Shastra Panchangam
June 2026
10
Wednesday
Parabhava
Vaikasi
27
Budhan

Theypirai
Dasamitill 9.28 pm, then Ekadasi
Revathitill 4.47 am (next day), then Ashwini
Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 11.55–1.13
Yamagandammorning 8.04–9.22
Kuligaimorning 10.38–11.56
ChandrashtamamUntil 4.47 am (next day): Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.47–8.04night 6.51–8.29

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, 6.47 am to 8.04 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 9.29 pm.

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

6.47–8.04 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.47–8.04 am, inside the clear stretch
9.22–10.22 amClear of every caution

Avoid

8.04–9.22 am
10.38–11.56 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.34 am–12.16 pm
11.55 am–1.13 pm
5.19–6.51 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 4.47 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 4.47 am, until Saturday 5.56 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

Sunrise6.47 am
Sunset5.03 pm
Moonrise2.31 am (next day)
Moonset1.05 pm
SunVrishabha Rasi
MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Thursday 11 June: Ekadasi.

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
Budhan (Wednesday)
Dasami, till 9.28 pm 36–42 nazhigaiEkadasi
Revathi, till 4.47 am (next day) 54–57 nazhigaiAshwini
Saubhagya Yogam, till 12.33 am (next day) 44–24 nazhigaiShobhana Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 10.23 am 8–58 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 9.29 pm caution 36–42 nazhigai
Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.58–5.52 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.04–9.22 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.38–11.56 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.34 am–12.16 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.55 am–1.13 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.19–6.51 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.30–4.00 amA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam6.47
Dhanam18.05
Sugam29.22
Soram10.38
Visham11.55
Uthi31.13
Amirtham42.30
Rogam3.46

Night

Uthi55.03
Amirtham66.47
Rogam8.29
Labam10.13
Dhanam11.56
Sugam1.39
Soram3.21
Visham5.04

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam; 2 Bhadra Karanam; 3 Bhadra Karanam; 4 Bhadra Karanam; 5 Tyajyam; 6 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Daśamī · Saumya 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
2082
5128
1201

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Vrishabha6.47 am7.14 am
Mithuna7.14 am9.17 am
Kataka9.17 am10.59 am
Simha10.59 am12.25 pm
Kanya12.25 pm1.48 pm
Tula1.48 pm3.23 pm
Vrischika3.23 pm5.18 pm
Dhanu5.18 pm7.32 pm
Makara7.32 pm9.54 pm
Kumbha9.54 pm12.12 am
Meena12.12 am2.30 am
Mesha2.30 am4.51 am
Vrishabha4.51 am6.48 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.47
Chandra7.39
Sani8.30
Guru9.21
Sevvai10.13
Suriya11.04
Sukran11.55
Budhan12.47
Chandra1.38
Sani2.29
Guru3.21
Sevvai4.12

Night

Suriya5.03
Sukran6.12
Budhan7.21
Chandra8.29
Sani9.38
Guru10.47
Sevvai11.56
Suriya1.04
Sukran2.13
Budhan3.22
Chandra4.30
Sani5.39

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk
In force all day, until Thursday 4.47 am

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