December 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Margazhi

Nyayiru

Valarpirai

Ekadasitill 4.45 pm, then Dwadasi

Ashwinitill 11.26 am, then Bharani

Vaikunta Ekadasi

Rahu Kalamevening 5.10–6.56

Yamagandammorning 11.53–1.40

Kuligaiafternoon 3.24–5.11

ChandrashtamamUthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 4.51–6.36evening 6.56–8.10

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, 4.51 am to 5.48 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 4.46 pm.

This is Margazhi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. 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

4.51–5.48 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

4.51–6.36 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

11.26 am–12.21 pm; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run

Avoid

7.36–9.09 am

11.53 am–1.40 pm

3.24–5.11 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

5.03–6.00 pm

5.10–6.56 pm

8.19–9.49 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 3.07 pm

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

For those born in Kanya 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

Sunrise4.51 am

Sunset6.56 pm

Moonrise3.14 pm

Moonset1.49 am (next day)

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

Vaikunta Ekadasi, the gate of Vaikuntam opens at dawn.

Monday 21 December: Pradosham.

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)
	Ekadasi, till 4.45 pm 29–44 nazhigai	Dwadasi
	Ashwini, till 11.26 am 16–27 nazhigai	Bharani
	Shiva Yogam, till 1.37 am (next day) 51–55 nazhigai	Siddha Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 5.48 am 2–23 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 4.46 pm caution 29–44 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 3.31 am (next day) 56–38 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.32–4.11 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	4.33–6.04 am	A favourable window
	7.36–9.09 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.26 am–12.21 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	11.53 am–1.40 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.24–5.11 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	5.03–6.00 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.10–6.56 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.19–9.49 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi¹4.51

Amirtham²6.37

Rogam8.22

Labam³10.08

Dhanam⁴11.54

Sugam⁵1.40

Soram3.24

Visham5.10

Night

Dhanam6.56

Sugam⁶8.11

Soram9.24

Visham10.39

Uthi11.54

Amirtham1.09

Rogam2.22

Labam3.38

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Bhānu Vāsara · Aśvinī (Bharaṇī from 11.26 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

5128

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Dhanu	4.51 am	6.54 am
Makara	6.54 am	9.15 am
Kumbha	9.15 am	11.34 am
Meena	11.34 am	1.51 pm
Mesha	1.51 pm	4.12 pm
Vrishabha	4.12 pm	6.31 pm
Mithuna	6.31 pm	8.35 pm
Kataka	8.35 pm	10.16 pm
Simha	10.16 pm	11.42 pm
Kanya	11.42 pm	1.06 am
Tula	1.06 am	2.40 am
Vrischika	2.40 am	4.35 am
Dhanu	4.35 am	4.52 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya4.51

Sukran6.01

Budhan7.12

Chandra8.22

Sani9.33

Guru10.43

Sevvai11.53

Suriya1.04

Sukran2.14

Budhan3.25

Chandra4.35

Sani5.45

Night

Guru6.56

Sevvai7.45

Suriya8.35

Sukran9.25

Budhan10.14

Chandra11.04

Sani11.54

Guru12.43

Sevvai1.33

Suriya2.23

Sukran3.12

Budhan4.02

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery