Shastra Panchangam
December 2026
3
Thursday
Parabhava
Karthigai
17
Viyazhan

Theypirai
Dasamitill 11.04 pm, then Ekadasi
Uthiramtill 9.24 am, then Hastham
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.10–2.30
Yamagandammorning 6.34–7.53
Kuligaimorning 9.12–10.32
ChandrashtamamAvittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.53–9.12evening 5.08–6.08

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, 7.53 am to 9.12 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 11.05 pm.

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


Shastra

Your day

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

7.53–9.12 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.53–9.12 am, inside the clear stretch
10.32–10.54 amShort clear window
11.30 am–12.11 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

6.34–7.53 am
9.12–10.32 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.10–2.30 pm
6.08–7.49 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 11.03 pm

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise6.34 am
Sunset5.08 pm
Moonrise2.15 am (next day)
Moonset1.15 pm
SunVrischika Rasi
MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Friday 4 December: Ekadasi.

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

LimbThis dayThen
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Dasami, till 11.04 pm 41–15 nazhigaiEkadasi
Uthiram, till 9.24 am 7–05 nazhigaiHastham
Priti Yogam, till 9.15 am 6–44 nazhigaiAyushman Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 10.54 am 10–51 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 11.05 pm caution 41–15 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Ayodhya

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.47–5.39 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.34–7.53 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.12–10.32 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.30 am–12.11 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.10–2.30 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.08–7.49 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.09–5.48 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam16.34
Sugam7.53
Soram9.12
Uthi210.32
Amirtham311.51
Visham1.10
Rogam2.29
Labam43.49

Night

Amirtham55.08
Visham6.48
Rogam8.29
Labam10.11
Dhanam11.52
Sugam1.32
Soram3.12
Uthi4.54

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Daśamī · Guru Vāsara · Uttaraphalgunī (Hasta from 9.24 am, computed)

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

1948
2083
2083
5128
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Vrischika6.34 am7.39 am
Dhanu7.39 am9.43 am
Makara9.43 am11.27 am
Kumbha11.27 am12.56 pm
Meena12.56 pm2.23 pm
Mesha2.23 pm4.00 pm
Vrishabha4.00 pm5.56 pm
Mithuna5.56 pm8.11 pm
Kataka8.11 pm10.29 pm
Simha10.29 pm12.45 am
Kanya12.45 am2.59 am
Tula2.59 am5.17 am
Vrischika5.17 am6.34 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.34
Sevvai7.27
Suriya8.19
Sukran9.12
Budhan10.05
Chandra10.58
Sani11.51
Guru12.44
Sevvai1.37
Suriya2.29
Sukran3.22
Budhan4.15

Night

Chandra5.08
Sani6.15
Guru7.22
Sevvai8.30
Suriya9.37
Sukran10.44
Budhan11.51
Chandra12.58
Sani2.06
Guru3.13
Sevvai4.20
Suriya5.27

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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