Shastra Panchangam
December 2026
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Wednesday
Parabhava
Karthigai
16
Budhan
Theypirai
Navamitill 12.23 pm, then Dasami
Uthiramtill 10.54 pm, then Hastham
Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.21–1.32
Yamagandammorning 8.52–10.02
Kuligaimorning 11.11–12.22
ChandrashtamamAvittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.42–8.52evening 5.01–6.50

Computed for Detroit, in US Eastern time (EST). 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, 1.32 pm to sunset 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 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

1.32–5.01 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.42–8.52 amClear of every caution
7.42–8.52 am, inside the clear stretch
10.02–11.11 amClear of every caution

Avoid

8.52–10.02 am
11.11 am–12.22 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.02–12.41 pm
12.21–1.32 pm
7.38–9.19 am, early Thursday

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 12.33 pm

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

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise7.42 am
Sunset5.01 pm
Moonrise2.26 am (next day)
Moonset1.24 pm
SunVrischika Rasi
MoonKanya Rasi, from 4.29 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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
Budhan (Wednesday)
Navami, till 12.23 pm 11–40 nazhigaiDasami
Uthiram, till 10.54 pm 37–57 nazhigaiHastham
Priti Yogam, till 10.45 pm 37–36 nazhigaiAyushman Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 12.23 pm 11–40 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 12.24 am (next day) 41–43 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Detroit

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.45–6.43 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.52–10.02 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.11 am–12.22 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.02–12.41 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.21–1.32 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.34–5.11 pmA favourable window
7.38–9.19 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam7.42
Dhanam18.53
Sugam10.02
Soram11.11
Visham12.21
Uthi1.32
Amirtham2.42
Rogam3.50

Night

Uthi5.01
Amirtham6.51
Rogam8.41
Labam10.32
Dhanam12.23
Sugam2.13
Soram4.02
Visham5.53

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Navamī · Saumya Vāsara · Uttaraphalgunī

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
Vrischika7.42 am8.54 am
Dhanu8.54 am10.54 am
Makara10.54 am12.22 pm
Kumbha12.22 pm1.33 pm
Meena1.33 pm2.41 pm
Mesha2.41 pm4.00 pm
Vrishabha4.00 pm5.47 pm
Mithuna5.47 pm8.06 pm
Kataka8.06 pm10.40 pm
Simha10.40 pm1.14 am
Kanya1.14 am3.48 am
Tula3.48 am6.23 am
Vrischika6.23 am7.43 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan7.42
Chandra8.29
Sani9.15
Guru10.02
Sevvai10.49
Suriya11.35
Sukran12.22
Budhan1.08
Chandra1.55
Sani2.41
Guru3.28
Sevvai4.14

Night

Suriya5.01
Sukran6.14
Budhan7.28
Chandra8.41
Sani9.55
Guru11.08
Sevvai12.22
Suriya1.36
Sukran2.49
Budhan4.03
Chandra5.16
Sani6.30

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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