Shastra Panchangam
June 2026
22
Monday
Parabhava
Aani
8
Thingal
Valarpirai
Ashtamitill 12.11 pm, then Navami
Uthiramtill 6.53 am, then Hastham
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 8.07–9.25
Yamagandammorning 10.41–11.58
Kuligaiafternoon 1.14–2.32
ChandrashtamamAvittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.51–8.07evening 5.31–6.48

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, 9.25 am to 10.41 am is the best of the day.

Vyatipata Yogam runs till 7.02 am.

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

9.25–10.41 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.51–8.07 am; Vyatipata Yogam also runs
7.02–8.07 amClear of every caution
11.38 am–12.18 pm; Yamagandam also runs
11.58 am–12.18 pmShort clear window
1.00–1.14 pmShort clear window
3.03–3.48 pmShort clear window

Avoid

8.07–9.25 am
10.41–11.58 am
12.18–1.00 pm
1.14–2.32 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
2.21–3.03 pm
3.48–5.31 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 9.24 pm

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise6.51 am
Sunset5.05 pm
Moonrise12.06 pm
Moonset12.52 am (next day)
SunMithuna Rasi
MoonKanya 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

LimbThis dayThen
Thingal (Monday)
Ashtami, till 12.11 pm 13–19 nazhigaiNavami
Uthiram, till 6.53 am 0–04 nazhigaiHastham
Vyatipata Yogam, till 7.02 am caution 0–25 nazhigai
Variyan Yogam, till 6.44 am (next day) 59–41 nazhigai		Parigha Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 12.11 pm 13–19 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 12.36 am (next day) 44–21 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.01–5.55 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.07–9.25 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.41–11.58 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.38 am–12.18 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.18–1.00 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.14–2.32 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
2.21–3.03 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.48–5.31 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.02–3.43 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham16.51
Visham8.07
Rogam9.24
Labam210.42
Dhanam311.58
Sugam41.15
Soram2.31
Uthi53.49

Night

Sugam65.05
Soram6.48
Uthi8.32
Amirtham10.15
Visham11.58
Rogam1.41
Labam3.25
Dhanam5.08

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Mithuna Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Indu Vāsara · Uttaraphalgunī (Hasta from 6.53 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
Mithuna6.51 am8.30 am
Kataka8.30 am10.11 am
Simha10.11 am11.38 am
Kanya11.38 am1.01 pm
Tula1.01 pm2.35 pm
Vrischika2.35 pm4.30 pm
Dhanu4.30 pm6.45 pm
Makara6.45 pm9.07 pm
Kumbha9.07 pm11.25 pm
Meena11.25 pm1.43 am
Mesha1.43 am4.03 am
Vrishabha4.03 am6.23 am
Mithuna6.23 am6.51 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.51
Sani7.42
Guru8.33
Sevvai9.24
Suriya10.16
Sukran11.07
Budhan11.58
Chandra12.49
Sani1.40
Guru2.31
Sevvai3.23
Suriya4.14

Night

Sukran5.05
Budhan6.14
Chandra7.23
Sani8.31
Guru9.40
Sevvai10.49
Suriya11.58
Sukran1.07
Budhan2.16
Chandra3.25
Sani4.33
Guru5.42

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd

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