August 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Avani

Nyayiru

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 6 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Valarpirai

Ekadasitill 12.49 am (next day), then Dwadasi

Moolamtill 2.15 pm, then Pooradam

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalamevening 4.26–5.52

Yamagandamafternoon 12.10–1.36

Kuligaiafternoon 3.01–4.27

ChandrashtamamKarthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.29–7.54evening 5.52–7.26

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, 6.29 am to 11.41 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 12.50 am Monday.

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

6.29–11.41 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.29–7.54 am, inside the clear stretch

11.48 am–12.33 pm; Yamagandam, Tyajyam and Bhadra Karanam also run

Avoid

12.10–1.36 pm

12.27–2.15 pm

3.01–4.27 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.20–5.07 pm

4.26–5.52 pm

12.56–2.44 am, early Monday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 11.37 pm

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

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunrise6.29 am

Sunset5.52 pm

Moonrise1.39 pm

Moonset3.54 am (next day)

SunSimha Rasi

MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

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

Limb	This day	Then
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Ekadasi, till 12.49 am (next day) 45–51 nazhigai	Dwadasi
	Moolam, till 2.15 pm 19–24 nazhigai	Pooradam
	Priti Yogam, till 3.35 am (next day) 52–45 nazhigai	Ayushman Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 11.41 am 13–01 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 12.50 am (next day) caution 45–51 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Johannesburg

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.49–5.38 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.05–8.51 am	A favourable window
	11.48 am–12.33 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.10–1.36 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.27–2.15 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.01–4.27 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.20–5.07 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.26–5.52 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.56–2.44 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi6.29

Amirtham7.55

Rogam9.20

Labam¹10.46

Dhanam²12.11

Sugam³1.36

Soram3.01

Visham4.26

Night

Dhanam5.52

Sugam7.27

Soram9.01

Visham10.35

Uthi⁴12.11

Amirtham⁵1.45

Rogam3.19

Labam4.54

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Bhānu Vāsara · Mūla (Pūrvāṣāḍhā from 2.15 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

2082

5128

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Simha	6.29 am	7.45 am
Kanya	7.45 am	9.12 am
Tula	9.12 am	10.50 am
Vrischika	10.50 am	12.47 pm
Dhanu	12.47 pm	3.01 pm
Makara	3.01 pm	5.19 pm
Kumbha	5.19 pm	7.34 pm
Meena	7.34 pm	9.48 pm
Mesha	9.48 pm	12.05 am
Vrishabha	12.05 am	2.22 am
Mithuna	2.22 am	4.27 am
Kataka	4.27 am	6.11 am
Simha	6.11 am	6.28 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.29

Sukran7.26

Budhan8.23

Chandra9.20

Sani10.17

Guru11.14

Sevvai12.11

Suriya1.08

Sukran2.04

Budhan3.01

Chandra3.58

Sani4.55

Night

Guru5.52

Sevvai6.55

Suriya7.58

Sukran9.01

Budhan10.04

Chandra11.07

Sani12.10

Guru1.13

Sevvai2.16

Suriya3.19

Sukran4.22

Budhan5.25

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery