Shastra Panchangam
June 2026
4
Thursday
Parabhava
Vaikasi
21
Viyazhan
Theypirai
Chaturthitill 8.01 pm, then Panchami
Uthiradamtill 12.12 am (next day), then Thiruvonam
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.11–2.29
Yamagandammorning 6.45–8.02
Kuligaimorning 9.19–10.37
ChandrashtamamMirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 10.37–11.54evening 5.04–6.46

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, 2.29 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 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

2.29–5.04 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.11–9.19 amClear of every caution
10.37 am–1.11 pmClear of every caution
10.37–11.54 am, inside the clear stretch
11.34 am–12.14 pm

Avoid

6.23–8.11 am, from before sunrise
6.45–8.02 am
9.19–10.37 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.11–2.29 pm
4.35–6.21 am, early Friday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 3.34 pm

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

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise6.45 am
Sunset5.04 pm
Moonrise8.35 pm
Moonset9.57 am
SunVrishabha Rasi
MoonMakara Rasi, from 4.12 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Chaturthi, till 8.01 pm 33–10 nazhigaiPanchami
Uthiradam, till 12.12 am (next day) 43–37 nazhigaiThiruvonam
Brahma Yogam, till 6.13 am (next day) 58–39 nazhigaiIndra Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 6.58 am 0–34 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 8.01 pm 33–10 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.56–5.49 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.23–8.11 amAvoided for new beginnings
6.45–8.02 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.19–10.37 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.34 am–12.14 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.11–2.29 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.05–6.51 pmA favourable window
4.35–6.21 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam16.45
Sugam28.02
Soram9.19
Uthi10.37
Amirtham11.55
Visham1.11
Rogam2.28
Labam3.47

Night

Amirtham5.04
Visham6.46
Rogam8.29
Labam10.12
Dhanam11.55
Sugam1.38
Soram3.19
Uthi35.03

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturthī · Guru Vāsara · Uttarāṣāḍhā

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
Vrishabha6.45 am7.37 am
Mithuna7.37 am9.41 am
Kataka9.41 am11.22 am
Simha11.22 am12.48 pm
Kanya12.48 pm2.12 pm
Tula2.12 pm3.46 pm
Vrischika3.46 pm5.41 pm
Dhanu5.41 pm7.56 pm
Makara7.56 pm10.17 pm
Kumbha10.17 pm12.36 am
Meena12.36 am2.54 am
Mesha2.54 am5.14 am
Vrishabha5.14 am6.45 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.45
Sevvai7.36
Suriya8.28
Sukran9.19
Budhan10.11
Chandra11.03
Sani11.54
Guru12.46
Sevvai1.37
Suriya2.29
Sukran3.21
Budhan4.12

Night

Chandra5.04
Sani6.12
Guru7.21
Sevvai8.29
Suriya9.38
Sukran10.46
Budhan11.54
Chandra1.03
Sani2.11
Guru3.20
Sevvai4.28
Suriya5.37

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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