July 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Aani

Viyazhan

Theypirai

Navamitill 7.08 am, then Dasami

Ashwinitill 11.26 am, then Bharani

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.18–2.37

Yamagandammorning 6.51–8.09

Kuligaimorning 9.26–10.44

ChandrashtamamUthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

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Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.44–12.01evening 5.11–6.53

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, 10.44 am to 1.18 pm 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

10.44 am–1.18 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.09–9.26 amShort clear window

10.44 am–12.01 pm, inside the clear stretch

11.41 am–12.21 pm

2.37–5.11 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

6.51–8.09 am

7.37–9.09 am

9.26–10.44 am, what begins now is said to repeat

1.18–2.37 pm

8.22–9.52 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 3.16 pm

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

Sunrise6.51 am

Sunset5.11 pm

Moonrise2.32 am (next day)

Moonset12.13 pm

SunMithuna Rasi

MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Friday 10 July: 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

Limb	This day	Then
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Navami, till 7.08 am 0–43 nazhigai Dasami, till 4.47 am (next day) 54–49 nazhigai	Ekadasi
	Ashwini, till 11.26 am 11–28 nazhigai	Bharani
	Dhriti Yogam, till 3.45 am (next day) 52–15 nazhigai	Shoola Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 7.08 am 0–43 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 6.02 pm 27–57 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 4.47 am (next day) caution 54–49 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.02–5.56 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.51–8.09 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.37–9.09 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.26–10.44 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.41 am–12.21 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.18–2.37 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.22–9.52 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.18–6.46 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.51

Sugam²8.09

Soram9.26

Uthi10.44

Amirtham12.02

Visham1.18

Rogam2.36

Labam3.54

Night

Amirtham5.11

Visham6.53

Rogam8.36

Labam10.19

Dhanam12.02

Sugam1.44

Soram3.26

Uthi5.09

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Mithuna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Navamī · Guru Vāsara · Aśvinī (Bharaṇī from 11.26 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	6.51 am	7.23 am
Kataka	7.23 am	9.05 am
Simha	9.05 am	10.31 am
Kanya	10.31 am	11.54 am
Tula	11.54 am	1.29 pm
Vrischika	1.29 pm	3.23 pm
Dhanu	3.23 pm	5.38 pm
Makara	5.38 pm	8.00 pm
Kumbha	8.00 pm	10.18 pm
Meena	10.18 pm	12.36 am
Mesha	12.36 am	2.57 am
Vrishabha	2.57 am	5.16 am
Mithuna	5.16 am	6.51 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.51

Sevvai7.43

Suriya8.35

Sukran9.26

Budhan10.18

Chandra11.10

Sani12.01

Guru12.53

Sevvai1.45

Suriya2.36

Sukran3.28

Budhan4.20

Night

Chandra5.11

Sani6.20

Guru7.28

Sevvai8.36

Suriya9.44

Sukran10.53

Budhan12.01

Chandra1.09

Sani2.18

Guru3.26

Sevvai4.34

Suriya5.43

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

Also

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