Shastra Panchangam
July 2026
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Wednesday
Parabhava
Aani
24
Budhan
Theypirai
Navamitill 1.08 am (next day), then Dasami
Revathitill 6.31 am, then Ashwini
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.02–2.55
Yamagandammorning 7.26–9.19
Kuligaimorning 11.10–1.03
ChandrashtamamUntil 6.31 am: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 5.35–7.26evening 8.31–9.38

Computed for Edison, in US Eastern time (EDT). 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, 2.55 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: Tamil calendar for Edison

Computed for Edison, 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

2.55–8.31 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.35–7.26 amClear of every caution
5.35–7.26 am, inside the clear stretch
9.19–11.10 amClear of every caution

Avoid

7.26–9.19 am
11.10 am–1.03 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.32–1.33 pm
1.02–2.55 pm
1.37–3.09 am, early Thursday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 6.31 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 6.31 am, until Friday 9.16 am

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

Sunrise5.35 am
Sunset8.31 pm
Moonrise12.56 am (next day)
Moonset2.19 pm
SunMithuna Rasi
MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Edison's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Edison 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
Budhan (Wednesday)
Navami, till 1.08 am (next day) 48–53 nazhigaiDasami
Revathi, till 6.31 am 2–19 nazhigai
Ashwini, till 5.26 am (next day) 59–38 nazhigai		Bharani
Sukarma Yogam, till 12.42 am (next day) 47–47 nazhigaiDhriti Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 2.05 pm 21–16 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 1.08 am (next day) 48–53 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.09–5.43 am
10.34 pm–12.05 am		A favourable window
4.23–4.58 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.26–9.19 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.10 am–1.03 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.32–1.33 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.02–2.55 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.37–3.09 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam5.35
Dhanam17.27
Sugam9.19
Soram11.10
Visham1.02
Uthi2.55
Amirtham4.47
Rogam6.38

Night

Uthi8.31
Amirtham9.39
Rogam10.46
Labam11.55
Dhanam21.03
Sugam32.12
Soram3.19
Visham4.27

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Mithuna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Navamī · Saumya Vāsara · Revatī (Aśvinī from 6.31 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
2082
5128
1201

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Mithuna5.35 am6.19 am
Kataka6.19 am8.51 am
Simha8.51 am11.22 am
Kanya11.22 am1.53 pm
Tula1.53 pm4.26 pm
Vrischika4.26 pm6.51 pm
Dhanu6.51 pm8.52 pm
Makara8.52 pm10.23 pm
Kumbha10.23 pm11.36 pm
Meena11.36 pm12.46 am
Mesha12.46 am2.09 am
Vrishabha2.09 am3.57 am
Mithuna3.57 am5.35 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan5.35
Chandra6.49
Sani8.04
Guru9.19
Sevvai10.33
Suriya11.48
Sukran1.03
Budhan2.17
Chandra3.32
Sani4.47
Guru6.01
Sevvai7.16

Night

Suriya8.31
Sukran9.16
Budhan10.01
Chandra10.47
Sani11.32
Guru12.18
Sevvai1.03
Suriya1.48
Sukran2.34
Budhan3.19
Chandra4.05
Sani4.50

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk
In force all day, until 6.31 am

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