March 2026

Sunday

Visvavasu

Maasi

Nyayiru

Valarpirai

Trayodasitill 7.10 pm, then Chaturdasi

Poosamtill 8.34 am, then Ayilyam

Siddha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalamevening 4.30–6.00

Yamagandamafternoon 12.00–1.30

Kuligaiafternoon 3.00–4.30

ChandrashtamamMoolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 7.45–8.45afternoon 3.15–4.15

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45afternoon 1.30–2.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Kumbakonam. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Kuligai, Nalla Neram and Soolam as Tamil calendars print them. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 6.27 am to 12.24 pm is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 7.45–8.45 am inside it.

Atiganda Yogam runs till 12.20 pm Monday.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Kumbakonam

Computed for Kumbakonam, to the minute. Use the printed times on the sheet for daily life; use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham. Where they differ, the printed time is shown in brackets.

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

6.27 am–12.24 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.45–8.45 am, inside the clear stretch

10.45–11.45 am, inside the clear stretch

12.01–12.48 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.30–2.30 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.55–2.33 pmShort clear window

3.15–4.15 pm; Kuligai and Atiganda Yogam also run

Avoid

12.24–1.55 pm (printed 12–1.30)

3.23–4.54 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 3–4.30)

4.47–5.35 pm

4.53–6.23 pm (printed 4.30–6)

8.59–10.33 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 7.52 am

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

Sunrise6.27 am

Sunset6.23 pm

Moonrise4.40 pm

Moonset5.24 am (next day)

SunKumbha Rasi

MoonKataka Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Kumbakonam 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)
	Trayodasi, till 7.10 pm 31–47 nazhigai	Chaturdasi
	Poosam, till 8.34 am 5–18 nazhigai	Ayilyam
	Shobhana Yogam, till 2.33 pm 20–15 nazhigai	Atiganda Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 7.54 am 3–38 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 7.10 pm 31–47 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 6.30 am (next day) 60–08 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.51–5.38 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	12.01–12.48 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.24–1.55 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.23–4.54 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.47–5.35 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.53–6.23 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.59–10.33 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.19–7.51 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi6.27

Amirtham7.57

Rogam9.26

Labam10.56

Dhanam¹12.25

Sugam²1.55

Soram3.23

Visham4.53

Night

Dhanam6.23

Sugam³7.54

Soram9.23

Visham10.54

Uthi12.25

Amirtham1.56

Rogam3.25

Labam4.57

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Bhānu Vāsara · Puṣya (Āśleṣā from 8.34 am, computed)

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

1947

2082

2081

5127

1201

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Kumbha	6.27 am	7.17 am
Meena	7.17 am	8.59 am
Mesha	8.59 am	10.49 am
Vrishabha	10.49 am	12.52 pm
Mithuna	12.52 pm	3.03 pm
Kataka	3.03 pm	5.11 pm
Simha	5.11 pm	7.12 pm
Kanya	7.12 pm	9.12 pm
Tula	9.12 pm	11.17 pm
Vrischika	11.17 pm	1.28 am
Dhanu	1.28 am	3.35 am
Makara	3.35 am	5.30 am
Kumbha	5.30 am	6.27 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.27

Sukran7.27

Budhan8.26

Chandra9.26

Sani10.26

Guru11.25

Sevvai12.25

Suriya1.24

Sukran2.24

Budhan3.24

Chandra4.23

Sani5.23

Night

Guru6.23

Sevvai7.23

Suriya8.23

Sukran9.24

Budhan10.24

Chandra11.24

Sani12.25

Guru1.25

Sevvai2.25

Suriya3.26

Sukran4.26

Budhan5.26

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery