November 2026

Monday

Parabhava

Karthigai

Thingal

Valarpirai

Chaturdasitill 8.13 pm, then Pournami

Bharanitill 10.32 pm, then Karthigai

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 6.32–8.16

Yamagandammorning 9.58–11.43

Kuligaiafternoon 1.25–3.10

ChandrashtamamUntil 3.55 am (next day): Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 4.49–6.32evening 6.36–7.52

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, 4.49 am to 6.32 am is the best of the day.

Parigha Yogam runs till 12.36 pm Tuesday.

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

4.49–6.32 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

4.49–6.32 am, inside the clear stretch

8.16–9.28 amClear of every caution

11.15 am–12.10 pm; Yamagandam also runs

11.43 am–12.10 pmShort clear window

1.06–1.25 pmShort clear window

3.51–4.28 pmShort clear window

Avoid

6.32–8.16 am

9.28–10.56 am

9.58–11.43 am

12.10–1.06 pm

1.25–3.10 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

2.55–3.51 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 3.55 am

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

For those born in Kanya Rasi.

Then

from 3.55 am, until Thursday 3.42 am

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

Sunrise4.49 am

Sunset6.36 pm

Moonrise5.40 pm

Moonset4.02 am (next day)

SunVrischika Rasi

MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Tuesday 24 November: Pournami and Karthigai Deepam.

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
	Thingal (Monday)
	Chaturdasi, till 8.13 pm 38–31 nazhigai	Pournami
	Bharani, till 10.32 pm 44–20 nazhigai	Karthigai
	Variyan Yogam, till 4.29 pm 29–11 nazhigai	Parigha Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 9.44 am 12–19 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 8.13 pm 38–31 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.27–4.07 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.32–8.16 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.28–10.56 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.58–11.43 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.15 am–12.10 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.10–1.06 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.25–3.10 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	2.55–3.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.12–7.38 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham4.49

Visham6.32

Rogam8.15

Labam¹9.59

Dhanam²11.43

Sugam³1.26

Soram3.09

Uthi⁴4.53

Night

Sugam6.36

Soram7.52

Uthi9.10

Amirtham10.26

Visham11.42

Rogam12.58

Labam2.16

Dhanam3.32

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Indu Vāsara · Bharaṇī

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1948

2083

5128

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Vrischika	4.49 am	6.25 am
Dhanu	6.25 am	8.40 am
Makara	8.40 am	11.01 am
Kumbha	11.01 am	1.20 pm
Meena	1.20 pm	3.37 pm
Mesha	3.37 pm	5.58 pm
Vrishabha	5.58 pm	8.17 pm
Mithuna	8.17 pm	10.21 pm
Kataka	10.21 pm	12.02 am
Simha	12.02 am	1.28 am
Kanya	1.28 am	2.52 am
Tula	2.52 am	4.26 am
Vrischika	4.26 am	4.48 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra4.49

Sani5.58

Guru7.07

Sevvai8.16

Suriya9.25

Sukran10.33

Budhan11.42

Chandra12.51

Sani2.00

Guru3.09

Sevvai4.18

Suriya5.27

Night

Sukran6.36

Budhan7.27

Chandra8.18

Sani9.09

Guru10.00

Sevvai10.51

Suriya11.42

Sukran12.33

Budhan1.24

Chandra2.15

Sani3.06

Guru3.57

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd