Shastra Panchangam
December 2026
4
Friday
Parabhava
Karthigai
19
Velli

Tamil Nadu calendars show Karthigai 18 on this day. Here Karthigai began a day earlier, on Monday 16 November.

Theypirai
Ekadasitill 12.15 pm, then Dwadasi
Chithiraitill 12.19 am (next day), then Swathi
Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalammorning 11.01–12.18
Yamagandamafternoon 2.48–4.05
Kuligaimorning 8.30–9.47
ChandrashtamamUntil 11.33 am: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
afternoon 12.18–1.33night 7.05–8.49

Computed for Frisco, in US Central time (CST). 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, 12.18 pm to 2.48 pm 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 Frisco

Computed for Frisco, 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

12.18–2.48 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.15–7.21 amShort clear window
9.47–11.01 amClear of every caution
11.58 am–12.37 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs
12.18–1.33 pm, inside the clear stretch
4.05–5.20 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.21–9.04 am
8.30–9.47 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.01 am–12.18 pm
2.48–4.05 pm
6.20–8.04 am, early Saturday

Chandrashtamam

until 11.33 am

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 11.33 am, until Sunday 9.45 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

Sunrise7.15 am
Sunset5.20 pm
Moonrise4.17 am (next day)
Moonset2.19 pm
SunVrischika Rasi
MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

Saturday 5 December: Pradosham.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Frisco 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
Velli (Friday)
Ekadasi, till 12.15 pm 12–30 nazhigaiDwadasi
Chithirai, till 12.19 am (next day) 42–39 nazhigaiSwathi
Saubhagya Yogam, till 8.23 pm 32–50 nazhigaiShobhana Yogam
Balava Karanam, till 12.15 pm 12–30 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 12.46 am (next day) 43–46 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Frisco

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.24–6.19 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.21–9.04 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.30–9.47 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.01 am–12.18 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.58 am–12.37 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.48–4.05 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.33–7.13 pmA favourable window
6.20–8.04 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam17.15
Soram8.30
Uthi9.47
Visham11.01
Amirtham12.18
Rogam1.33
Labam22.49
Dhanam4.05

Night

Rogam5.20
Labam7.05
Dhanam8.49
Sugam10.34
Soram12.17
Uthi2.03
Visham3.46
Amirtham35.32

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Citrā

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1948
2083
2083
5128
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Vrischika7.15 am8.14 am
Dhanu8.14 am10.17 am
Makara10.17 am11.55 am
Kumbha11.55 am1.18 pm
Meena1.18 pm2.38 pm
Mesha2.38 pm4.08 pm
Vrishabha4.08 pm6.02 pm
Mithuna6.02 pm8.17 pm
Kataka8.17 pm10.42 pm
Simha10.42 pm1.04 am
Kanya1.04 am3.25 am
Tula3.25 am5.49 am
Vrischika5.49 am7.16 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.15
Budhan8.05
Chandra8.56
Sani9.46
Guru10.37
Sevvai11.27
Suriya12.17
Sukran1.08
Budhan1.58
Chandra2.49
Sani3.39
Guru4.30

Night

Sevvai5.20
Suriya6.30
Sukran7.39
Budhan8.49
Chandra9.59
Sani11.08
Guru12.18
Sevvai1.28
Suriya2.37
Sukran3.47
Budhan4.56
Chandra6.06

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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