Shastra Panchangam
July 2026
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Saturday
Parabhava
Aani
27
Sani
Theypirai
Dwadasitill 4.35 pm, then Trayodasi
Rohinitill 10.59 pm, then Mirugaseeridam
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalammorning 9.19–11.12
Yamagandamafternoon 2.54–4.47
Kuligaimorning 5.37–7.29
ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 11.12–1.03evening 8.29–9.37

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

Ganda Yogam runs till 2.36 pm.

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

5.17–8.29 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
11.12 am–1.03 pm; Ganda Yogam also runs
12.34–1.32 pm; Ganda Yogam also runs
2.36–2.54 pmShort clear window

Avoid

5.37–7.29 am, what begins now is said to repeat
5.37–7.36 am
9.19–11.12 am
2.54–4.47 pm
3.50–5.17 pm
3.56–5.22 am, early Sunday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 9.37 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

Sunrise5.37 am
Sunset8.29 pm
Moonrise3.12 am (next day)
Moonset6.08 pm
SunMithuna Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Sunday 12 July: Masa Sivaratri.

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
Sani (Saturday)
Dwadasi, till 4.35 pm 27–24 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Rohini, till 10.59 pm 43–25 nazhigaiMirugaseeridam
Ganda Yogam, till 2.36 pm caution 22–27 nazhigaiVriddhi Yogam
Kaulava Karanam, till 6.17 am 1–39 nazhigai
Taitila Karanam, till 4.35 pm 27–24 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 2.49 am (next day) 52–59 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.24–5.00 amPrayer, meditation, study
5.37–7.29 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
5.37–7.36 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.19–11.12 amAvoided for new beginnings
12.34–1.32 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.54–4.47 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.50–5.17 pmAvoided for new beginnings
8.08–9.33 pmA favourable window
3.56–5.22 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram5.37
Uthi17.29
Visham9.19
Amirtham211.12
Rogam1.03
Labam32.55
Dhanam44.47
Sugam6.38

Night

Labam8.29
Dhanam9.38
Sugam10.47
Soram11.54
Uthi1.04
Visham2.11
Amirtham53.21
Soram4.28

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Mithuna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Sthira Vāsara · Rohiṇī

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
Mithuna5.37 am6.07 am
Kataka6.07 am8.39 am
Simha8.39 am11.10 am
Kanya11.10 am1.41 pm
Tula1.41 pm4.14 pm
Vrischika4.14 pm6.40 pm
Dhanu6.40 pm8.40 pm
Makara8.40 pm10.11 pm
Kumbha10.11 pm11.24 pm
Meena11.24 pm12.34 am
Mesha12.34 am1.57 am
Vrishabha1.57 am3.45 am
Mithuna3.45 am5.37 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani5.37
Guru6.51
Sevvai8.06
Suriya9.20
Sukran10.34
Budhan11.49
Chandra1.03
Sani2.17
Guru3.32
Sevvai4.46
Suriya6.01
Sukran7.15

Night

Budhan8.29
Chandra9.15
Sani10.01
Guru10.46
Sevvai11.32
Suriya12.18
Sukran1.03
Budhan1.49
Chandra2.35
Sani3.20
Guru4.06
Sevvai4.52

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd

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