10.49 am 9–30 nazhigaiNavami
Anusham, till 1.23 am (next day) 45–55 nazhigaiKettai
Indra Yogam, till 5.55 pm 27–16 nazhigaiVaidhriti Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 10.49 am 9–30 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 11.56 pm 42–17 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Austin

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.34–6.17 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.01–8.40 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.17–11.56 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
1.08–2.00 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.48–3.34 pmA favourable window
3.12–4.51 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam17.01
Sugam8.40
Soram10.17
Uthi11.56
Amirtham1.35
Visham3.12
Rogam4.50
Labam26.29

Night

Amirtham8.07
Visham9.29
Rogam10.50
Labam12.13
Dhanam1.35
Sugam2.57
Soram4.17
Uthi5.40

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Guru Vāsara · Anurādhā

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
Simha7.01 am9.09 am
Kanya9.09 am11.27 am
Tula11.27 am1.48 pm
Vrischika1.48 pm4.07 pm
Dhanu4.07 pm6.11 pm
Makara6.11 pm7.52 pm
Kumbha7.52 pm9.17 pm
Meena9.17 pm10.41 pm
Mesha10.41 pm12.14 am
Vrishabha12.14 am2.09 am
Mithuna2.09 am4.24 am
Kataka4.24 am6.46 am
Simha6.46 am7.01 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru7.01
Sevvai8.06
Suriya9.12
Sukran10.17
Budhan11.23
Chandra12.29
Sani1.34
Guru2.40
Sevvai3.45
Suriya4.51
Sukran5.56
Budhan7.02

Night

Chandra8.07
Sani9.02
Guru9.56
Sevvai10.51
Suriya11.45
Sukran12.40
Budhan1.34
Chandra2.29
Sani3.23
Guru4.18
Sevvai5.12
Suriya6.07

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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