December 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Margazhi

Nyayiru

Theypirai

Panchamitill 1.29 am (next day), then Shashti

Magamtill 3.03 am (next day), then Pooram

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.20–4.24

Yamagandamafternoon 12.10–1.14

Kuligaiafternoon 2.16–3.21

ChandrashtamamUthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.56–8.59evening 5.19–6.20

Computed for Bellevue, in US Pacific time (PST). 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, 7.56 am to 12.10 pm is the best of the day.

This is Margazhi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Bellevue

Computed for Bellevue, 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

7.56 am–12.10 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.56–8.59 am, inside the clear stretch

11.54 am–12.26 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.14–2.16 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

12.10–1.14 pm

2.16–3.21 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

3.16–3.51 pm

3.20–4.24 pm

3.49–5.19 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 8.08 am

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

Sunrise7.56 am

Sunset4.24 pm

Moonrise9.32 pm

Moonset10.29 am

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonSimha Rasi, from 4.35 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Bellevue 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
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Panchami, till 1.29 am (next day) 43–51 nazhigai	Shashti
	Magam, till 3.03 am (next day) 47–47 nazhigai	Pooram
	Priti Yogam, till 4.25 am (next day) 51–13 nazhigai	Ayushman Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 2.31 pm 16–27 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 1.29 am (next day) 43–51 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Bellevue

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.52–6.53 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	11.54 am–12.26 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.10–1.14 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.16–3.21 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.16–3.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.20–4.24 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.49–5.19 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.49–2.18 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi7.56

Amirtham9.00

Rogam10.03

Labam11.07

Dhanam¹12.11

Sugam1.14

Soram2.16

Visham3.20

Night

Dhanam²4.24

Sugam6.21

Soram8.17

Visham10.13

Uthi12.11

Amirtham2.07

Rogam4.03

Labam6.00

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Pañcamī · Bhānu Vāsara · Maghā

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

1948

2083

5128

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Dhanu	7.56 am	9.09 am
Makara	9.09 am	10.31 am
Kumbha	10.31 am	11.32 am
Meena	11.32 am	12.31 pm
Mesha	12.31 pm	1.43 pm
Vrishabha	1.43 pm	3.25 pm
Mithuna	3.25 pm	5.46 pm
Kataka	5.46 pm	8.28 pm
Simha	8.28 pm	11.10 pm
Kanya	11.10 pm	1.53 am
Tula	1.53 am	4.36 am
Vrischika	4.36 am	7.08 am
Dhanu	7.08 am	7.56 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya7.56

Sukran8.38

Budhan9.21

Chandra10.03

Sani10.45

Guru11.28

Sevvai12.10

Suriya12.52

Sukran1.35

Budhan2.17

Chandra2.59

Sani3.42

Night

Guru4.24

Sevvai5.42

Suriya6.59

Sukran8.17

Budhan9.35

Chandra10.52

Sani12.10

Guru1.28

Sevvai2.46

Suriya4.03

Sukran5.21

Budhan6.39

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery