Shastra Panchangam
December 2026
23
Wednesday
Parabhava
Margazhi
8, Pournami
Budhan
Valarpirai
Pournamitill 8.28 pm, then Prathamai
Mirugaseeridamtill 6.23 pm, then Thiruvathirai
Siddha Yogam

Pournami

Rahu Kalammorning 11.55–1.05
Yamagandammorning 8.26–9.37
Kuligaimorning 10.45–11.56
ChandrashtamamUntil 7.57 am: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.17–8.26evening 4.33–6.23

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, 1.05 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 10.24 am.

This is Margazhi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. 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

1.05–4.33 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.17–8.26 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs
10.24–10.45 amShort clear window

Avoid

8.26–9.37 am
10.45–11.56 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.36 am–12.14 pm
11.55 am–1.05 pm
1.42–3.06 am, early Thursday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 7.57 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 7.57 am, until Friday 7.04 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunrise7.17 am
Sunset4.33 pm
Moonrise4.04 pm
MoonsetAfter sunrise on Thursday
SunDhanu Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

Pournami, the full moon.

Thursday 24 December: Arudra Darshanam.

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

LimbThis dayThen
Budhan (Wednesday)
Pournami, till 8.28 pm 32–57 nazhigaiPrathamai
Mirugaseeridam, till 6.23 pm 27–44 nazhigaiThiruvathirai
Shukla Yogam, till 2.21 am (next day) 47–39 nazhigaiBrahma Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 10.24 am caution 7–46 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 8.28 pm 32–57 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 6.32 am (next day) 58–06 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Jersey City

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.20–6.18 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.26–9.37 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.43 am–12.06 pm
6.35–7.58 am		A favourable window
10.45–11.56 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.36 am–12.14 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.55 am–1.05 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.42–3.06 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam17.17
Dhanam28.27
Sugam39.37
Soram10.45
Visham11.55
Uthi1.05
Amirtham2.15
Rogam3.23

Night

Uthi4.33
Amirtham6.24
Rogam8.14
Labam10.05
Dhanam411.56
Sugam51.47
Soram3.36
Visham5.27

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Bhadra Karanam; 2 Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam; 3 Bhadra Karanam; 4 Tyajyam; 5 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pūrṇimā · Saumya Vāsara · Mṛgaśīrṣa

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
Dhanu7.17 am8.51 am
Makara8.51 am10.21 am
Kumbha10.21 am11.34 am
Meena11.34 am12.44 pm
Mesha12.44 pm2.06 pm
Vrishabha2.06 pm3.54 pm
Mithuna3.54 pm6.12 pm
Kataka6.12 pm8.44 pm
Simha8.44 pm11.16 pm
Kanya11.16 pm1.47 am
Tula1.47 am4.20 am
Vrischika4.20 am6.46 am
Dhanu6.46 am7.18 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan7.17
Chandra8.04
Sani8.50
Guru9.36
Sevvai10.23
Suriya11.09
Sukran11.55
Budhan12.42
Chandra1.28
Sani2.14
Guru3.01
Sevvai3.47

Night

Suriya4.33
Sukran5.47
Budhan7.01
Chandra8.14
Sani9.28
Guru10.42
Sevvai11.56
Suriya1.09
Sukran2.23
Budhan3.37
Chandra4.50
Sani6.04

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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