August 2026

Saturday

Parabhava

Avani

Sani

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 12 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Theypirai

Prathamaitill 6.27 am, then Dwitiyai

Poorattathitill 12.12 am (next day), then Uthirattathi

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 9.05–10.32

Yamagandamafternoon 1.22–2.49

Kuligaimorning 6.15–7.41

ChandrashtamamUntil 6.08 pm: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter

Keezhnokku Naaldownward day

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 4.14–5.40night 7.14–8.48

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, 2.49 pm to sunset 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

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

2.49–5.40 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.54–9.05 amClear of every caution

10.32 am–1.22 pmClear of every caution

11.35 am–12.19 pm

4.14–5.40 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

6.15–7.41 am, what begins now is said to repeat

6.15–7.46 am

6.15–7.54 am

9.05–10.32 am

1.22–2.49 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 6.08 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 6.08 pm, until Monday 11.55 pm

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise6.15 am

Sunset5.40 pm

Moonrise7.06 pm

Moonset6.43 am

SunSimha Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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
	Sani (Saturday)
	Prathamai, till 6.27 am 0–32 nazhigai Dwitiyai, till 6.08 am (next day) 59–45 nazhigai	Tritiyai
	Poorattathi, till 12.12 am (next day) 44–57 nazhigai	Uthirattathi
	Dhriti Yogam, till 1.52 am (next day) 49–06 nazhigai	Shoola Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 6.27 am 0–32 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 6.21 pm 30–17 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 6.08 am (next day) 59–45 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.34–5.24 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.15–7.41 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	6.15–7.46 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.15–7.54 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.05–10.32 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.35 am–12.19 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.22–2.49 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.03–5.40 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram6.15

Uthi¹7.41

Visham9.05

Amirtham10.32

Rogam11.57

Labam²1.23

Dhanam2.49

Sugam4.14

Night

Labam5.40

Dhanam7.14

Sugam8.49

Soram10.22

Uthi11.57

Visham1.30

Amirtham3.05

Soram4.39

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Prathamā · Sthira Vāsara · Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā

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 sign	From	To
Simha	6.15 am	7.10 am
Kanya	7.10 am	8.34 am
Tula	8.34 am	10.08 am
Vrischika	10.08 am	12.03 pm
Dhanu	12.03 pm	2.18 pm
Makara	2.18 pm	4.39 pm
Kumbha	4.39 pm	6.58 pm
Meena	6.58 pm	9.15 pm
Mesha	9.15 pm	11.36 pm
Vrishabha	11.36 pm	1.55 am
Mithuna	1.55 am	3.59 am
Kataka	3.59 am	5.40 am
Simha	5.40 am	6.13 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani6.15

Guru7.12

Sevvai8.09

Suriya9.06

Sukran10.03

Budhan11.00

Chandra11.57

Sani12.54

Guru1.51

Sevvai2.48

Suriya3.45

Sukran4.43

Night

Budhan5.40

Chandra6.42

Sani7.45

Guru8.48

Sevvai9.51

Suriya10.54

Sukran11.57

Budhan12.59

Chandra2.02

Sani3.05

Guru4.08

Sevvai5.11

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

Also

	A downward day, by the sunrise nakshatram, Poorattathi
	East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd
	In force all day, until 6.08 pm