December 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Margazhi

Viyazhan

Theypirai

Prathamaitill 11.38 pm, then Dwitiyai

Thiruvathiraitill 10.17 pm, then Punarpoosam

Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Arudra Darshanam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.40–3.27

Yamagandammorning 4.53–6.39

Kuligaimorning 8.24–10.10

ChandrashtamamVisakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.39–8.24evening 6.58–8.12

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, 3.27 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

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

3.27–6.58 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.39–8.24 amClear of every caution

6.39–8.24 am, inside the clear stretch

10.10 am–1.40 pmClear of every caution

11.28 am–12.23 pm

Avoid

4.53–6.39 am

8.24–10.10 am, what begins now is said to repeat

8.42–10.06 am

1.40–3.27 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 2.04 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

Sunrise4.53 am

Sunset6.58 pm

Moonrise7.50 pm

MoonsetAfter sunrise on Friday

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonMithuna Rasi

This day and the next

Arudra Darshanam, Nataraja's dawn abhishekam; kali is offered.

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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Prathamai, till 11.38 pm 46–50 nazhigai	Dwitiyai
	Thiruvathirai, till 10.17 pm 43–29 nazhigai	Punarpoosam
	Shukla Yogam, till 9.21 am 11–11 nazhigai	Brahma Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 1.32 pm 21–38 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 11.38 pm 46–50 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.34–4.13 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	4.53–6.39 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.24–10.10 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	8.42–10.06 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.28 am–12.23 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.35–2.58 pm	A favourable window
	1.40–3.27 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹4.53

Sugam6.39

Soram8.24

Uthi10.10

Amirtham11.56

Visham1.40

Rogam3.26

Labam5.13

Night

Amirtham6.58

Visham8.12

Rogam9.26

Labam10.42

Dhanam11.56

Sugam1.11

Soram2.24

Uthi3.40

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Prathamā · Guru Vāsara · Ārdrā

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	4.53 am	6.38 am
Makara	6.38 am	8.59 am
Kumbha	8.59 am	11.18 am
Meena	11.18 am	1.35 pm
Mesha	1.35 pm	3.56 pm
Vrishabha	3.56 pm	6.15 pm
Mithuna	6.15 pm	8.19 pm
Kataka	8.19 pm	10.00 pm
Simha	10.00 pm	11.26 pm
Kanya	11.26 pm	12.50 am
Tula	12.50 am	2.24 am
Vrischika	2.24 am	4.19 am
Dhanu	4.19 am	4.54 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru4.53

Sevvai6.03

Suriya7.14

Sukran8.24

Budhan9.35

Chandra10.45

Sani11.55

Guru1.06

Sevvai2.16

Suriya3.27

Sukran4.37

Budhan5.47

Night

Chandra6.58

Sani7.47

Guru8.37

Sevvai9.27

Suriya10.16

Sukran11.06

Budhan11.56

Chandra12.45

Sani1.35

Guru2.25

Sevvai3.14

Suriya4.04

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil