March 2026

Monday

Visvavasu

Panguni

Thingal

Theypirai

Dwadasitill 9.41 am, then Trayodasi

Avittamtill 6.22 am (next day), then Sathayam

Siddha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalammorning 7.39–9.10

Yamagandammorning 10.39–12.11

Kuligaiafternoon 1.40–3.11

ChandrashtamamUntil 6.15 pm: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.10–7.39evening 6.10–7.40

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, 3.47 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

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

3.47–6.10 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.10–7.39 amClear of every caution

6.10–7.39 am, inside the clear stretch

9.10–10.00 amShort clear window

11.47 am–12.34 pm; Yamagandam also runs

12.11–12.34 pmShort clear window

1.23–1.40 pmShort clear window

Avoid

7.39–9.10 am

10.00–11.39 am

10.39 am–12.11 pm

12.34–1.23 pm

1.40–3.11 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

2.58–3.47 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 6.15 pm

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

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 6.15 pm, until Wednesday 11.37 pm

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

Sunrise6.10 am

Sunset6.10 pm

Moonrise5.02 am (next day)

Moonset3.31 pm

SunMeena Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Tuesday 17 March: Masa Sivaratri.

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)
	Dwadasi, till 9.41 am 8–50 nazhigai	Trayodasi
	Avittam, till 6.22 am (next day) 60–35 nazhigai	Sathayam
	Shiva Yogam, till 9.37 am 8–38 nazhigai	Siddha Yogam
	Taitila Karanam, till 9.41 am 8–50 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 9.38 pm 38–42 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Ayodhya

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.34–5.21 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.39–9.10 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.00–11.39 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.39 am–12.11 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.47 am–12.34 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.34–1.23 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.40–3.11 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	2.58–3.47 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.48–9.24 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham6.10

Visham7.39

Rogam9.09

Labam¹10.40

Dhanam²12.11

Sugam³1.41

Soram3.10

Uthi4.41

Night

Sugam6.10

Soram7.40

Uthi9.10

Amirtham10.40

Visham12.09

Rogam1.39

Labam3.10

Dhanam4.39

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Indu Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā

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	6.10 am	6.10 am
Meena	6.10 am	7.37 am
Mesha	7.37 am	9.14 am
Vrishabha	9.14 am	11.10 am
Mithuna	11.10 am	1.25 pm
Kataka	1.25 pm	3.44 pm
Simha	3.44 pm	5.59 pm
Kanya	5.59 pm	8.13 pm
Tula	8.13 pm	10.31 pm
Vrischika	10.31 pm	12.49 am
Dhanu	12.49 am	2.53 am
Makara	2.53 am	4.37 am
Kumbha	4.37 am	6.06 am
Meena	6.06 am	6.09 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.10

Sani7.10

Guru8.10

Sevvai9.10

Suriya10.10

Sukran11.10

Budhan12.10

Chandra1.10

Sani2.10

Guru3.10

Sevvai4.10

Suriya5.10

Night

Sukran6.10

Budhan7.10

Chandra8.10

Sani9.10

Guru10.10

Sevvai11.10

Suriya12.10

Sukran1.09

Budhan2.09

Chandra3.09

Sani4.09

Guru5.09

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

Also

	East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd
	In force from 6.14 pm, until Monday 11.37 pm