Shastra Panchangam
August 2026
26
Wednesday
Parabhava
Avani
9
Budhan

Valarpirai
Trayodasitill 10.30 am, then Chaturdasi
Thiruvonamtill 3.18 am (next day), then Avittam
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.15–2.47
Yamagandammorning 8.40–10.13
Kuligaimorning 11.43–1.16
ChandrashtamamMirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
afternoon 2.47–4.18evening 7.21–8.49

Computed for Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia time (MYT). 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, 2.47 pm to sunset 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 Kuala Lumpur

Computed for Kuala Lumpur, 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

2.47–7.21 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.25–8.40 amClear of every caution
10.13–11.43 amClear of every caution
2.47–4.18 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

5.40–7.25 am, from before sunrise
8.40–10.13 am
11.43 am–1.16 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.50–1.40 pm
1.15–2.47 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 4.06 pm

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

Sunrise7.09 am
Sunset7.21 pm
Moonrise6.06 pm
Moonset6.12 am (next day)
SunSimha Rasi
MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Thursday 27 August: Pournami.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Kuala Lumpur 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)
Trayodasi, till 10.30 am 8–21 nazhigaiChaturdasi
Thiruvonam, till 3.18 am (next day) 50–23 nazhigaiAvittam
Saubhagya Yogam, till 10.30 am 8–21 nazhigaiShobhana Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 10.30 am 8–21 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 11.08 pm 39–58 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kuala Lumpur

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.35–6.22 amPrayer, meditation, study
5.40–7.25 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.40–10.13 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.43 am–1.16 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.50–1.40 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.15–2.47 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.04–5.47 pmA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam17.09
Dhanam28.41
Sugam10.13
Soram11.43
Visham1.15
Uthi2.47
Amirtham4.19
Rogam5.49

Night

Uthi7.21
Amirtham8.50
Rogam10.17
Labam11.47
Dhanam1.16
Sugam2.44
Soram4.12
Visham5.40

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Śravaṇa

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 signFromTo
Simha7.09 am8.34 am
Kanya8.34 am10.28 am
Tula10.28 am12.27 pm
Vrischika12.27 pm2.35 pm
Dhanu2.35 pm4.44 pm
Makara4.44 pm6.44 pm
Kumbha6.44 pm8.33 pm
Meena8.33 pm10.22 pm
Mesha10.22 pm12.17 am
Vrishabha12.17 am2.23 am
Mithuna2.23 am4.32 am
Kataka4.32 am6.36 am
Simha6.36 am7.09 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan7.09
Chandra8.10
Sani9.11
Guru10.12
Sevvai11.13
Suriya12.14
Sukran1.15
Budhan2.16
Chandra3.17
Sani4.18
Guru5.19
Sevvai6.20

Night

Suriya7.21
Sukran8.20
Budhan9.19
Chandra10.18
Sani11.17
Guru12.16
Sevvai1.15
Suriya2.14
Sukran3.13
Budhan4.12
Chandra5.11
Sani6.10

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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