March 2026

Friday

Visvavasu

Maasi

Velli

Theypirai

Navamitill 6.30 am, then Dasami

Pooradamtill 3.03 am (next day), then Uthiradam

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–12.00

Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Kuligaimorning 7.30–9.00

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

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 9.15–10.15evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 12.15–1.15evening 6.30–7.30

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, 1.01 pm to 3.22 pm is the best of the day.

Vyatipata Yogam runs till 10.32 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

1.01–3.22 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.15–10.15 am; Kuligai and Vyatipata Yogam also run

10.32–10.51 amShort clear window

11.58 am–12.46 pm; Rahu Kalam and Tyajyam also run

12.15–1.15 pm; Rahu Kalam and Tyajyam also run

4.45–5.45 pm; Yamagandam also runs

4.53–6.23 pmClear of every caution

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.51–9.22 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)

10.51 am–12.22 pm (printed 10.30–12)

11.15 am–1.01 pm

3.22–4.53 pm (printed 3–4.30)

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 9.34 am

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

Sunrise6.21 am

Sunset6.23 pm

Moonrise2.44 am (next day)

Moonset1.24 pm

SunKumbha Rasi

MoonDhanu 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
	Velli (Friday)
	Navami, till 6.30 am 0–22 nazhigai	Dasami
	Pooradam, till 3.03 am (next day) 51–48 nazhigai	Uthiradam
	Vyatipata Yogam, till 10.32 am caution 10–28 nazhigai	Variyan Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 6.30 am 0–22 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 7.25 pm 32–40 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.46–5.32 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.51–9.22 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.51 am–12.22 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.15 am–1.01 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.58 am–12.46 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.22–4.53 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.48–11.32 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹6.21

Soram7.51

Uthi²9.22

Visham10.51

Amirtham³12.22

Rogam1.52

Labam⁴3.23

Dhanam4.53

Night

Rogam6.23

Labam7.53

Dhanam9.23

Sugam10.53

Soram12.21

Uthi1.52

Visham3.20

Amirtham4.51

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Navamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Pūrvāṣāḍhā

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	6.21 am	6.30 am
Meena	6.30 am	8.12 am
Mesha	8.12 am	10.01 am
Vrishabha	10.01 am	12.04 pm
Mithuna	12.04 pm	2.16 pm
Kataka	2.16 pm	4.24 pm
Simha	4.24 pm	6.25 pm
Kanya	6.25 pm	8.24 pm
Tula	8.24 pm	10.30 pm
Vrischika	10.30 pm	12.41 am
Dhanu	12.41 am	2.48 am
Makara	2.48 am	4.43 am
Kumbha	4.43 am	6.20 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.21

Budhan7.21

Chandra8.21

Sani9.21

Guru10.22

Sevvai11.22

Suriya12.22

Sukran1.22

Budhan2.22

Chandra3.23

Sani4.23

Guru5.23

Night

Sevvai6.23

Suriya7.23

Sukran8.23

Budhan9.22

Chandra10.22

Sani11.22

Guru12.22

Sevvai1.21

Suriya2.21

Sukran3.21

Budhan4.21

Chandra5.20

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery