Shastra Panchangam
March 2026
27
Friday
Visvavasu
Panguni
13
Velli

Valarpirai
Dasamitill 3.16 am (next day), then Ekadasi
Punarpoosamtill 9.54 am, then Poosam
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 10.31–12.07
Yamagandamafternoon 3.15–4.51
Kuligaimorning 7.21–8.57
ChandrashtamamMoolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 5.47–7.21night 7.51–9.15

Computed for London, in UK time (GMT). Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai from its own sunrise; Gowri Nalla Neram from its sunrise and sunset. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 4.51 pm to 5.43 pm is the best of the day.

Atiganda Yogam runs till 4.41 pm.

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


Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for London

Computed for London, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.

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

4.51–5.43 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.47–7.21 am; Atiganda Yogam also runs
11.42 am–12.31 pm; Rahu Kalam and Atiganda Yogam also run

Avoid

7.21–8.57 am, what begins now is said to repeat
10.31 am–12.07 pm
3.15–4.51 pm
5.43–7.17 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 10.09 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu 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

Sunrise5.47 am
Sunset6.26 pm
Moonrise11.40 am
Moonset4.10 am (next day)
SunMeena Rasi
MoonKataka Rasi, from 4.06 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Saturday 28 March: Ekadasi.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by London's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for London 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)
Dasami, till 3.16 am (next day) 53–48 nazhigaiEkadasi
Punarpoosam, till 9.54 am 10–19 nazhigaiPoosam
Atiganda Yogam, till 4.41 pm caution 27–16 nazhigaiSukarma Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 3.54 pm 25–20 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 3.16 am (next day) 53–48 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for London

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.17–5.01 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.21–8.57 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
7.36–9.08 am
3.06–4.39 am
A favourable window
10.31 am–12.07 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.42 am–12.31 pmWidely used for beginnings
3.15–4.51 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.43–7.17 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam15.47
Soram7.21
Uthi28.57
Visham10.31
Amirtham312.07
Rogam1.41
Labam43.16
Dhanam54.51

Night

Rogam6.26
Labam7.51
Dhanam9.16
Sugam10.41
Soram12.05
Uthi1.31
Visham2.55
Amirtham4.20

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Daśamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Punarvasu (Puṣya from 9.54 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 signFromTo
Meena5.47 am6.23 am
Mesha6.23 am7.27 am
Vrishabha7.27 am9.05 am
Mithuna9.05 am11.28 am
Kataka11.28 am2.17 pm
Simha2.17 pm5.07 pm
Kanya5.07 pm7.57 pm
Tula7.57 pm10.48 pm
Vrischika10.48 pm1.25 am
Dhanu1.25 am3.20 am
Makara3.20 am4.34 am
Kumbha4.34 am5.28 am
Meena5.28 am5.45 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran5.47
Budhan6.50
Chandra7.54
Sani8.57
Guru10.00
Sevvai11.03
Suriya12.06
Sukran1.10
Budhan2.13
Chandra3.16
Sani4.19
Guru5.22

Night

Sevvai6.26
Suriya7.22
Sukran8.19
Budhan9.15
Chandra10.12
Sani11.09
Guru12.05
Sevvai1.02
Suriya1.58
Sukran2.55
Budhan3.52
Chandra4.48

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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