Shastra Panchangam
July 2026
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Tuesday
Parabhava
Aani
30
Sevvai
Theypirai
Amavasaitill 11.44 am, then Prathamai
Punarpoosamtill 8.40 pm, then Poosam
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.53–4.14
Yamagandammorning 9.34–10.54
Kuligaiafternoon 12.13–1.34
ChandrashtamamUntil 3.20 pm: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, KettaiThen: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
afternoon 1.34–2.53night 7.14–8.53

Computed for Johannesburg, in South Africa time (SAST). 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, 1.34 pm to 2.53 pm is the best of the day.

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 8.28 am.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Johannesburg

Computed for Johannesburg, 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

1.34–2.53 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.28–9.02 amShort clear window
11.27 am–12.13 pmShort clear window
11.53 am–12.35 pm; Kuligai also runs
1.34–2.53 pm, inside the clear stretch
4.14–5.33 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

9.02–9.45 am
9.34–10.54 am
10.00–11.27 am
12.13–1.34 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
2.53–4.14 pm
10.53–11.47 pm, in the evening
3.52–5.19 am, early Wednesday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 3.20 pm

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika Rasi.

Then

from 3.20 pm, until Thursday 4.23 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu 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

Sunrise6.55 am
Sunset5.33 pm
Moonrise7.04 am
Moonset5.35 pm
SunMithuna Rasi
MoonMithuna Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Amavasai runs till 11.44 am; the Amavasai day here is on Wednesday 15 July.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Johannesburg 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
Sevvai (Tuesday)
Amavasai, till 11.44 am 12–03 nazhigaiPrathamai
Punarpoosam, till 8.40 pm 34–24 nazhigaiPoosam
Vyaghata Yogam, till 8.28 am caution 3–52 nazhigai
Harshana Yogam, till 4.35 am (next day) 54–11 nazhigai		Vajra Yogam
Naga Karanam, till 11.44 am 12–03 nazhigai
Kimstughna Karanam, till 10.00 pm 37–44 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Johannesburg

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.08–6.01 amPrayer, meditation, study
9.02–9.45 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.34–10.54 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.00–11.27 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.53 am–12.35 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.13–1.34 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
2.53–4.14 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.33–7.57 pmA favourable window
10.53–11.47 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.52–5.19 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.55
Labam18.15
Dhanam29.35
Sugam310.54
Soram12.13
Uthi1.34
Visham2.53
Amirtham4.14

Night

Soram5.33
Uthi7.14
Visham8.53
Amirtham410.34
Rogam12.13
Labam1.54
Dhanam53.34
Sugam65.15

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Durmuhurtham and Vyaghata Yogam; 2 Durmuhurtham, Yamagandam and Tyajyam; 3 Tyajyam; 4 Durmuhurtham; 5 Tyajyam; 6 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Mithuna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Amāvāsyā · Bhauma Vāsara · Punarvasu

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

1948
2083
2082
5128
1201

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Mithuna6.55 am7.08 am
Kataka7.08 am8.52 am
Simha8.52 am10.22 am
Kanya10.22 am11.50 am
Tula11.50 am1.27 pm
Vrischika1.27 pm3.24 pm
Dhanu3.24 pm5.38 pm
Makara5.38 pm7.56 pm
Kumbha7.56 pm10.11 pm
Meena10.11 pm12.25 am
Mesha12.25 am2.42 am
Vrishabha2.42 am5.00 am
Mithuna5.00 am6.54 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.55
Suriya7.48
Sukran8.41
Budhan9.34
Chandra10.27
Sani11.21
Guru12.14
Sevvai1.07
Suriya2.00
Sukran2.53
Budhan3.47
Chandra4.40

Night

Sani5.33
Guru6.40
Sevvai7.47
Suriya8.53
Sukran10.00
Budhan11.07
Chandra12.14
Sani1.20
Guru2.27
Sevvai3.34
Suriya4.41
Sukran5.48

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk

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