Shastra Panchangam
December 2026
3
Thursday
Parabhava
Karthigai
17
Viyazhan
Theypirai
Dasamitill 12.34 pm, then Ekadasi
Hasthamtill 11.53 pm, then Chithirai
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.31–2.42
Yamagandammorning 7.43–8.54
Kuligaimorning 10.02–11.13
ChandrashtamamAvittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
afternoon 12.22–1.31evening 5.00–6.50

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, 2.42 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 12.35 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day

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

2.42–5.00 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
12.04–12.40 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs
12.22–1.31 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs
12.35–1.31 pmShort clear window

Avoid

7.38–9.19 am, from before sunrise
7.43–8.54 am
10.02–11.13 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.31–2.42 pm

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

Sunrise7.43 am
Sunset5.00 pm
Moonrise3.33 am (next day)
Moonset1.45 pm
SunVrischika Rasi
MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Friday 4 December: Ekadasi.

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
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Dasami, till 12.34 pm 12–06 nazhigaiEkadasi
Hastham, till 11.53 pm 40–22 nazhigaiChithirai
Ayushman Yogam, till 9.54 pm 35–24 nazhigaiSaubhagya Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 12.35 pm caution 12–06 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 12.51 am (next day) 42–47 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Detroit

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.46–6.44 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.38–9.19 amAvoided for new beginnings
7.43–8.54 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.02–11.13 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.04–12.40 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.31–2.42 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.39–7.18 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam17.43
Sugam28.54
Soram10.02
Uthi311.13
Amirtham412.22
Visham1.31
Rogam2.41
Labam3.51

Night

Amirtham5.00
Visham6.50
Rogam8.41
Labam10.32
Dhanam12.23
Sugam2.13
Soram4.03
Uthi5.54

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Daśamī · Guru Vāsara · Hasta

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
Vrischika7.43 am8.50 am
Dhanu8.50 am10.50 am
Makara10.50 am12.18 pm
Kumbha12.18 pm1.29 pm
Meena1.29 pm2.37 pm
Mesha2.37 pm3.56 pm
Vrishabha3.56 pm5.44 pm
Mithuna5.44 pm8.02 pm
Kataka8.02 pm10.36 pm
Simha10.36 pm1.10 am
Kanya1.10 am3.44 am
Tula3.44 am6.19 am
Vrischika6.19 am7.44 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru7.43
Sevvai8.30
Suriya9.16
Sukran10.03
Budhan10.49
Chandra11.36
Sani12.22
Guru1.08
Sevvai1.55
Suriya2.41
Sukran3.28
Budhan4.14

Night

Chandra5.00
Sani6.14
Guru7.28
Sevvai8.41
Suriya9.55
Sukran11.09
Budhan12.22
Chandra1.36
Sani2.50
Guru4.03
Sevvai5.17
Suriya6.31

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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