December 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Margazhi

Velli

Theypirai

Dwitiyaitill 11.56 am, then Tritiyai

Punarpoosamtill 11.20 am, then Poosam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.37–1.37

Yamagandamafternoon 3.35–4.35

Kuligaimorning 10.38–11.38

ChandrashtamamMoolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 9.39–10.38night 7.54–9.35

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, 1.37 pm to 3.35 pm is the best of the day.

Vaidhriti Yogam runs till 12.53 pm Saturday.

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 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

1.37–3.35 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.39–10.38 amShort clear window

9.39–10.38 am, inside the clear stretch

11.38 am–12.37 pmShort clear window

1.21–1.52 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

4.35–4.46 pmShort clear window

Avoid

10.38–11.38 am, what begins now is said to repeat

12.37–1.37 pm

3.35–4.35 pm

6.27–7.54 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 6.35 am

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

Sunrise9.39 am

Sunset5.34 pm

Moonrise7.54 pm

Moonset11.16 am

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonKataka Rasi, from 6.03 am

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 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)
	Dwitiyai, till 11.56 am 5–45 nazhigai Tritiyai, till 8.36 am (next day) 57–22 nazhigai	Chaturthi
	Punarpoosam, till 11.20 am 4–14 nazhigai Poosam, till 8.43 am (next day) 57–41 nazhigai	Ayilyam
	Indra Yogam, till 4.47 pm 17–50 nazhigai	Vaidhriti Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 11.56 am 5–45 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 10.13 pm 31–25 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 8.36 am (next day) caution 57–22 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Calgary

Window	Time	Traditional use
	7.30–8.34 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	9.14–10.38 am 3.01–4.26 am	A favourable window
	10.38–11.38 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.37–1.37 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.21–1.52 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.35–4.35 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.27–7.54 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam9.39

Soram10.38

Uthi11.38

Visham12.37

Amirtham1.37

Rogam2.36

Labam¹3.36

Dhanam²4.35

Night

Rogam5.34

Labam³7.36

Dhanam9.36

Sugam11.37

Soram1.36

Uthi3.38

Visham5.37

Amirtham7.39

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Punarvasu (Puṣya from 11.20 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

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	9.39 am	10.59 am
Makara	10.59 am	12.14 pm
Kumbha	12.14 pm	1.09 pm
Meena	1.09 pm	2.01 pm
Mesha	2.01 pm	3.06 pm
Vrishabha	3.06 pm	4.45 pm
Mithuna	4.45 pm	7.08 pm
Kataka	7.08 pm	9.55 pm
Simha	9.55 pm	12.45 am
Kanya	12.45 am	3.34 am
Tula	3.34 am	6.23 am
Vrischika	6.23 am	9.00 am
Dhanu	9.00 am	9.39 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran9.39

Budhan10.18

Chandra10.58

Sani11.38

Guru12.17

Sevvai12.57

Suriya1.37

Sukran2.16

Budhan2.56

Chandra3.36

Sani4.15

Guru4.55

Night

Sevvai5.34

Suriya6.55

Sukran8.15

Budhan9.36

Chandra10.56

Sani12.16

Guru1.37

Sevvai2.57

Suriya4.17

Sukran5.38

Budhan6.58

Chandra8.18

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery