Shastra Panchangam
March 2026
13
Friday
Visvavasu
Maasi
29
Velli
Theypirai
Dasamitill 9.41 pm, then Ekadasi
Pooradamtill 4.33 pm, then Uthiradam
Rahu Kalammorning 11.31–1.01
Yamagandamafternoon 3.57–5.27
Kuligaimorning 8.34–10.03
ChandrashtamamUntil 11.04 pm: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.05–8.34night 8.27–9.57

Computed for Chicago, in US Central time (CDT). 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, 7.05 am to 8.34 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 9.42 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Chicago

Computed for Chicago, 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

7.05–8.34 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.05–8.34 am, inside the clear stretch
12.37–1.23 pm; Rahu Kalam and Bhadra Karanam also run

Avoid

8.34–10.03 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.31 am–1.01 pm
3.57–5.27 pm
1.08–2.52 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 11.04 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 11.04 pm, until Monday 7.45 am

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise7.05 am
Sunset6.55 pm
Moonrise5.04 am (next day)
Moonset1.00 pm
SunKumbha Rasi
MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Saturday 14 March: Ekadasi.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Chicago 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
Velli (Friday)
Dasami, till 9.41 pm 36–33 nazhigaiEkadasi
Pooradam, till 4.33 pm 23–42 nazhigaiUthiradam
Variyan Yogam, till 12.13 am (next day) 42–51 nazhigaiParigha Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 8.55 am 4–33 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 9.42 pm caution 36–33 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Chicago

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.28–6.16 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.34–10.03 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.18 am–1.02 pmA favourable window
11.31 am–1.01 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.37–1.23 pmWidely used for beginnings
3.57–5.27 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.08–2.52 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam7.05
Soram8.34
Uthi110.03
Visham11.31
Amirtham21.01
Rogam2.28
Labam33.58
Dhanam45.27

Night

Rogam6.55
Labam8.27
Dhanam9.58
Sugam11.29
Soram12.59
Uthi52.31
Visham4.01
Amirtham5.33

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Daśamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Pūrvāṣāḍhā (Uttarāṣāḍhā from 4.33 pm, computed)

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1947
2082
2081
5127
1201

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Kumbha7.05 am7.13 am
Meena7.13 am8.21 am
Mesha8.21 am9.42 am
Vrishabha9.42 am11.29 am
Mithuna11.29 am1.48 pm
Kataka1.48 pm4.21 pm
Simha4.21 pm6.55 pm
Kanya6.55 pm9.27 pm
Tula9.27 pm12.02 am
Vrischika12.02 am2.29 am
Dhanu2.29 am4.29 am
Makara4.29 am5.58 am
Kumbha5.58 am7.04 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.05
Budhan8.04
Chandra9.04
Sani10.03
Guru11.02
Sevvai12.01
Suriya1.00
Sukran1.59
Budhan2.59
Chandra3.58
Sani4.57
Guru5.56

Night

Sevvai6.55
Suriya7.56
Sukran8.57
Budhan9.57
Chandra10.58
Sani11.59
Guru12.59
Sevvai2.00
Suriya3.01
Sukran4.02
Budhan5.02
Chandra6.03

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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