Shastra Panchangam
June 2026
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Sunday
Parabhava
Aani
14
Nyayiru

Valarpirai
Chaturdasitill 11.37 pm, then Pournami
Kettaitill 9.39 pm, then Moolam
Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.49–5.07
Yamagandammorning 11.59–1.17
Kuligaiafternoon 2.32–3.50
ChandrashtamamUntil 9.40 pm: Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarterThen: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.52–8.08evening 5.07–6.49

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, 6.52 am to 11.59 am 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

6.52–11.59 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.52–8.08 am, inside the clear stretch
11.39 am–12.19 pm; Yamagandam also runs
1.17–2.32 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

11.59 am–1.17 pm
2.32–3.50 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
3.44–4.26 pm
3.49–5.07 pm
6.37–8.25 am, early Monday

Chandrashtamam

until 9.40 pm

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha Rasi.

Then

from 9.40 pm, until Wednesday 10.02 am

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunrise6.52 am
Sunset5.07 pm
Moonrise3.44 pm
Moonset6.26 am (next day)
SunMithuna Rasi
MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Monday 29 June: Pournami.

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)
Chaturdasi, till 11.37 pm 41–53 nazhigaiPournami
Kettai, till 9.39 pm 36–58 nazhigaiMoolam
Shubha Yogam, till 10.00 am 7–50 nazhigaiShukla Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 10.26 am 8–54 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 11.37 pm 41–53 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.02–5.56 amPrayer, meditation, study
11.39 am–12.19 pmWidely used for beginnings
11.46 am–1.33 pmA favourable window
11.59 am–1.17 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.32–3.50 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
3.44–4.26 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.49–5.07 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.37–8.25 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi6.52
Amirtham8.09
Rogam9.25
Labam10.43
Dhanam112.00
Sugam1.17
Soram2.32
Visham3.49

Night

Dhanam5.07
Sugam6.50
Soram8.32
Visham10.16
Uthi12.00
Amirtham1.43
Rogam3.25
Labam25.09

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Mithuna Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Bhānu Vāsara · Jyeṣṭhā

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
Mithuna6.52 am8.07 am
Kataka8.07 am9.48 am
Simha9.48 am11.14 am
Kanya11.14 am12.38 pm
Tula12.38 pm2.12 pm
Vrischika2.12 pm4.07 pm
Dhanu4.07 pm6.22 pm
Makara6.22 pm8.43 pm
Kumbha8.43 pm11.02 pm
Meena11.02 pm1.19 am
Mesha1.19 am3.40 am
Vrishabha3.40 am5.59 am
Mithuna5.59 am6.52 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.52
Sukran7.43
Budhan8.34
Chandra9.26
Sani10.17
Guru11.08
Sevvai11.59
Suriya12.50
Sukran1.42
Budhan2.33
Chandra3.24
Sani4.15

Night

Guru5.07
Sevvai6.15
Suriya7.24
Sukran8.33
Budhan9.42
Chandra10.50
Sani11.59
Guru1.08
Sevvai2.17
Suriya3.26
Sukran4.34
Budhan5.43

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery

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