December 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Margazhi

Velli

Theypirai

Dwitiyaitill 5.56 pm, then Tritiyai

Punarpoosamtill 5.20 pm, then Poosam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.10–12.08

Yamagandamafternoon 2.02–3.01

Kuligaimorning 9.14–10.13

ChandrashtamamUntil 12.04 pm: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, KettaiThen: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 8.17–9.14night 6.01–8.02

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, 12.08 pm to 2.02 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 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

12.08–2.02 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.17–9.14 amShort clear window

8.17–9.14 am, inside the clear stretch

10.13–11.10 amShort clear window

11.53 am–12.23 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

3.01–3.58 pmShort clear window

Avoid

9.14–10.13 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.10 am–12.08 pm

2.02–3.01 pm

12.27–1.54 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 12.04 pm

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika Rasi.

Then

from 12.04 pm, until Sunday 12.35 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu 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

Sunrise8.17 am

Sunset3.58 pm

Moonrise5.49 pm

Moonset9.45 am

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonMithuna Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Saturday 26 December: Sankatahara Chaturthi.

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
	Velli (Friday)
	Dwitiyai, till 5.56 pm 24–08 nazhigai	Tritiyai
	Punarpoosam, till 5.20 pm 22–38 nazhigai	Poosam
	Indra Yogam, till 10.47 pm 36–13 nazhigai	Vaidhriti Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 5.56 pm 24–08 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 4.13 am (next day) 49–49 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Birmingham

Window	Time	Traditional use
	6.07–7.11 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	9.14–10.13 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.10 am–12.08 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.53 am–12.23 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.02–3.01 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.14–4.38 pm	A favourable window
	12.27–1.54 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam8.17

Soram9.14

Uthi10.13

Visham11.10

Amirtham12.08

Rogam1.05

Labam¹2.03

Dhanam3.01

Night

Rogam3.58

Labam6.01

Dhanam8.03

Sugam10.06

Soram12.07

Uthi2.11

Visham4.12

Amirtham6.15

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Punarvasu

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	8.17 am	9.38 am
Makara	9.38 am	10.50 am
Kumbha	10.50 am	11.42 am
Meena	11.42 am	12.31 pm
Mesha	12.31 pm	1.33 pm
Vrishabha	1.33 pm	3.09 pm
Mithuna	3.09 pm	5.33 pm
Kataka	5.33 pm	8.24 pm
Simha	8.24 pm	11.17 pm
Kanya	11.17 pm	2.09 am
Tula	2.09 am	5.02 am
Vrischika	5.02 am	7.40 am
Dhanu	7.40 am	8.17 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran8.17

Budhan8.56

Chandra9.34

Sani10.12

Guru10.51

Sevvai11.29

Suriya12.08

Sukran12.46

Budhan1.24

Chandra2.03

Sani2.41

Guru3.20

Night

Sevvai3.58

Suriya5.20

Sukran6.41

Budhan8.03

Chandra9.25

Sani10.46

Guru12.08

Sevvai1.29

Suriya2.51

Sukran4.13

Budhan5.34

Chandra6.56

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery