July 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Aani

Velli

Theypirai

Tritiyaitill 11.21 am, then Chaturthi

Thiruvonamtill 11.47 am, then Avittam

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–12.00

Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Kuligaimorning 7.30–9.00

ChandrashtamamUntil 12.49 am (next day): Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

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, 5.51 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 11.21 am; Vishkambha Yogam runs till 5.00 pm.

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

5.51–6.39 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.15–10.15 am; Bhadra Karanam and Vishkambha Yogam also run

11.52 am–12.42 pm; Rahu Kalam and Vishkambha Yogam also run

12.15–1.15 pm; Rahu Kalam and Vishkambha Yogam also run

4.45–5.45 pm; Yamagandam, Tyajyam and Vishkambha Yogam also run

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.29–9.06 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)

10.40 am–12.17 pm (printed 10.30–12)

3.28–5.04 pm (printed 3–4.30)

4.06–5.51 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 12.49 am

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 12.49 am, until Monday 9.58 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise5.54 am

Sunset6.39 pm

Moonrise9.21 pm

Moonset8.25 am

SunMithuna Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

Sankatahara Chaturthi, Ganesha worship; the fast ends at moonrise.

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)
	Tritiyai, till 11.21 am 13–37 nazhigai	Chaturthi
	Thiruvonam, till 11.47 am 14–42 nazhigai	Avittam
	Vishkambha Yogam, till 5.00 pm caution 27–45 nazhigai	Priti Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 11.21 am caution 13–37 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 12.04 am (next day) 45–25 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.24–5.08 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.29–9.06 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.40 am–12.17 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.52 am–12.42 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.28–5.04 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.06–5.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.30–4.13 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹5.54

Soram7.29

Uthi²9.06

Visham10.40

Amirtham³12.17

Rogam1.52

Labam⁴3.29

Dhanam⁵5.04

Night

Rogam6.39

Labam8.04

Dhanam9.29

Sugam10.53

Soram12.16

Uthi1.42

Visham3.05

Amirtham4.30

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Mithuna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Śravaṇa (Dhaniṣṭhā from 11.47 am, 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

1201

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Mithuna	5.54 am	6.55 am
Kataka	6.55 am	9.03 am
Simha	9.03 am	11.04 am
Kanya	11.04 am	1.04 pm
Tula	1.04 pm	3.09 pm
Vrischika	3.09 pm	5.20 pm
Dhanu	5.20 pm	7.28 pm
Makara	7.28 pm	9.22 pm
Kumbha	9.22 pm	11.06 pm
Meena	11.06 pm	12.48 am
Mesha	12.48 am	2.37 am
Vrishabha	2.37 am	4.40 am
Mithuna	4.40 am	5.54 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran5.54

Budhan6.58

Chandra8.01

Sani9.05

Guru10.09

Sevvai11.13

Suriya12.17

Sukran1.20

Budhan2.24

Chandra3.28

Sani4.32

Guru5.36

Night

Sevvai6.39

Suriya7.36

Sukran8.32

Budhan9.28

Chandra10.24

Sani11.21

Guru12.17

Sevvai1.13

Suriya2.09

Sukran3.05

Budhan4.02

Chandra4.58

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

Also

	West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
	In force from 12.48 am, until Saturday 9.58 am