Shastra Panchangam
March 2027
19
Friday
Parabhava
Panguni
5
Velli

Valarpirai
Dwadasitill 1.48 pm, then Trayodasi
Ayilyamtill 4.02 pm, then Magam
Marana Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.09–1.41
Yamagandamevening 4.41–6.13
Kuligaimorning 9.07–10.39
ChandrashtamamUntil 4.02 pm: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.37–9.07night 9.13–10.41

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, 1.41 pm to 4.41 pm 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

1.41–4.41 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.37–9.07 amClear of every caution
7.37–9.07 am, inside the clear stretch
10.39 am–12.09 pmClear of every caution
1.17–2.04 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs
6.13–7.43 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

9.07–10.39 am, what begins now is said to repeat
12.09–1.41 pm
4.41–6.13 pm
3.08–4.38 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 4.02 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 4.02 pm, until Sunday 6.15 pm

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise7.37 am
Sunset7.43 pm
Moonrise4.48 pm
Moonset6.28 am (next day)
SunMeena Rasi
MoonKataka Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

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
Velli (Friday)
Dwadasi, till 1.48 pm 15–28 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Ayilyam, till 4.02 pm 21–03 nazhigaiMagam
Sukarma Yogam, till 1.50 pm 15–32 nazhigaiDhriti Yogam
Balava Karanam, till 1.48 pm 15–28 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 12.31 am (next day) 42–18 nazhigai
Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Detroit

WindowTimeTraditional use
6.02–6.49 amPrayer, meditation, study
9.07–10.39 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.09–1.41 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.17–2.04 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.34–4.01 pmA favourable window
4.41–6.13 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.08–4.38 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam7.37
Soram9.07
Uthi10.39
Visham12.09
Amirtham1.41
Rogam3.11
Labam14.42
Dhanam6.13

Night

Rogam7.43
Labam9.13
Dhanam10.42
Sugam12.11
Soram1.39
Uthi23.09
Visham4.37
Amirtham6.07

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 · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Āśleṣā (Maghā from 4.02 pm, computed)

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
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Meena7.37 am8.40 am
Mesha8.40 am10.00 am
Vrishabha10.00 am11.47 am
Mithuna11.47 am2.05 pm
Kataka2.05 pm4.39 pm
Simha4.39 pm7.14 pm
Kanya7.14 pm9.47 pm
Tula9.47 pm12.22 am
Vrischika12.22 am2.49 am
Dhanu2.49 am4.49 am
Makara4.49 am6.18 am
Kumbha6.18 am7.28 am
Meena7.28 am7.35 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.37
Budhan8.38
Chandra9.38
Sani10.39
Guru11.39
Sevvai12.40
Suriya1.40
Sukran2.41
Budhan3.41
Chandra4.42
Sani5.42
Guru6.43

Night

Sevvai7.43
Suriya8.43
Sukran9.42
Budhan10.41
Chandra11.41
Sani12.40
Guru1.39
Sevvai2.39
Suriya3.38
Sukran4.37
Budhan5.37
Chandra6.36

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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