July 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Aani

Nyayiru

Theypirai

Trayodasitill 7.00 pm, then Chaturdasi

Mirugaseeridamtill 2.12 am (next day), then Thiruvathirai

Siddha Yogam

Pradosham · Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.54–5.13

Yamagandamafternoon 12.01–1.20

Kuligaiafternoon 2.37–3.55

ChandrashtamamUntil 3.37 pm: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.51–8.08evening 5.13–6.54

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, 6.51 am to 9.56 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

6.51–9.56 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.51–8.08 am, inside the clear stretch

11.22 am–12.01 pmShort clear window

11.41 am–12.22 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.20–2.37 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

9.56–11.22 am

12.01–1.20 pm

2.37–3.55 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

3.49–4.32 pm

3.54–5.13 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 3.37 pm

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

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 3.37 pm, until Tuesday 3.20 pm

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunset5.13 pm

Moonrise6.02 am (next day)

Moonset2.49 pm

SunMithuna Rasi

MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Masa Sivaratri, the monthly Sivaratri; worship through the night.

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
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Trayodasi, till 7.00 pm 30–25 nazhigai	Chaturdasi
	Mirugaseeridam, till 2.12 am (next day) 48–24 nazhigai	Thiruvathirai
	Vriddhi Yogam, till 4.36 pm 24–24 nazhigai	Dhruva Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 8.49 am 4–56 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 7.00 pm 30–25 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 5.11 am (next day) caution 55–50 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.02–5.56 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	9.56–11.22 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.41 am–12.22 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.01–1.20 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.37–3.55 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.49–4.32 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.54–5.13 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.26–7.50 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi6.51

Amirtham8.09

Rogam9.26

Labam¹10.44

Dhanam²12.02

Sugam1.20

Soram2.37

Visham3.54

Night

Dhanam5.13

Sugam6.55

Soram8.37

Visham10.19

Uthi12.02

Amirtham1.44

Rogam3.25

Labam5.09

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Mithuna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Bhānu Vāsara · Mṛgaśīrṣa

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	7.12 am
Kataka	7.12 am	8.53 am
Simha	8.53 am	10.19 am
Kanya	10.19 am	11.43 am
Tula	11.43 am	1.17 pm
Vrischika	1.17 pm	3.12 pm
Dhanu	3.12 pm	5.27 pm
Makara	5.27 pm	7.48 pm
Kumbha	7.48 pm	10.07 pm
Meena	10.07 pm	12.24 am
Mesha	12.24 am	2.45 am
Vrishabha	2.45 am	5.04 am
Mithuna	5.04 am	6.50 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.51

Sukran7.42

Budhan8.34

Chandra9.26

Sani10.18

Guru11.10

Sevvai12.02

Suriya12.53

Sukran1.45

Budhan2.37

Chandra3.29

Sani4.21

Night

Guru5.13

Sevvai6.21

Suriya7.29

Sukran8.37

Budhan9.45

Chandra10.53

Sani12.02

Guru1.10

Sevvai2.18

Suriya3.26

Sukran4.34

Budhan5.42

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery