March 2026

Monday

Visvavasu

Maasi

Thingal

Theypirai

Shashtitill 11.28 pm, then Saptami

Visakamtill 4.12 pm, then Anusham

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 7.30–9.00

Yamagandammorning 10.30–12.00

Kuligaiafternoon 1.30–3.00

ChandrashtamamUntil 9.30 am: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, RevathiThen: Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Nalla Neram

morning 6.15–7.15evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 9.15–10.15night 7.30–8.30

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, 4.00 pm to sunset is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 4.45–5.45 pm inside it.

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 7.36 am.

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

4.00–6.23 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.15–7.15 am; Vyaghata Yogam also runs

7.36–7.53 amShort clear window

9.15–10.15 am; Rahu Kalam also runs

9.24–10.53 amClear of every caution

12.00–12.47 pm; Yamagandam also runs

12.24–12.47 pmShort clear window

1.36–1.53 pmShort clear window

4.45–5.45 pm, inside the clear stretch

7.30–8.30 pm

Avoid

7.53–9.24 am (printed 7.30–9)

10.53 am–12.24 pm (printed 10.30–12)

12.47–1.36 pm

1.53–3.24 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 1.30–3)

3.11–4.00 pm

8.40–10.29 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 9.30 am

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena Rasi.

Then

from 9.30 am, until Wednesday 10.01 pm

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha 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

Sunrise6.23 am

Sunset6.23 pm

Moonrise11.19 pm

Moonset10.04 am

SunKumbha Rasi

MoonTula Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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
	Thingal (Monday)
	Shashti, till 11.28 pm 42–43 nazhigai	Saptami
	Visakam, till 4.12 pm 24–32 nazhigai	Anusham
	Vyaghata Yogam, till 7.36 am caution 3–02 nazhigai	Harshana Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 10.17 am 9–46 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 11.28 pm 42–43 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.47–5.35 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.26–8.11 am	A favourable window
	7.53–9.24 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.53 am–12.24 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.00–12.47 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.47–1.36 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.53–3.24 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.11–4.00 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.40–10.29 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham¹6.23

Visham7.53

Rogam9.23

Labam²10.54

Dhanam³12.24

Sugam⁴1.54

Soram3.23

Uthi4.54

Night

Sugam6.23

Soram7.53

Uthi⁵9.23

Amirtham10.53

Visham12.22

Rogam1.52

Labam3.23

Dhanam4.53

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Indu Vāsara · Viśākhā (Anurādhā from 4.12 pm, 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	6.23 am	6.46 am
Meena	6.46 am	8.28 am
Mesha	8.28 am	10.17 am
Vrishabha	10.17 am	12.20 pm
Mithuna	12.20 pm	2.31 pm
Kataka	2.31 pm	4.39 pm
Simha	4.39 pm	6.40 pm
Kanya	6.40 pm	8.40 pm
Tula	8.40 pm	10.45 pm
Vrischika	10.45 pm	12.56 am
Dhanu	12.56 am	3.04 am
Makara	3.04 am	4.59 am
Kumbha	4.59 am	6.22 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.23

Sani7.23

Guru8.23

Sevvai9.23

Suriya10.23

Sukran11.23

Budhan12.23

Chandra1.23

Sani2.23

Guru3.23

Sevvai4.23

Suriya5.23

Night

Sukran6.23

Budhan7.23

Chandra8.23

Sani9.23

Guru10.23

Sevvai11.23

Suriya12.23

Sukran1.23

Budhan2.23

Chandra3.23

Sani4.23

Guru5.22

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd