December 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Karthigai

Velli

Tamil Nadu calendars show Karthigai 25 on this day. Here Karthigai began a day earlier, on Monday 16 November.

Valarpirai

Tritiyaitill 2.37 am (next day), then Chaturthi

Pooradamtill 3.35 pm, then Uthiradam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.05–12.21

Yamagandamafternoon 2.50–4.06

Kuligaimorning 8.35–9.51

ChandrashtamamUntil 10.22 pm: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.20–8.35night 7.06–8.50

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, 12.21 pm to 2.50 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

12.21–2.50 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.20–8.35 amClear of every caution

7.20–8.35 am, inside the clear stretch

9.51–11.05 amClear of every caution

12.01–12.40 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

4.06–5.21 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.35–9.51 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.05 am–12.21 pm

2.50–4.06 pm

12.37–2.26 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 10.22 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 10.22 pm, until Monday 11.06 am

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise7.20 am

Sunset5.21 pm

Moonrise9.42 am

Moonset7.32 pm

SunVrischika Rasi

MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Limb	This day	Then
	Velli (Friday)
	Tritiyai, till 2.37 am (next day) 48–10 nazhigai	Chaturthi
	Pooradam, till 3.35 pm 20–35 nazhigai	Uthiradam
	Vriddhi Yogam, till 11.47 pm 41–06 nazhigai	Dhruva Yogam
	Taitila Karanam, till 1.15 pm 14–46 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 2.37 am (next day) 48–10 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Frisco

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.29–6.24 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.35–9.51 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.10–11.57 am	A favourable window
	11.05 am–12.21 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.01–12.40 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.50–4.06 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.37–2.26 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam7.20

Soram8.35

Uthi9.51

Visham11.05

Amirtham12.21

Rogam1.35

Labam¹2.51

Dhanam4.06

Night

Rogam5.21

Labam7.06

Dhanam8.51

Sugam10.36

Soram12.20

Uthi²2.06

Visham3.50

Amirtham5.36

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Pūrvāṣāḍhā (Uttarāṣāḍhā from 3.35 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

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	7.20 am	7.46 am
Dhanu	7.46 am	9.49 am
Makara	9.49 am	11.28 am
Kumbha	11.28 am	12.50 pm
Meena	12.50 pm	2.10 pm
Mesha	2.10 pm	3.41 pm
Vrishabha	3.41 pm	5.34 pm
Mithuna	5.34 pm	7.50 pm
Kataka	7.50 pm	10.14 pm
Simha	10.14 pm	12.36 am
Kanya	12.36 am	2.58 am
Tula	2.58 am	5.22 am
Vrischika	5.22 am	7.21 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.20

Budhan8.10

Chandra9.00

Sani9.50

Guru10.40

Sevvai11.31

Suriya12.21

Sukran1.11

Budhan2.01

Chandra2.51

Sani3.41

Guru4.31

Night

Sevvai5.21

Suriya6.31

Sukran7.41

Budhan8.51

Chandra10.01

Sani11.11

Guru12.21

Sevvai1.31

Suriya2.41

Sukran3.51

Budhan5.01

Chandra6.11

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery