Shastra Panchangam
July 2026
10
Friday
Parabhava
Aani
26
Velli
Theypirai
Ekadasitill 1.53 am (next day), then Dwadasi
Bharanitill 9.45 am, then Karthigai
Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalammorning 10.43–12.02
Yamagandamafternoon 2.36–3.55
Kuligaimorning 8.08–9.27
ChandrashtamamUntil 3.16 pm: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.51–8.08night 6.55–8.36

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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Shoola Yogam runs all day, till 12.21 am Saturday. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer a good part of the Gowri Panchangam and ask your family's jyotishi.

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

6.51–8.08 am; Shoola Yogam also runs
11.41 am–12.22 pm; Rahu Kalam and Shoola Yogam also run

Avoid

8.08–9.27 am, what begins now is said to repeat
10.43 am–12.02 pm
2.36–3.55 pm
8.39–10.07 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 3.16 pm

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya Rasi.

Then

from 3.16 pm, until Sunday 3.37 pm

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula 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
Sunset5.12 pm
Moonrise3.44 am (next day)
Moonset12.56 pm
SunMithuna Rasi
MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

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
Velli (Friday)
Ekadasi, till 1.53 am (next day) 47–36 nazhigaiDwadasi
Bharani, till 9.45 am 7–16 nazhigaiKarthigai
Shoola Yogam, till 12.21 am (next day) caution 43–45 nazhigaiGanda Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 3.24 pm 21–22 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 1.53 am (next day) 47–36 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.02–5.56 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.08–9.27 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
10.43 am–12.02 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.41 am–12.22 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.36–3.55 pmAvoided for new beginnings
8.39–10.07 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.23–6.50 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam16.51
Soram8.08
Uthi29.27
Visham10.43
Amirtham312.02
Rogam1.18
Labam42.37
Dhanam53.55

Night

Rogam5.12
Labam6.55
Dhanam68.37
Sugam10.19
Soram12.01
Uthi1.44
Visham3.26
Amirtham5.09

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Mithuna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Bharaṇī (Kṛttikā from 9.45 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 am7.19 am
Kataka7.19 am9.01 am
Simha9.01 am10.27 am
Kanya10.27 am11.50 am
Tula11.50 am1.25 pm
Vrischika1.25 pm3.20 pm
Dhanu3.20 pm5.34 pm
Makara5.34 pm7.56 pm
Kumbha7.56 pm10.14 pm
Meena10.14 pm12.32 am
Mesha12.32 am2.53 am
Vrishabha2.53 am5.12 am
Mithuna5.12 am6.51 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.51
Budhan7.43
Chandra8.35
Sani9.26
Guru10.18
Sevvai11.10
Suriya12.01
Sukran12.53
Budhan1.45
Chandra2.37
Sani3.28
Guru4.20

Night

Sevvai5.12
Suriya6.20
Sukran7.28
Budhan8.36
Chandra9.45
Sani10.53
Guru12.01
Sevvai1.10
Suriya2.18
Sukran3.26
Budhan4.34
Chandra5.43

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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