March 2026

Monday

Visvavasu

Maasi

Thingal

Valarpirai

Chaturdasitill 5.56 pm, then Pournami

Ayilyamtill 7.52 am, then Magam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 7.51–9.19

Yamagandammorning 10.46–12.14

Kuligaiafternoon 1.40–3.09

ChandrashtamamUntil 7.52 am: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.24–7.51evening 6.03–7.35

Computed for Ayodhya. 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, 3.44 pm to 5.56 pm is the best of the day.

Atiganda Yogam runs till 12.20 pm; Bhadra Karanam runs till 5.29 am Tuesday.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Ayodhya

Computed for Ayodhya, 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

3.44–5.56 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.24–7.51 am; Atiganda Yogam also runs

11.51 am–12.36 pm; Yamagandam and Atiganda Yogam also run

12.20–12.36 pmShort clear window

1.24–1.40 pmShort clear window

Avoid

7.51–9.19 am

10.46 am–12.14 pm

12.36–1.24 pm

1.40–3.09 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

2.56–3.44 pm

7.41–9.17 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 7.52 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 7.52 am, until Wednesday 1.46 pm

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

Sunrise6.24 am

Sunset6.03 pm

Moonrise5.06 pm

Moonset6.07 am (next day)

SunKumbha Rasi

MoonKataka Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Tuesday 3 March: Pournami.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Ayodhya 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
	Thingal (Monday)
	Chaturdasi, till 5.56 pm 28–51 nazhigai	Pournami
	Ayilyam, till 7.52 am 3–39 nazhigai	Magam
	Atiganda Yogam, till 12.20 pm caution 14–48 nazhigai	Sukarma Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 6.30 am 0–15 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 5.56 pm 28–51 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 5.29 am (next day) caution 57–43 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Ayodhya

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.46–5.34 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.19–7.51 am 5.10–6.44 am	A favourable window
	7.51–9.19 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.46 am–12.14 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.51 am–12.36 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.36–1.24 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.40–3.09 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	2.56–3.44 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.41–9.17 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham¹6.24

Visham7.51

Rogam9.18

Labam²10.47

Dhanam³12.14

Sugam⁴1.41

Soram3.08

Uthi⁵4.36

Night

Sugam6.03

Soram7.35

Uthi⁶9.08

Amirtham10.41

Visham12.13

Rogam1.45

Labam3.19

Dhanam4.51

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Indu Vāsara · Āśleṣā (Maghā from 7.52 am, computed)

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1947

2082

2081

5127

1201

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Kumbha	6.24 am	7.05 am
Meena	7.05 am	8.32 am
Mesha	8.32 am	10.09 am
Vrishabha	10.09 am	12.05 pm
Mithuna	12.05 pm	2.20 pm
Kataka	2.20 pm	4.39 pm
Simha	4.39 pm	6.54 pm
Kanya	6.54 pm	9.08 pm
Tula	9.08 pm	11.26 pm
Vrischika	11.26 pm	1.44 am
Dhanu	1.44 am	3.48 am
Makara	3.48 am	5.32 am
Kumbha	5.32 am	6.23 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.24

Sani7.22

Guru8.21

Sevvai9.19

Suriya10.17

Sukran11.15

Budhan12.14

Chandra1.12

Sani2.10

Guru3.08

Sevvai4.06

Suriya5.05

Night

Sukran6.03

Budhan7.05

Chandra8.06

Sani9.08

Guru10.10

Sevvai11.11

Suriya12.13

Sukran1.15

Budhan2.16

Chandra3.18

Sani4.20

Guru5.22

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd