Shastra Panchangam
December 2026
7
Monday
Parabhava
Karthigai
21
Thingal
Theypirai
Chaturdasitill 4.13 am (next day), then Amavasai
Visakamtill 3.48 pm, then Anusham
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalammorning 7.55–9.15
Yamagandammorning 10.33–11.53
Kuligaiafternoon 1.11–2.31
ChandrashtamamUntil 9.15 am: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, RevathiThen: Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.37–7.55evening 5.08–6.49

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

Bhadra Karanam runs till 3.16 pm; Atiganda Yogam runs till 7.47 am.

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

3.16–5.08 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.37–7.55 am; Bhadra Karanam and Atiganda Yogam also run
11.32 am–12.13 pm; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run

Avoid

7.55–9.15 am
10.33–11.53 am
12.13–12.56 pm
1.11–2.31 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
2.19–3.03 pm
8.13–9.59 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 9.15 am

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena Rasi.

Then

from 9.15 am, until Wednesday 9.01 pm

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

Sunrise6.37 am
Sunset5.08 pm
Moonrise6.03 am (next day)
Moonset3.34 pm
SunVrischika Rasi
MoonTula Rasi

This day and the next

Masa Sivaratri, the monthly Sivaratri; worship through the night.

Tuesday 8 December: Amavasai.

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
Thingal (Monday)
Chaturdasi, till 4.13 am (next day) 54–00 nazhigaiAmavasai
Visakam, till 3.48 pm 22–59 nazhigaiAnusham
Atiganda Yogam, till 7.47 am caution 2–56 nazhigaiSukarma Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 3.16 pm caution 21–36 nazhigai
Shakuni Karanam, till 4.13 am (next day) 54–00 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Ayodhya

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.49–5.42 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.13–7.57 amA favourable window
7.55–9.15 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.33–11.53 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.32 am–12.13 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.13–12.56 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.11–2.31 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
2.19–3.03 pmAvoided for new beginnings
8.13–9.59 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham16.37
Visham7.55
Rogam9.14
Labam210.34
Dhanam311.53
Sugam41.12
Soram2.30
Uthi3.50

Night

Sugam5.08
Soram6.49
Uthi58.31
Amirtham10.12
Visham11.52
Rogam1.33
Labam3.16
Dhanam4.57

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Indu Vāsara · Viśākhā (Anurādhā from 3.48 pm, 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
Vrischika6.37 am7.23 am
Dhanu7.23 am9.27 am
Makara9.27 am11.11 am
Kumbha11.11 am12.40 pm
Meena12.40 pm2.07 pm
Mesha2.07 pm3.44 pm
Vrishabha3.44 pm5.41 pm
Mithuna5.41 pm7.55 pm
Kataka7.55 pm10.14 pm
Simha10.14 pm12.29 am
Kanya12.29 am2.44 am
Tula2.44 am5.01 am
Vrischika5.01 am6.37 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.37
Sani7.29
Guru8.22
Sevvai9.15
Suriya10.07
Sukran11.00
Budhan11.52
Chandra12.45
Sani1.38
Guru2.30
Sevvai3.23
Suriya4.16

Night

Sukran5.08
Budhan6.16
Chandra7.23
Sani8.31
Guru9.38
Sevvai10.45
Suriya11.53
Sukran1.00
Budhan2.08
Chandra3.15
Sani4.22
Guru5.30

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd

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