December 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Margazhi

Nyayiru

Theypirai

Chaturthitill 5.14 pm, then Panchami

Ayilyamtill 6.05 pm, then Magam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalamevening 4.30–6.00

Yamagandamafternoon 12.00–1.30

Kuligaiafternoon 3.00–4.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 6.05 pm: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Vishkambha Yogam runs all day, till 8.54 pm. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer the printed Nalla Neram and ask your family's jyotishi.

This is Margazhi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. 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

7.45–8.45 am; Tyajyam and Vishkambha Yogam also run

10.45–11.45 am; Vishkambha Yogam also runs

11.51 am–12.36 pm; Yamagandam and Vishkambha Yogam also run

1.30–2.30 pm; Yamagandam and Vishkambha Yogam also run

3.15–4.15 pm; Kuligai and Vishkambha Yogam also run

Avoid

7.52–9.21 am

12.13–1.40 pm (printed 12–1.30)

3.05–4.33 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 3–4.30)

4.26–5.13 pm

4.32–5.59 pm (printed 4.30–6)

5.19–6.49 am, early Monday

Chandrashtamam

until 6.05 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 6.05 pm, until Tuesday 9.38 pm

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise6.29 am

Sunset5.58 pm

Moonrise9.36 pm

Moonset9.24 am

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonKataka 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
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Chaturthi, till 5.14 pm 26–52 nazhigai	Panchami
	Ayilyam, till 6.05 pm 29–00 nazhigai	Magam
	Vishkambha Yogam, till 8.54 pm caution 36–02 nazhigai	Priti Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 6.35 am 0–17 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 5.14 pm 26–52 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 4.01 am (next day) 53–51 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.49–5.38 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.52–9.21 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.51 am–12.36 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.13–1.40 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.05–4.33 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.26–5.13 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.32–5.59 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.38–6.04 pm	A favourable window
	5.19–6.49 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi¹6.29

Amirtham²7.55

Rogam9.20

Labam³10.48

Dhanam⁴12.14

Sugam⁵1.40

Soram3.05

Visham4.32

Night

Dhanam⁶5.58

Sugam7.33

Soram9.05

Visham10.39

Uthi12.14

Amirtham1.48

Rogam3.21

Labam⁷4.56

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Tyajyam and Vishkambha Yogam; 2 Tyajyam and Vishkambha Yogam; 3 Vishkambha Yogam; 4 Yamagandam and Vishkambha Yogam; 5 Vishkambha Yogam; 6 Rahu Kalam; 7 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturthī · Bhānu Vāsara · Āśleṣā

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

1948

2083

5128

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Dhanu	6.29 am	7.52 am
Makara	7.52 am	9.47 am
Kumbha	9.47 am	11.30 am
Meena	11.30 am	1.12 pm
Mesha	1.12 pm	3.01 pm
Vrishabha	3.01 pm	5.04 pm
Mithuna	5.04 pm	7.15 pm
Kataka	7.15 pm	9.23 pm
Simha	9.23 pm	11.25 pm
Kanya	11.25 pm	1.24 am
Tula	1.24 am	3.29 am
Vrischika	3.29 am	5.41 am
Dhanu	5.41 am	6.29 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.29

Sukran7.26

Budhan8.23

Chandra9.21

Sani10.18

Guru11.16

Sevvai12.13

Suriya1.11

Sukran2.08

Budhan3.06

Chandra4.03

Sani5.01

Night

Guru5.58

Sevvai7.01

Suriya8.03

Sukran9.06

Budhan10.08

Chandra11.11

Sani12.14

Guru1.16

Sevvai2.19

Suriya3.21

Sukran4.24

Budhan5.26

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery