June 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Aani

Viyazhan

Valarpirai

Chaturthitill 3.29 pm, then Panchami

Poosamtill 8.03 am, then Ayilyam

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.13–2.31

Yamagandammorning 6.50–8.07

Kuligaimorning 9.23–10.41

ChandrashtamamUntil 6.38 am (next day): Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 8.07–9.23evening 5.04–6.47

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, 3.30 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 3.30 pm; Vyaghata Yogam runs till 2.06 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

3.30–5.04 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.07–9.23 am; Bhadra Karanam and Vyaghata Yogam also run

11.37 am–12.17 pm; Bhadra Karanam and Vyaghata Yogam also run

Avoid

6.50–8.07 am

9.23–10.41 am, what begins now is said to repeat

1.13–2.31 pm

8.05–9.36 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 6.38 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 6.38 am, until Sunday 12.11 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

Sunrise6.50 am

Sunset5.04 pm

Moonrise10.00 am

Moonset8.49 pm

SunMithuna Rasi

MoonKataka Rasi

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

Limb	This day	Then
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Chaturthi, till 3.29 pm 21–38 nazhigai	Panchami
	Poosam, till 8.03 am 3–01 nazhigai Ayilyam, till 6.37 am (next day) 59–27 nazhigai	Magam
	Vyaghata Yogam, till 2.06 pm caution 18–09 nazhigai	Harshana Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 3.30 pm caution 21–38 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 2.24 am (next day) 48–55 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.00–5.54 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.50–8.07 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.23–10.41 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.37 am–12.17 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.13–2.31 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.05–9.36 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.07–6.37 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.50

Sugam²8.07

Soram9.23

Uthi³10.41

Amirtham⁴11.58

Visham1.13

Rogam2.30

Labam3.48

Night

Amirtham5.04

Visham6.47

Rogam8.30

Labam10.14

Dhanam11.58

Sugam1.41

Soram3.23

Uthi5.08

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Mithuna Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturthī · Guru Vāsara · Puṣya (Āśleṣā from 8.03 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 sign	From	To
Mithuna	6.50 am	8.46 am
Kataka	8.46 am	10.27 am
Simha	10.27 am	11.53 am
Kanya	11.53 am	1.17 pm
Tula	1.17 pm	2.51 pm
Vrischika	2.51 pm	4.46 pm
Dhanu	4.46 pm	7.01 pm
Makara	7.01 pm	9.22 pm
Kumbha	9.22 pm	11.41 pm
Meena	11.41 pm	1.59 am
Mesha	1.59 am	4.19 am
Vrishabha	4.19 am	6.38 am
Mithuna	6.38 am	6.50 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.50

Sevvai7.41

Suriya8.32

Sukran9.24

Budhan10.15

Chandra11.06

Sani11.57

Guru12.48

Sevvai1.39

Suriya2.31

Sukran3.22

Budhan4.13

Night

Chandra5.04

Sani6.13

Guru7.22

Sevvai8.31

Suriya9.39

Sukran10.48

Budhan11.57

Chandra1.06

Sani2.15

Guru3.24

Sevvai4.33

Suriya5.41

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil