Shastra Panchangam
July 2026
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Tuesday
Parabhava
Aani
30
Sevvai
Theypirai
Amavasaitill 5.44 am, then Prathamai
Punarpoosamtill 2.40 pm, then Poosam
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamevening 4.45–6.37
Yamagandammorning 9.21–11.13
Kuligaiafternoon 1.03–2.55
ChandrashtamamUntil 9.20 am: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, KettaiThen: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 6.37–8.28night 2.13–3.21 (after midnight)

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, 5.39 am to 8.36 am 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

5.39–8.36 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
11.13 am–1.03 pmClear of every caution
12.34–1.33 pm; Kuligai also runs
2.55–4.45 pmClear of every caution
6.37–8.28 pmClear of every caution
6.37–8.28 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

8.36–9.36 am
9.21–11.13 am
1.03–2.55 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
4.45–6.37 pm
9.52–11.19 pm, in the evening
12.08–12.46 am, early Wednesday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 9.20 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika Rasi.

Then

from 9.20 am, until Thursday 10.23 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu 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

Sunrise5.39 am
Sunset8.28 pm
MoonriseAfter sunrise on Wednesday
Moonset8.59 pm
SunMithuna Rasi
MoonMithuna Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Amavasai runs till 5.44 am; the Amavasai day here is on Monday 13 July.

In Tamil Nadu, Amavasai is 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
Sevvai (Tuesday)
Amavasai, till 5.44 am 0–12 nazhigai
Prathamai, till 2.22 am (next day) 51–45 nazhigai		Dwitiyai
Punarpoosam, till 2.40 pm 22–32 nazhigaiPoosam
Harshana Yogam, till 10.35 pm 42–18 nazhigaiVajra Yogam
Naga Karanam, till 5.44 am 0–12 nazhigai
Kimstughna Karanam, till 4.00 pm 25–52 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 2.22 am (next day) 51–45 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.26–5.02 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.36–9.36 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.21–11.13 amAvoided for new beginnings
12.33–1.57 pmA favourable window
12.34–1.33 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.03–2.55 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
4.45–6.37 pmAvoided for new beginnings
9.52–11.19 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.08–12.46 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam5.39
Labam17.31
Dhanam29.22
Sugam11.13
Soram1.03
Uthi2.55
Visham4.45
Amirtham6.37

Night

Soram8.28
Uthi39.37
Visham10.45
Amirtham411.55
Rogam1.03
Labam2.13
Dhanam3.22
Sugam4.31

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Mithuna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Amāvāsyā · Bhauma Vāsara · Punarvasu (Puṣya from 2.40 pm, 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
Mithuna5.39 am5.55 am
Kataka5.55 am8.27 am
Simha8.27 am10.59 am
Kanya10.59 am1.30 pm
Tula1.30 pm4.02 pm
Vrischika4.02 pm6.28 pm
Dhanu6.28 pm8.28 pm
Makara8.28 pm9.59 pm
Kumbha9.59 pm11.12 pm
Meena11.12 pm12.23 am
Mesha12.23 am1.45 am
Vrishabha1.45 am3.33 am
Mithuna3.33 am5.40 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai5.39
Suriya6.53
Sukran8.07
Budhan9.21
Chandra10.35
Sani11.49
Guru1.03
Sevvai2.17
Suriya3.32
Sukran4.46
Budhan6.00
Chandra7.14

Night

Sani8.28
Guru9.14
Sevvai10.00
Suriya10.46
Sukran11.32
Budhan12.18
Chandra1.04
Sani1.50
Guru2.36
Sevvai3.22
Suriya4.08
Sukran4.54

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk

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