December 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Margazhi

Velli

Valarpirai

Navamitill 12.45 pm, then Dasami

Revathitill 5.28 am (next day), then Ashwini

Amirtha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.20–12.29

Yamagandamafternoon 2.45–3.54

Kuligaimorning 9.04–10.13

ChandrashtamamUntil 5.29 am (next day): Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.56–9.04night 7.10–8.45

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, 12.29 pm to 2.45 pm is the best of the day.

This is Margazhi, 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

12.29–2.45 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.56–9.04 amClear of every caution

7.56–9.04 am, inside the clear stretch

10.13–11.20 amClear of every caution

12.11–12.47 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

3.54–5.02 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

9.04–10.13 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.20 am–12.29 pm

2.45–3.54 pm

5.34–7.10 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 5.29 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 5.29 am, until Monday 8.07 am

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya 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

Sunrise7.56 am

Sunset5.02 pm

Moonrise1.01 pm

Moonset2.40 am (next day)

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Saturday 19 December: Vaikunta 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

Limb	This day	Then
	Velli (Friday)
	Navami, till 12.45 pm 12–01 nazhigai	Dasami
	Revathi, till 5.28 am (next day) 53–49 nazhigai	Ashwini
	Variyan Yogam, till 12.05 am (next day) 40–22 nazhigai	Parigha Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 12.45 pm 12–01 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 12.19 am (next day) 40–56 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Detroit

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.57–6.56 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	9.04–10.13 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.20 am–12.29 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.11–12.47 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.45–3.54 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.34–7.10 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.06–4.40 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam7.56

Soram9.04

Uthi10.13

Visham11.20

Amirtham12.29

Rogam1.37

Labam¹2.46

Dhanam3.54

Night

Rogam5.02

Labam²6.54

Dhanam8.46

Sugam10.38

Soram12.29

Uthi2.21

Visham4.12

Amirtham6.05

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 · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Navamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Revatī

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
Dhanu	7.56 am	9.51 am
Makara	9.51 am	11.19 am
Kumbha	11.19 am	12.30 pm
Meena	12.30 pm	1.38 pm
Mesha	1.38 pm	2.57 pm
Vrishabha	2.57 pm	4.45 pm
Mithuna	4.45 pm	7.03 pm
Kataka	7.03 pm	9.37 pm
Simha	9.37 pm	12.11 am
Kanya	12.11 am	2.45 am
Tula	2.45 am	5.20 am
Vrischika	5.20 am	7.47 am
Dhanu	7.47 am	7.57 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.56

Budhan8.41

Chandra9.27

Sani10.12

Guru10.58

Sevvai11.43

Suriya12.29

Sukran1.14

Budhan2.00

Chandra2.45

Sani3.31

Guru4.16

Night

Sevvai5.02

Suriya6.16

Sukran7.31

Budhan8.45

Chandra10.00

Sani11.15

Guru12.29

Sevvai1.44

Suriya2.58

Sukran4.13

Budhan5.27

Chandra6.42

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

Also

	West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
	In force all day, until Saturday 5.29 am