Shastra Panchangam
December 2026
11
Friday
Parabhava
Karthigai
25
Velli
Valarpirai
Tritiyaitill 2.37 am (next day), then Chaturthi
Pooradamtill 3.35 pm, then Uthiradam
Rahu Kalammorning 10.34–11.44
Yamagandamafternoon 2.01–3.11
Kuligaimorning 8.16–9.26
ChandrashtamamUntil 10.22 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
afternoon 3.11–4.20night 6.11–8.01

Computed for Chicago, in US Central 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, 11.44 am to 2.01 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 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

11.44 am–2.01 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.08–8.16 amClear of every caution
9.26–10.34 amClear of every caution
11.26 am–12.02 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs
3.11–4.20 pmClear of every caution
3.11–4.20 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

8.16–9.26 am, what begins now is said to repeat
10.34–11.44 am
2.01–3.11 pm
12.37–2.26 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 10.22 pm

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

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 10.22 pm, until Monday 11.06 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

Sunrise7.08 am
Sunset4.20 pm
Moonrise9.34 am
Moonset6.25 pm
SunVrischika Rasi
MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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)
Tritiyai, till 2.37 am (next day) 48–41 nazhigaiChaturthi
Pooradam, till 3.35 pm 21–06 nazhigaiUthiradam
Vriddhi Yogam, till 11.47 pm 41–37 nazhigaiDhruva Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 1.15 pm 15–17 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 2.37 am (next day) 48–41 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Chicago

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.10–6.08 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.16–9.26 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
10.10–11.57 amA favourable window
10.34–11.44 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.26 am–12.02 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.01–3.11 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.37–2.26 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam7.08
Soram8.16
Uthi9.26
Visham10.34
Amirtham11.44
Rogam12.52
Labam12.02
Dhanam3.11

Night

Rogam4.20
Labam6.11
Dhanam8.02
Sugam9.54
Soram11.44
Uthi21.36
Visham3.26
Amirtham5.18

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 · Śukla Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Pūrvāṣāḍhā (Uttarāṣāḍhā from 3.35 pm, 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
2083
5128
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Vrischika7.08 am7.35 am
Dhanu7.35 am9.35 am
Makara9.35 am11.04 am
Kumbha11.04 am12.16 pm
Meena12.16 pm1.24 pm
Mesha1.24 pm2.44 pm
Vrishabha2.44 pm4.32 pm
Mithuna4.32 pm6.50 pm
Kataka6.50 pm9.24 pm
Simha9.24 pm11.57 pm
Kanya11.57 pm2.30 am
Tula2.30 am5.05 am
Vrischika5.05 am7.09 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.08
Budhan7.54
Chandra8.40
Sani9.26
Guru10.12
Sevvai10.58
Suriya11.44
Sukran12.30
Budhan1.16
Chandra2.02
Sani2.48
Guru3.34

Night

Sevvai4.20
Suriya5.34
Sukran6.48
Budhan8.02
Chandra9.16
Sani10.30
Guru11.44
Sevvai12.58
Suriya2.12
Sukran3.26
Budhan4.40
Chandra5.55

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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