Shastra Panchangam
July 2026
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Saturday
Parabhava
Aadi
9
Sani
Valarpirai
Dwadasitill 4.28 am (next day), then Trayodasi
Kettaitill 10.05 pm, then Moolam
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 9.58–11.49
Yamagandamafternoon 3.28–5.19
Kuligaimorning 6.18–8.08
ChandrashtamamUntil 10.05 pm: Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarterThen: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 7.09–8.59night 10.10–11.19

Computed for Detroit, in US Eastern time (EDT). 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, 5.19 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

This is Aadi, 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 Detroit

Computed for Detroit, 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

5.19–8.59 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.16–9.58 amClear of every caution
11.49 am–3.28 pmClear of every caution
1.10–2.07 pm
7.09–8.59 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

6.18–8.08 am, what begins now is said to repeat
6.18–8.16 am
9.58–11.49 am
3.28–5.19 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 10.05 pm

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha Rasi.

Then

from 10.05 pm, until Tuesday 10.20 am

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

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunrise6.18 am
Sunset8.59 pm
Moonrise6.47 pm
Moonset2.59 am (next day)
SunKataka Rasi
MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Sunday 26 July: Pradosham.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Detroit 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
Sani (Saturday)
Dwadasi, till 4.28 am (next day) 55–24 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Kettai, till 10.05 pm 39–27 nazhigaiMoolam
Brahma Yogam, till 11.39 am 13–23 nazhigaiIndra Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 3.17 pm 22–27 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 4.28 am (next day) 55–24 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Detroit

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.04–5.40 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.18–8.08 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
6.18–8.16 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.58–11.49 amAvoided for new beginnings
12.12–1.59 pmA favourable window
1.10–2.07 pmWidely used for beginnings
3.28–5.19 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram6.18
Uthi18.08
Visham9.58
Amirtham11.49
Rogam1.38
Labam23.29
Dhanam5.19
Sugam7.09

Night

Labam8.59
Dhanam10.10
Sugam11.20
Soram12.28
Uthi1.39
Visham2.48
Amirtham3.59
Soram5.08

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Karkaṭa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Sthira Vāsara · Jyeṣṭhā

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

1948
2083
2082
5128
1201

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Kataka6.18 am8.15 am
Simha8.15 am10.49 am
Kanya10.49 am1.23 pm
Tula1.23 pm3.58 pm
Vrischika3.58 pm6.25 pm
Dhanu6.25 pm8.25 pm
Makara8.25 pm9.54 pm
Kumbha9.54 pm11.04 pm
Meena11.04 pm12.12 am
Mesha12.12 am1.32 am
Vrishabha1.32 am3.19 am
Mithuna3.19 am5.37 am
Kataka5.37 am6.19 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani6.18
Guru7.31
Sevvai8.45
Suriya9.58
Sukran11.12
Budhan12.25
Chandra1.38
Sani2.52
Guru4.05
Sevvai5.19
Suriya6.32
Sukran7.46

Night

Budhan8.59
Chandra9.46
Sani10.32
Guru11.19
Sevvai12.06
Suriya12.52
Sukran1.39
Budhan2.26
Chandra3.12
Sani3.59
Guru4.45
Sevvai5.32

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd

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