Shastra Panchangam
August 2026
27
Thursday
Parabhava
Avani
11, Pournami
Viyazhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 10 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Valarpirai
Pournamitill 6.19 am (next day), then Prathamai
Avittamtill 10.46 pm, then Sathayam
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Pournami

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.22–2.49
Yamagandammorning 6.17–7.43
Kuligaimorning 9.07–10.33
ChandrashtamamUntil 10.06 am: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 4.14–5.39night 10.23–11.57

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.

Bhadra Karanam runs all day, till 6.03 pm; Atiganda Yogam runs all day, till 3.58 am Friday. 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

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

11.35 am–12.20 pm; Bhadra Karanam and Atiganda Yogam also run
4.14–5.39 pm; Bhadra Karanam and Atiganda Yogam also run

Avoid

6.17–7.43 am
9.07–10.33 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.22–2.49 pm
6.15–7.55 am, early Friday

Chandrashtamam

until 10.06 am

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 10.06 am, until Saturday 6.08 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise6.17 am
Sunset5.39 pm
Moonrise5.09 pm
Moonset6.14 am (next day)
SunSimha Rasi
MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

Pournami, the full moon.

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
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Pournami, till 6.19 am (next day) 60–07 nazhigaiPrathamai
Avittam, till 10.46 pm 41–14 nazhigaiSathayam
Atiganda Yogam, till 3.58 am (next day) caution 54–15 nazhigaiSukarma Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 6.03 pm caution 29–26 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 6.19 am (next day) 60–07 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.36–5.26 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.17–7.43 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.07–10.33 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.35 am–12.20 pmWidely used for beginnings
11.44 am–1.25 pmA favourable window
1.22–2.49 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.15–7.55 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam16.17
Sugam27.43
Soram9.07
Uthi310.33
Amirtham411.58
Visham1.22
Rogam2.48
Labam54.14

Night

Amirtham5.39
Visham7.13
Rogam8.47
Labam10.23
Dhanam11.58
Sugam1.32
Soram3.06
Uthi64.42

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pūrṇimā · Guru Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā

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
1202

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Simha6.17 am7.18 am
Kanya7.18 am8.42 am
Tula8.42 am10.16 am
Vrischika10.16 am12.11 pm
Dhanu12.11 pm2.26 pm
Makara2.26 pm4.47 pm
Kumbha4.47 pm7.06 pm
Meena7.06 pm9.23 pm
Mesha9.23 pm11.44 pm
Vrishabha11.44 pm2.03 am
Mithuna2.03 am4.07 am
Kataka4.07 am5.48 am
Simha5.48 am6.16 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.17
Sevvai7.14
Suriya8.10
Sukran9.07
Budhan10.04
Chandra11.01
Sani11.58
Guru12.54
Sevvai1.51
Suriya2.48
Sukran3.45
Budhan4.42

Night

Chandra5.39
Sani6.42
Guru7.45
Sevvai8.48
Suriya9.51
Sukran10.54
Budhan11.57
Chandra1.00
Sani2.03
Guru3.06
Sevvai4.10
Suriya5.13

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil
In force from 10.05 am, until Thursday 6.08 pm

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