December 2026

Saturday

Parabhava

Karthigai

Sani

Theypirai

Dwadasitill 2.22 pm, then Trayodasi

Swathitill 3.08 am (next day), then Visakam

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalammorning 9.26–10.38

Yamagandamafternoon 12.58–2.10

Kuligaimorning 7.05–8.17

ChandrashtamamPoorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.38–11.48evening 4.31–6.20

Computed for Edison, in US Eastern time (EST). 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, 2.10 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

2.10–4.31 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.04–9.26 amShort clear window

10.38 am–12.58 pmClear of every caution

10.38–11.48 am, inside the clear stretch

11.30 am–12.07 pm

Avoid

7.05–8.17 am, what begins now is said to repeat

7.05–8.21 am

7.20–9.04 am

9.26–10.38 am

12.58–2.10 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 10.45 pm

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Sunrise7.05 am

Sunset4.31 pm

Moonrise5.04 am (next day)

Moonset2.01 pm

SunVrischika Rasi

MoonTula Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Sunday 6 December: 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

Limb	This day	Then
	Sani (Saturday)
	Dwadasi, till 2.22 pm 18–12 nazhigai	Trayodasi
	Swathi, till 3.08 am (next day) 50–06 nazhigai	Visakam
	Shobhana Yogam, till 9.12 pm 35–14 nazhigai	Atiganda Yogam
	Taitila Karanam, till 2.22 pm 18–12 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 3.05 am (next day) 49–57 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.09–6.07 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.05–8.17 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	7.05–8.21 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.20–9.04 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.26–10.38 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.30 am–12.07 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.58–2.10 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.41–7.23 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram7.05

Uthi¹8.17

Visham9.26

Amirtham10.38

Rogam11.48

Labam²12.59

Dhanam2.10

Sugam3.21

Night

Labam4.31

Dhanam6.21

Sugam8.10

Soram9.59

Uthi11.49

Visham1.38

Amirtham3.28

Soram5.16

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Sthira Vāsara · Svātī

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
Vrischika	7.05 am	8.02 am
Dhanu	8.02 am	10.02 am
Makara	10.02 am	11.33 am
Kumbha	11.33 am	12.46 pm
Meena	12.46 pm	1.57 pm
Mesha	1.57 pm	3.19 pm
Vrishabha	3.19 pm	5.07 pm
Mithuna	5.07 pm	7.25 pm
Kataka	7.25 pm	9.57 pm
Simha	9.57 pm	12.29 am
Kanya	12.29 am	2.59 am
Tula	2.59 am	5.32 am
Vrischika	5.32 am	7.06 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani7.05

Guru7.53

Sevvai8.40

Suriya9.27

Sukran10.14

Budhan11.01

Chandra11.48

Sani12.35

Guru1.22

Sevvai2.10

Suriya2.57

Sukran3.44

Night

Budhan4.31

Chandra5.44

Sani6.57

Guru8.10

Sevvai9.23

Suriya10.36

Sukran11.49

Budhan1.02

Chandra2.15

Sani3.28

Guru4.40

Sevvai5.53

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd