Shastra Panchangam
March 2026
29
Sunday
Visvavasu
Panguni
15
Nyayiru
Valarpirai
Dwadasitill 3.40 am (next day), then Trayodasi
Ayilyamtill 11.08 am, then Magam
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalamevening 4.27–5.57
Yamagandamafternoon 12.00–1.30
Kuligaiafternoon 2.58–4.28
ChandrashtamamUntil 11.09 am: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.04–7.33evening 5.57–7.27

Computed for Durban, in South Africa time (SAST). 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, 6.04 am to 12.00 pm is the best of the day.

Shoola Yogam runs till 1.22 pm Monday.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Durban

Computed for Durban, 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

6.04 am–12.00 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.04–7.33 am, inside the clear stretch
11.37 am–12.24 pm; Yamagandam also runs
1.30–2.49 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

12.00–1.30 pm
2.58–4.28 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
4.21–5.09 pm
4.27–5.57 pm
11.13 pm–12.50 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 11.09 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 11.09 am, until Tuesday 6.03 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

Sunrise6.04 am
Sunset5.56 pm
Moonrise4.02 pm
Moonset3.18 am (next day)
SunMeena Rasi
MoonKataka Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Monday 30 March: Pradosham.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Durban's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Durban 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
Nyayiru (Sunday)
Dwadasi, till 3.40 am (next day) 53–58 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Ayilyam, till 11.08 am 12–39 nazhigaiMagam
Dhriti Yogam, till 2.50 pm 21–53 nazhigaiShoola Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 3.56 pm 24–38 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 3.40 am (next day) 53–58 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.28–5.15 amPrayer, meditation, study
9.33–11.08 amA favourable window
11.37 am–12.24 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.00–1.30 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.58–4.28 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
4.21–5.09 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.27–5.57 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.13 pm–12.50 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi6.04
Amirtham7.34
Rogam9.02
Labam10.32
Dhanam112.01
Sugam21.30
Soram2.58
Visham4.27

Night

Dhanam35.56
Sugam7.28
Soram8.58
Visham10.29
Uthi412.01
Amirtham1.32
Rogam3.02
Labam4.34

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Bhānu Vāsara · Āśleṣā (Maghā from 11.08 am, 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
1201

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Meena6.04 am7.21 am
Mesha7.21 am9.42 am
Vrishabha9.42 am12.01 pm
Mithuna12.01 pm2.04 pm
Kataka2.04 pm3.46 pm
Simha3.46 pm5.12 pm
Kanya5.12 pm6.35 pm
Tula6.35 pm8.10 pm
Vrischika8.10 pm10.05 pm
Dhanu10.05 pm12.19 am
Makara12.19 am2.41 am
Kumbha2.41 am4.59 am
Meena4.59 am6.05 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.04
Sukran7.04
Budhan8.03
Chandra9.02
Sani10.02
Guru11.01
Sevvai12.00
Suriya1.00
Sukran1.59
Budhan2.58
Chandra3.58
Sani4.57

Night

Guru5.56
Sevvai6.57
Suriya7.58
Sukran8.59
Budhan9.59
Chandra11.00
Sani12.01
Guru1.01
Sevvai2.02
Suriya3.03
Sukran4.04
Budhan5.04

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery

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