December 2026

Monday

Parabhava

Karthigai

Thingal

Valarpirai

Panchamitill 8.47 am, then Shashti

Avittamtill 1.23 am (next day), then Sathayam

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 9.01–10.11

Yamagandammorning 11.18–12.27

Kuligaiafternoon 1.35–2.44

ChandrashtamamUntil 12.06 pm: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.53–9.01evening 5.00–6.52

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, 3.12 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

3.12–5.00 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.53–9.01 amClear of every caution

7.53–9.01 am, inside the clear stretch

10.11–11.18 amClear of every caution

12.09–12.45 pm; Yamagandam also runs

12.27–12.45 pmShort clear window

1.22–1.35 pmShort clear window

Avoid

9.01–10.11 am

11.18 am–12.27 pm

12.45–1.22 pm

1.35–2.44 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

2.34–3.12 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 12.06 pm

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

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 12.06 pm, until Wednesday 10.44 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise7.53 am

Sunset5.00 pm

Moonrise11.39 am

Moonset10.16 pm

SunVrischika Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi

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

Limb	This day	Then
	Thingal (Monday)
	Panchami, till 8.47 am 2–13 nazhigai	Shashti
	Avittam, till 1.23 am (next day) 43–43 nazhigai	Sathayam
	Harshana Yogam, till 3.08 am (next day) 48–05 nazhigai	Vajra Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 8.47 am 2–13 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 9.52 pm 34–56 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Detroit

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.55–6.53 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	9.01–10.11 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.18 am–12.27 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.09–12.45 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.45–1.22 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.35–2.44 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	1.50–3.36 pm	A favourable window
	2.34–3.12 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham7.53

Visham9.01

Rogam10.10

Labam¹11.19

Dhanam²12.27

Sugam³1.36

Soram2.43

Uthi3.53

Night

Sugam5.00

Soram6.52

Uthi8.44

Amirtham10.36

Visham12.27

Rogam2.18

Labam4.11

Dhanam6.03

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pañcamī · Indu Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

1948

2083

5128

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Vrischika	7.53 am	8.07 am
Dhanu	8.07 am	10.07 am
Makara	10.07 am	11.35 am
Kumbha	11.35 am	12.46 pm
Meena	12.46 pm	1.53 pm
Mesha	1.53 pm	3.13 pm
Vrishabha	3.13 pm	5.00 pm
Mithuna	5.00 pm	7.19 pm
Kataka	7.19 pm	9.53 pm
Simha	9.53 pm	12.27 am
Kanya	12.27 am	3.01 am
Tula	3.01 am	5.36 am
Vrischika	5.36 am	7.54 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra7.53

Sani8.39

Guru9.24

Sevvai10.10

Suriya10.56

Sukran11.41

Budhan12.27

Chandra1.12

Sani1.58

Guru2.44

Sevvai3.29

Suriya4.15

Night

Sukran5.00

Budhan6.15

Chandra7.29

Sani8.44

Guru9.58

Sevvai11.13

Suriya12.27

Sukran1.42

Budhan2.56

Chandra4.11

Sani5.25

Guru6.40

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

Also

	East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd
	In force from 12.05 pm, until Monday 10.44 pm