Shastra Panchangam
November 2026
13
Friday
Parabhava
Aippasi
27
Velli
Valarpirai
Chaturthitill 8.43 pm, then Panchami
Moolamtill 5.17 pm, then Pooradam
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, 6.07 am to 7.24 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 8.44 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day

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

6.07–7.24 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
9.15–10.15 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs
11.34 am–12.19 pm; Rahu Kalam and Bhadra Karanam also run
12.15–1.15 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs
4.45–5.45 pm; Tyajyam and Bhadra Karanam also run
6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.34–9.02 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)
10.29–11.57 am (printed 10.30–12)
2.51–4.19 pm (printed 3–4.30)
3.29–5.18 pm
4.08–5.57 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 3.12 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

Sunrise6.07 am
Sunset5.46 pm
Moonrise9.27 am
Moonset8.57 pm
SunTula 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

LimbThis dayThen
Velli (Friday)
Chaturthi, till 8.43 pm 36–29 nazhigaiPanchami
Moolam, till 5.17 pm 27–55 nazhigaiPooradam
Dhriti Yogam, till 5.23 am (next day) 58–08 nazhigaiShoola Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 7.25 am 3–14 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 8.44 pm caution 36–29 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.29–5.17 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.34–9.02 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
10.06–11.53 amA favourable window
10.29–11.57 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.34 am–12.19 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.51–4.19 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.29–5.18 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.08–5.57 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam16.07
Soram7.34
Uthi29.02
Visham10.29
Amirtham311.57
Rogam1.23
Labam42.52
Dhanam54.19

Night

Rogam5.46
Labam7.19
Dhanam8.52
Sugam10.25
Soram11.56
Uthi1.30
Visham3.02
Amirtham64.35

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Bhadra Karanam; 2 Bhadra Karanam; 3 Bhadra Karanam; 4 Yamagandam, Tyajyam and Bhadra Karanam; 5 Tyajyam and Bhadra Karanam; 6 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturthī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Mūla (Pūrvāṣāḍhā from 5.17 pm, 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
2083
5128
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Tula6.07 am6.26 am
Vrischika6.26 am8.37 am
Dhanu8.37 am10.45 am
Makara10.45 am12.40 pm
Kumbha12.40 pm2.23 pm
Meena2.23 pm4.05 pm
Mesha4.05 pm5.54 pm
Vrishabha5.54 pm7.57 pm
Mithuna7.57 pm10.08 pm
Kataka10.08 pm12.16 am
Simha12.16 am2.18 am
Kanya2.18 am4.17 am
Tula4.17 am6.08 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.07
Budhan7.05
Chandra8.04
Sani9.02
Guru10.00
Sevvai10.58
Suriya11.57
Sukran12.55
Budhan1.53
Chandra2.51
Sani3.50
Guru4.48

Night

Sevvai5.46
Suriya6.48
Sukran7.50
Budhan8.51
Chandra9.53
Sani10.55
Guru11.57
Sevvai12.59
Suriya2.00
Sukran3.02
Budhan4.04
Chandra5.06

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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