July 2026

Saturday

Parabhava

Aani

Sani

Theypirai

Dwadasitill 9.35 pm, then Trayodasi

Karthigaitill 6.34 am, then Rohini

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalammorning 9.05–11.10

Yamagandamafternoon 3.16–5.21

Kuligaimorning 4.58–7.02

ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 11.10–1.12evening 10.25–11.20

Computed for Birmingham, in UK time (BST). 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, 7.36 pm to 8.50 pm is the best of the day.

Ganda Yogam runs till 7.36 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Birmingham

Computed for Birmingham, 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

7.36–8.50 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

11.10 am–1.12 pm; Ganda Yogam also runs

12.40–1.45 pm; Ganda Yogam also runs

Avoid

4.58–7.02 am, what begins now is said to repeat

4.58–7.10 am

9.05–11.10 am

3.16–5.21 pm

8.50–10.17 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 2.37 pm

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula 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

Sunrise4.58 am

Sunset9.28 pm

Moonrise2.04 am (next day)

Moonset7.06 pm

SunMithuna Rasi

MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Sunday 12 July: Masa Sivaratri.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Birmingham 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
	Sani (Saturday)
	Dwadasi, till 9.35 pm 41–30 nazhigai	Trayodasi
	Karthigai, till 6.34 am 3–59 nazhigai Rohini, till 3.59 am (next day) 57–31 nazhigai	Mirugaseeridam
	Ganda Yogam, till 7.36 pm caution 36–33 nazhigai	Vriddhi Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 11.17 am 15–46 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 9.35 pm 41–30 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Birmingham

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.58–4.27 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	4.23–5.50 am 1.08–2.33 am	A favourable window
	4.58–7.02 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.58–7.10 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.05–11.10 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.40–1.45 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.16–5.21 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.50–10.17 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram4.58

Uthi¹7.02

Visham9.05

Amirtham²11.10

Rogam1.12

Labam³3.17

Dhanam⁴5.21

Sugam⁵7.24

Night

Labam⁶9.28

Dhanam10.25

Sugam11.21

Soram12.16

Uthi1.14

Visham2.09

Amirtham3.07

Soram4.02

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Mithuna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Sthira Vāsara · Kṛttikā (Rohiṇī from 6.34 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

2082

5128

1201

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Mithuna	4.58 am	5.34 am
Kataka	5.34 am	8.24 am
Simha	8.24 am	11.17 am
Kanya	11.17 am	2.09 pm
Tula	2.09 pm	5.02 pm
Vrischika	5.02 pm	7.40 pm
Dhanu	7.40 pm	9.35 pm
Makara	9.35 pm	10.47 pm
Kumbha	10.47 pm	11.39 pm
Meena	11.39 pm	12.28 am
Mesha	12.28 am	1.30 am
Vrishabha	1.30 am	3.06 am
Mithuna	3.06 am	4.59 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani4.58

Guru6.20

Sevvai7.43

Suriya9.05

Sukran10.28

Budhan11.50

Chandra1.13

Sani2.35

Guru3.58

Sevvai5.20

Suriya6.43

Sukran8.05

Night

Budhan9.28

Chandra10.05

Sani10.43

Guru11.20

Sevvai11.58

Suriya12.36

Sukran1.13

Budhan1.51

Chandra2.29

Sani3.06

Guru3.44

Sevvai4.21

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd