December 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Karthigai

Velli

Tamil Nadu calendars show Karthigai 18 on this day. Here Karthigai began a day earlier, on Monday 16 November.

Theypirai

Ekadasitill 12.15 pm, then Dwadasi

Chithiraitill 12.19 am (next day), then Swathi

Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.25–1.27

Yamagandamafternoon 3.28–4.31

Kuligaimorning 10.22–11.24

ChandrashtamamUntil 11.33 am: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 9.21–10.22night 7.31–9.29

Computed for Calgary, in Mountain time (CST). 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, 1.27 pm to 3.28 pm is the best of the day.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Calgary

Computed for Calgary, 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

1.27–3.28 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.21–10.22 amClear of every caution

9.21–10.22 am, inside the clear stretch

11.24 am–12.25 pmClear of every caution

1.11–1.42 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

4.31–5.31 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

10.22–11.24 am, what begins now is said to repeat

12.25–1.27 pm

3.28–4.31 pm

6.20–8.04 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 11.33 am

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 11.33 am, until Sunday 9.45 pm

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Sunrise9.21 am

Sunset5.31 pm

Moonrise6.17 am (next day)

Moonset2.52 pm

SunVrischika Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

Saturday 5 December: Pradosham.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Calgary 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)
	Ekadasi, till 12.15 pm 7–14 nazhigai	Dwadasi
	Chithirai, till 12.19 am (next day) 37–22 nazhigai	Swathi
	Saubhagya Yogam, till 8.23 pm 27–33 nazhigai	Shobhana Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 12.15 pm 7–14 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 12.46 am (next day) 38–29 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Calgary

Window	Time	Traditional use
	7.15–8.18 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	10.22–11.24 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.25–1.27 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.11–1.42 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.28–4.31 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.33–7.13 pm	A favourable window
	6.20–8.04 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam9.21

Soram10.22

Uthi11.24

Visham12.25

Amirtham1.27

Rogam2.27

Labam¹3.29

Dhanam4.31

Night

Rogam5.31

Labam7.31

Dhanam9.30

Sugam11.29

Soram1.27

Uthi3.26

Visham5.24

Amirtham²7.24

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 · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Citrā

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
Vrischika	9.21 am	10.26 am
Dhanu	10.26 am	12.22 pm
Makara	12.22 pm	1.37 pm
Kumbha	1.37 pm	2.32 pm
Meena	2.32 pm	3.24 pm
Mesha	3.24 pm	4.29 pm
Vrishabha	4.29 pm	6.07 pm
Mithuna	6.07 pm	8.30 pm
Kataka	8.30 pm	11.18 pm
Simha	11.18 pm	2.07 am
Kanya	2.07 am	4.56 am
Tula	4.56 am	7.46 am
Vrischika	7.46 am	9.23 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran9.21

Budhan10.02

Chandra10.43

Sani11.24

Guru12.05

Sevvai12.46

Suriya1.26

Sukran2.07

Budhan2.48

Chandra3.29

Sani4.10

Guru4.51

Night

Sevvai5.31

Suriya6.51

Sukran8.10

Budhan9.29

Chandra10.49

Sani12.08

Guru1.27

Sevvai2.46

Suriya4.06

Sukran5.25

Budhan6.44

Chandra8.03

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery