August 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Aadi

Velli

Theypirai

Navamitill 12.07 pm, then Dasami

Karthigaitill 2.13 pm, then Rohini

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.12–1.06

Yamagandamevening 4.52–6.46

Kuligaimorning 7.26–9.20

ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.33–7.26night 9.46–10.52

Computed for London, in UK time (BST). 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, 1.06 pm to 4.52 pm is the best of the day.

This is Aadi, 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 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

1.06–4.52 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.33–7.26 amClear of every caution

5.33–7.26 am, inside the clear stretch

9.20–11.12 amClear of every caution

12.36–1.35 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

6.46–8.39 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.26–9.20 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.12 am–1.06 pm

4.52–6.46 pm

4.58–6.28 am, early Saturday

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 11.20 pm

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula 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

Sunrise5.33 am

Sunset8.39 pm

Moonrise11.54 pm

Moonset4.32 pm

SunKataka Rasi

MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Saturday 8 August: 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

Limb	This day	Then
	Velli (Friday)
	Navami, till 12.07 pm 16–25 nazhigai	Dasami
	Karthigai, till 2.13 pm 21–40 nazhigai	Rohini
	Vriddhi Yogam, till 7.41 am 5–20 nazhigai Dhruva Yogam, till 4.32 am (next day) 57–24 nazhigai	Vyaghata Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 12.07 pm 16–25 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 10.51 pm 43–12 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for London

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.22–4.57 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.26–9.20 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.12 am–1.06 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.59 am–1.28 pm	A favourable window
	12.36–1.35 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	4.52–6.46 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.58–6.28 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam5.33

Soram7.26

Uthi9.20

Visham11.12

Amirtham1.06

Rogam2.58

Labam¹4.53

Dhanam6.46

Night

Rogam8.39

Labam9.46

Dhanam10.53

Sugam12.00

Soram1.06

Uthi2.14

Visham3.20

Amirtham²4.28

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Karkaṭa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Navamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Kṛttikā (Rohiṇī from 2.13 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

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
Kataka	5.33 am	6.34 am
Simha	6.34 am	9.24 am
Kanya	9.24 am	12.14 pm
Tula	12.14 pm	3.05 pm
Vrischika	3.05 pm	5.42 pm
Dhanu	5.42 pm	7.37 pm
Makara	7.37 pm	8.51 pm
Kumbha	8.51 pm	9.45 pm
Meena	9.45 pm	10.37 pm
Mesha	10.37 pm	11.41 pm
Vrishabha	11.41 pm	1.18 am
Mithuna	1.18 am	3.41 am
Kataka	3.41 am	5.35 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran5.33

Budhan6.48

Chandra8.04

Sani9.19

Guru10.35

Sevvai11.50

Suriya1.06

Sukran2.21

Budhan3.37

Chandra4.52

Sani6.08

Guru7.23

Night

Sevvai8.39

Suriya9.23

Sukran10.08

Budhan10.53

Chandra11.37

Sani12.22

Guru1.07

Sevvai1.51

Suriya2.36

Sukran3.21

Budhan4.05

Chandra4.50

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery