Shastra Panchangam
December 2026
19
Saturday
Parabhava
Margazhi
4
Sani
Valarpirai
Dasamitill 4.40 pm, then Ekadasi
Revathitill 10.28 am, then Ashwini
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 10.09–11.08
Yamagandamafternoon 1.02–2.00
Kuligaimorning 8.14–9.12
ChandrashtamamUntil 10.29 am: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
afternoon 2.00–2.57afternoon 3.55–5.57

Computed for Birmingham, in UK time (GMT). 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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Parigha Yogam runs all day, till 2.41 am Sunday. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer a good part of the Gowri Panchangam and ask your family's jyotishi.

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 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

11.50 am–12.19 pm; Parigha Yogam also runs
2.00–2.57 pm; Parigha Yogam also runs

Avoid

8.14–9.12 am, what begins now is said to repeat
8.14–9.16 am
10.09–11.08 am
1.02–2.00 pm
5.36–7.09 am, early Sunday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 10.29 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 10.29 am, until Monday 1.07 pm

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya 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

Sunrise8.14 am
Sunset3.55 pm
Moonrise12.33 pm
Moonset3.43 am (next day)
SunDhanu Rasi
MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Sunday 20 December: Vaikunta Ekadasi.

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

LimbThis dayThen
Sani (Saturday)
Dasami, till 4.40 pm 21–03 nazhigaiEkadasi
Revathi, till 10.28 am 5–35 nazhigaiAshwini
Parigha Yogam, till 2.41 am (next day) caution 46–04 nazhigaiShiva Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 4.40 pm 21–03 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 3.48 am (next day) 48–54 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Birmingham

WindowTimeTraditional use
6.04–7.09 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.06–9.40 am
2.33–4.04 am		A favourable window
8.14–9.12 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
8.14–9.16 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.09–11.08 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.50 am–12.19 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.02–2.00 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.36–7.09 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram8.14
Uthi19.12
Visham10.09
Amirtham211.08
Rogam12.04
Labam31.03
Dhanam42.00
Sugam52.58

Night

Labam3.55
Dhanam5.58
Sugam8.00
Soram10.02
Uthi12.05
Visham2.07
Amirtham64.10
Soram6.12

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Daśamī · Sthira Vāsara · Revatī (Aśvinī from 10.28 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
Dhanu8.14 am10.02 am
Makara10.02 am11.14 am
Kumbha11.14 am12.06 pm
Meena12.06 pm12.55 pm
Mesha12.55 pm1.57 pm
Vrishabha1.57 pm3.33 pm
Mithuna3.33 pm5.57 pm
Kataka5.57 pm8.47 pm
Simha8.47 pm11.40 pm
Kanya11.40 pm2.32 am
Tula2.32 am5.25 am
Vrischika5.25 am8.03 am
Dhanu8.03 am8.15 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani8.14
Guru8.53
Sevvai9.31
Suriya10.09
Sukran10.48
Budhan11.26
Chandra12.05
Sani12.43
Guru1.21
Sevvai2.00
Suriya2.38
Sukran3.17

Night

Budhan3.55
Chandra5.17
Sani6.38
Guru8.00
Sevvai9.22
Suriya10.43
Sukran12.05
Budhan1.27
Chandra2.48
Sani4.10
Guru5.32
Sevvai6.53

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd
In force all day, until 10.29 am

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