Shastra Panchangam
December 2026
23
Wednesday
Parabhava
Margazhi
8, Pournami
Budhan
Valarpirai
Pournamitill 1.28 am (next day), then Prathamai
Mirugaseeridamtill 11.23 pm, then Thiruvathirai
Siddha Yogam

Pournami

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.06–1.05
Yamagandammorning 9.13–10.12
Kuligaimorning 11.09–12.07
ChandrashtamamUntil 12.57 pm: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 10.12–11.09afternoon 3.57–5.59

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

For anything new, 3.24 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 3.24 pm.

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

3.24–3.57 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
10.12–11.09 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

7.19–8.44 am, from before sunrise
9.13–10.12 am
11.09 am–12.07 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
11.51 am–12.22 pm
12.06–1.05 pm
6.42–8.06 am, early Thursday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 12.57 pm

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

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 12.57 pm, until Friday 12.04 pm

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunrise8.16 am
Sunset3.57 pm
Moonrise2.57 pm
MoonsetAfter sunrise on Thursday
SunDhanu Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

Pournami, the full moon.

Thursday 24 December: Arudra Darshanam.

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
Budhan (Wednesday)
Pournami, till 1.28 am (next day) 42–59 nazhigaiPrathamai
Mirugaseeridam, till 11.23 pm 37–47 nazhigaiThiruvathirai
Shubha Yogam, till 11.46 am 8–43 nazhigai
Shukla Yogam, till 7.21 am (next day) 57–42 nazhigai		Brahma Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 3.24 pm caution 17–48 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 1.28 am (next day) 42–59 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Birmingham

WindowTimeTraditional use
6.06–7.11 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.19–8.44 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.13–10.12 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.09 am–12.07 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.51 am–12.22 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.06–1.05 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.43–5.06 pmA favourable window
6.42–8.06 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam18.16
Dhanam29.14
Sugam310.12
Soram11.09
Visham12.06
Uthi41.05
Amirtham52.02
Rogam2.59

Night

Uthi3.57
Amirtham6.00
Rogam8.01
Labam10.05
Dhanam12.07
Sugam2.10
Soram4.11
Visham6.14

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pūrṇimā · Saumya Vāsara · Mṛgaśīrṣa

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
Dhanu8.16 am9.46 am
Makara9.46 am10.58 am
Kumbha10.58 am11.50 am
Meena11.50 am12.39 pm
Mesha12.39 pm1.41 pm
Vrishabha1.41 pm3.17 pm
Mithuna3.17 pm5.41 pm
Kataka5.41 pm8.32 pm
Simha8.32 pm11.24 pm
Kanya11.24 pm2.17 am
Tula2.17 am5.10 am
Vrischika5.10 am7.48 am
Dhanu7.48 am8.17 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan8.16
Chandra8.55
Sani9.33
Guru10.12
Sevvai10.50
Suriya11.28
Sukran12.07
Budhan12.45
Chandra1.23
Sani2.02
Guru2.40
Sevvai3.18

Night

Suriya3.57
Sukran5.18
Budhan6.40
Chandra8.02
Sani9.23
Guru10.45
Sevvai12.07
Suriya1.28
Sukran2.50
Budhan4.12
Chandra5.33
Sani6.55

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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