December 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Karthigai

Viyazhan

Theypirai

Dasamitill 12.34 pm, then Ekadasi

Hasthamtill 11.53 pm, then Chithirai

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.56–2.08

Yamagandammorning 7.03–8.14

Kuligaimorning 9.24–10.36

ChandrashtamamAvittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 11.46–12.56evening 4.29–6.18

Computed for Jersey City, 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, 2.08 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 12.35 pm.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Jersey City

Computed for Jersey City, 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

2.08–4.29 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

11.28 am–12.04 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

11.46 am–12.56 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

12.35–12.56 pmShort clear window

Avoid

7.03–8.14 am

7.38–9.19 am

9.24–10.36 am, what begins now is said to repeat

12.56–2.08 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 12.33 pm

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

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise7.03 am

Sunset4.29 pm

Moonrise2.53 am (next day)

Moonset1.10 pm

SunVrischika Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Friday 4 December: Ekadasi.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Jersey City 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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Dasami, till 12.34 pm 13–48 nazhigai	Ekadasi
	Hastham, till 11.53 pm 42–04 nazhigai	Chithirai
	Ayushman Yogam, till 9.54 pm 37–06 nazhigai	Saubhagya Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 12.35 pm caution 13–48 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 12.51 am (next day) 44–30 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Jersey City

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.07–6.04 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.03–8.14 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.38–9.19 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.24–10.36 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.28 am–12.04 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.56–2.08 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.39–7.18 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹7.03

Sugam²8.14

Soram9.24

Uthi³10.36

Amirtham⁴11.46

Visham12.56

Rogam2.07

Labam3.19

Night

Amirtham4.29

Visham6.18

Rogam8.07

Labam9.58

Dhanam11.47

Sugam1.36

Soram3.24

Uthi5.15

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Daśamī · Guru Vāsara · Hasta

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	7.03 am	8.09 am
Dhanu	8.09 am	10.09 am
Makara	10.09 am	11.40 am
Kumbha	11.40 am	12.53 pm
Meena	12.53 pm	2.03 pm
Mesha	2.03 pm	3.25 pm
Vrishabha	3.25 pm	5.13 pm
Mithuna	5.13 pm	7.31 pm
Kataka	7.31 pm	10.03 pm
Simha	10.03 pm	12.35 am
Kanya	12.35 am	3.06 am
Tula	3.06 am	5.39 am
Vrischika	5.39 am	7.04 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru7.03

Sevvai7.50

Suriya8.37

Sukran9.24

Budhan10.11

Chandra10.59

Sani11.46

Guru12.33

Sevvai1.20

Suriya2.08

Sukran2.55

Budhan3.42

Night

Chandra4.29

Sani5.42

Guru6.55

Sevvai8.08

Suriya9.21

Sukran10.34

Budhan11.46

Chandra12.59

Sani2.12

Guru3.25

Sevvai4.38

Suriya5.51

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

Also

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